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Sri Lanka approves controversial foreign debt deal 05 Oct 2024 - 08:49 am
Peninsula
Pakistan capital locked down to thwart a rally to support ex-leader Imran Khan 04 Oct 2024 - 11:18 pm
Supporters and activists of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, gather as they shout slogans during a protest in Islamabad on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military 04 Oct 2024 - 06:42 pm
Peninsula
India's foreign minister to visit Pakistan in rare trip 04 Oct 2024 - 04:30 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks at the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, in New York on September 24, 2024. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP.
Philippines detains more than 250 in scam hub raid 04 Oct 2024 - 02:19 pm
This picture shows shanty homes along a floodway before high rise buildings in Manila on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Elephants evacuated, animals stranded in floods in Thailand 04 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm
This handout photo taken and released on October 3, 2024 by the Elephant Nature Park shows elephants standing in flood waters at the sanctuary in Thailand's northern Chiang Mai province. Photo by Handout / ELEPHANT NATURE PARK / AFP
Elon Musk's X fails bid to escape Australian fine 04 Oct 2024 - 01:25 pm
Peninsula
Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam 04 Oct 2024 - 11:34 am
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Taiwan cleans up after Typhoon Krathon batters south 04 Oct 2024 - 11:28 am
This handout photo taken and released on October 4, 2024 by Taiwanese city councillor Chen Yi shows public utility vehicles trapped in a landslide that was triggered by heavy rainfall after Typhoon Krathon swept across the island near Keelung City's Bureau of Environmental Protection. (Photo by Handout / Taiwanese city councillor Chen Yi / AFP)
Japan to sweep airports after WWII bomb blast 04 Oct 2024 - 11:15 am
This recent handout photo released to AFP by the Miyazaki Airport Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on October 4, 2024 shows debris on the edge of the airport tarmac after an unexploded World War II US bomb blew up less than a minute after a passenger jet taxied past on October 2 at Miyazaki airport in southern Kyushu island. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP
Sri Lanka's new president seek changes to IMF deal 03 Oct 2024 - 08:02 pm
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Taiwan shuts down for second day as Typhoon Krathon makes landfall 03 Oct 2024 - 06:56 pm
Convenience store staff clean the wreckage after Typhoon Krathon landed in Kaohsiung on October 3, 2024. Photo by WALID BERRAZEG / AFP
Flowers and toys at funeral for Thai school bus fire victims 03 Oct 2024 - 03:55 pm
Mourners gather before prayers for the victims of a school bus fire near their coffins at Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani on October 3, 2024. Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
Palestinian activist, Filipina indigenous land defender win prize for peaceful resistance 03 Oct 2024 - 03:49 pm
Joan Carling, a Filipina champion of indigenous rights, and Palestinian activist Issa Amro
Boys out of critical condition after Zurich stabbings 02 Oct 2024 - 04:57 pm
Police officers are seen outside of a daycare centre where a man attacked several children injuring three, before being arrested, in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 1, 2024. Photo by ARND WIEGMANN / AFP
Philippine carrier signs deal to acquire up to 152 Airbus planes 02 Oct 2024 - 04:21 pm
From L-R: Benoit de Saint-Exupery, Airbus executive vice president for commercial aircraft sales, Cebu Pacific chief executive Michael Szucs, and Pratt & Whitney president for commercial engines Rick Deurloo pose during a signing ceremony in Manila on October 2, 2024. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Philippines volcano erupts but alert level stays low 02 Oct 2024 - 03:51 pm
A screengrab from a video shared by PHIVOLCS shows the moment the Taal volcano erupted. Photo credit: PHIVOLCS on X
Philippines to tax foreign-based digital service providers 02 Oct 2024 - 03:49 pm
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