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South Korea wildfire forces 500 residents to evacuate

Apr 12, 2023

Taiwan says it will defend its airspace in face of Chinese exercises

Apr 11, 2023

Vietnamese helicopter crashes causing 2 dead, 3 missing

Apr 06, 2023

Over 1.8 mln unexploded bombs cleared in Laos since 1996

Apr 06, 2023

Israeli drone crashes in Syria: Israeli army

Mar 23, 2023

Kazakhstan holds early elections

Mar 21, 2023

Philippines oil spill hits bio-rich Verde Island

Mar 21, 2023

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Thai prime minister dissolves parliament, calls for election

Mar 21, 2023

Bangkok [Thailand], March 21: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backed rule. The vote pits unpopular former army chief Prayut, who came to power in a 2014 putsch, against the daughter of billionaire former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, whose shadow still looms over the kingdom's political scene despite more than a decade in exile.

Yemen warring parties agree prisoner swap as peace efforts accelerate

Mar 21, 2023

Sanaa [Yemen], March 21: Yemen's Huthi rebels and the internationally recognised government have agreed at talks in Switzerland to swap more than 880 prisoners, both sides said Monday as efforts accelerate to end the war. The agreed exchange comes after Saudi Arabia and Iran, who back opposing sides in the conflict, this month moved towards restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rupture.

At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek news of the missing

Mar 21, 2023

Damascus [Syria], March 21: The simple gravestone of a girl killed in last month's earthquake in Syria bears no name, but notes she was wearing a green sweater at the time of her burial, a description left in the hope it may help someone identify her.