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Indian artisans keep traditional toymaking alive 12 Mar 2025 - 12:50 pm
A hand-painted Channapatna doll displayed for sale at artisan Venkatesh's toy store in Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of India's Karnataka state. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed / AFP)
Smog bound Indian cities dominate global pollution rankings: report 12 Mar 2025 - 11:28 am
(Files) A general view shows the Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River on a smoggy winter morning in New Delhi on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Mongolia's children choke in toxic pollution 12 Mar 2025 - 09:25 am
This photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows people walking as motorists commute on a road on a polluted day in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Trove of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school 12 Mar 2025 - 08:21 am
This undated handout photo released on March 12, 2025 shows a boulder sitting outside a school containing dinosaur footprints, in the town of Biloela. (Photo by Handout / University of Queensland / AFP)
Indonesia urges event organizers to prioritize waste management for sustainable tourism 11 Mar 2025 - 09:40 pm
Traffic flow during the evening rush hour in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
Dozens of hostages freed, hundreds still held in Pakistan train seige 11 Mar 2025 - 09:09 pm
Peninsula
Kazakhstan gains popularity among Indian tourists, students 11 Mar 2025 - 08:44 pm
Astana, Kazakhstan. File photo.
Flight carrying former Philippine president Duterte to Hague departs 11 Mar 2025 - 07:04 pm
The Learjet carrying former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, takes off from Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Baby elephant separated from mother rescued in Indonesia 11 Mar 2025 - 04:16 pm
A rescued two-month-old male wild Sumatran elephant, separated from its mother in a palm oil plantation, is cared for by an officer at the Minas Elephant Training Centre in Riau on March 11, 2025. Photo by WAHYUDI / AFP.
Rodrigo Duterte being 'taken to Hague tonight': Philippine VP Sara Duterte 11 Mar 2025 - 02:57 pm
File photo. Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP
Militants hold 450 train passengers hostage in Pakistan 11 Mar 2025 - 02:12 pm
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'Really suffocating': Pakistan emerges from record smog season 11 Mar 2025 - 12:02 pm
(Files) Commuters ride along a street engulfed in smog, in Lahore on November 5, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity 11 Mar 2025 - 11:50 am
Policemen gather as they wait for the arrival of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, metro Manila on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
South Korea's Kia denies responsibility for anti-Musk ad 11 Mar 2025 - 09:07 am
Kia’s Norwegian page posted this on Instagram.
Indonesia implements measures to ease Eid al-Fitr travel, enhance security 10 Mar 2025 - 10:17 pm
Traffic flow during the evening rush hour in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
Japan's economic sentiment declines for 2nd month 10 Mar 2025 - 10:03 pm
File photo for representational purposes only.
Chinese firm to lead Nairobi River ecological restoration project in Kenya 10 Mar 2025 - 08:47 pm
Peninsula
Vingroup aims to start $9 bln tourism project near mangrove forest 10 Mar 2025 - 05:04 pm
This photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows oyster farmers riding their boat past a mangrove forest at a coastal area in Ho Chi Minh City's Can Gio district. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP