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Hong Kong to evacuate 6,000 after WWII-era bomb found 19 Sep 2025 - 05:35 pm
Peninsula
Philippines 'ghost' flood projects leave residents stranded 19 Sep 2025 - 04:14 pm
In this photo taken on September 15, 2025, a resident wades through a flooded area in Calumpit, Bulacan. Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP
Sri Lanka jails keeper in first elephant trafficking case 19 Sep 2025 - 01:44 pm
Elephants eat jackfruit leaves at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala on February 16, 2025. Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP
In first, Taiwan, US firm to make missile, underwater drone 18 Sep 2025 - 04:24 pm
Signs of the US and Taiwan symbolising bilateral cooperation are seen on the Barracuda-500, a low-cost autonomous cruise missile jointly developed by NCSIST and US company Anduril, during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on July 18, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Tiger carcass in car boot sparks outrage in Malaysia 18 Sep 2025 - 01:07 pm
The carcass of a Malayan tiger discovered in the boot of a car in Johor. Photo: Facebook / KDNKA
India health alert after 'brain-eating' amoeba rise 18 Sep 2025 - 12:32 pm
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Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery in vogue in Afghanistan 17 Sep 2025 - 11:28 pm
In this photograph taken on August 31, 2025, Afghan burqa-clad women, having appointments for laser treatments, sit in a waiting room at a beauty clinic in Kabul. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Indonesia central bank announces surprise rate cut after protests 17 Sep 2025 - 09:29 pm
Employees talk in the lobby of Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, in Jakarta on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
Philippine House speaker resigns amid massive corruption scandal 17 Sep 2025 - 08:37 pm
This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (left) listening to Speaker of the House Martin Romualdez in the upper rostrum during the State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Manila. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
ASEAN moves to strengthen regional biosafety, biosecurity 17 Sep 2025 - 07:32 pm
Peninsula
Bangladesh's dengue cases near 40,000 with 161 deaths in 2025 17 Sep 2025 - 07:01 pm
Dengue patients with family members. File photo for representational purposes only.
Nepal mourns its dead after anti-corruption protests 17 Sep 2025 - 11:40 am
A civic worker walks past Nepal's national flag flying at half-mast next to a structure built in the shape of country's map, in Kathmandu on September 17, 2025. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
East Timor axes plan to buy SUVs for MPs 17 Sep 2025 - 11:23 am
University students protest against the parliament's plan to purchase SUVs for lawmakers on a street in Dili, East Timor, on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Valentino Dariell De Sousa / AFP)
Sri Lanka to ban predatory pet fish to protect ecosystems 17 Sep 2025 - 10:09 am
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Pakistan's Punjab region 17 Sep 2025 - 12:02 am
Peninsula
Nepal probes multi-million dollar damage after deadly protests 16 Sep 2025 - 08:36 pm
Smoke billows from the burning Hilton Hotels, a day after it was set ablaze by protesters in Kathmandu on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat / AFP)
Japan political party to install AI leader 16 Sep 2025 - 01:05 pm
Peninsula
Australia says social media ban will not age test all users 16 Sep 2025 - 11:51 am
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