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Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225 01 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm
A general view of a landslide-affected village is pictured following heavy rains in Lalitpur district on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Tokyo recovers some losses to lead markets higher 01 Oct 2024 - 11:10 am
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Multiple deaths in school bus fire in Thailand: PM 01 Oct 2024 - 10:48 am
Firefighters and rescue workers stand next to a burnt-out bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)
India police detain top activist after month-long climate march 01 Oct 2024 - 09:56 am
Screen grab of a video shared by the climate activist on his social media.
Coldplay ticket scalping fiasco sparks backlash in India 01 Oct 2024 - 09:50 am
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. File photo for representation only.
South Korean court gives prison sentences to 3 police officers over deadly 2022 Halloween crush 30 Sep 2024 - 03:56 pm
Family members of Itaewon crush victims cry at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on September 30, 2024, after Yongsan-gu District Office mayor Park Hee-young was found not guilty in the Itaewon disaster case. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Nepal's urban poor count cost of 'nightmare' floods 30 Sep 2024 - 01:31 pm
Vendors clear mud from a vegetable market in a flood-affected area following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on September 30, 2024. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
Philippines' Marcos opens first EV battery plant 30 Sep 2024 - 12:21 pm
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Japan's next PM aims for snap election, stocks sink 30 Sep 2024 - 10:13 am
Shigeru Ishiba, the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), takes part in a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 30, 2024. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP.
Typhoon pounds remote Philippine island group near Taiwan 30 Sep 2024 - 10:08 am
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Bangladesh records highest daily dengue cases 29 Sep 2024 - 07:15 pm
A dengue patient receives treatment at a hospital in Dhaka on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
UN, partners launch humanitarian appeal for Bangladesh flood victims 29 Sep 2024 - 07:12 pm
Bangladeshi rickshaw pullers ride along a street, amid rainfall in Dhaka on September 25, 2024. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
At least 148 are dead in floods and landslides in Nepal 29 Sep 2024 - 06:40 pm
A man carrying a sack of flour wades through flood waters after the Bagmati River overflowed following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on September 28, 2024. Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP
World Bank to provide 300 mln USD for Bangladesh clean air project 29 Sep 2024 - 06:31 pm
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France and Japan breakdancers capture golds at World Youth Breaking Championships 29 Sep 2024 - 04:33 pm
Peninsula
Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing 29 Sep 2024 - 10:54 am
Residents climb over a rooftop as their neighbourhood submerged in flood waters in Kathmandu on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Indonesian FM urges UN to act on Middle East conflicts 29 Sep 2024 - 10:31 am
A man walks through the rubble as people check on September 28, 2024 the devastation in the Hadath neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburbs in the aftermath of overnight Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital. (Photo by AFP)
Xi encourages industrial workers to contribute to full revitalization of northeast China 29 Sep 2024 - 10:21 am
China's  President Xi Jinping attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) in Beijing on April 6, 2023. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)