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Heat wave in Asia made 30 times more likely because of climate change, scientists say 17 May 2023 - 02:47 pm
Pigeons gather under a shaded area during a hot day in Ahmedabad on May 17, 2023. (Photo by Sam Panthaky / AFP)
Japan ramps up G7 security after PM attacks 17 May 2023 - 02:22 pm
People walk past police officers standing guard near Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 17, 2023. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
Chinese fishing boat capsizes in Indian Ocean, 39 missing 17 May 2023 - 12:13 pm
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New Zealand police say arson suspected in deadly hostel fire 17 May 2023 - 11:24 am
A burnt out window is seen at the Loafers Lodge hostel in the aftermath of a fire in the suburb of Newtown in Wellington on May 17, 2023. Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP
Nepali climber makes record 27th Everest summit: expedition 17 May 2023 - 07:50 am
In this file photo taken on May 2, 2021, Nepal's mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa poses for a picture at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Sri Lanka farmers protest after elephants destroy crops 16 May 2023 - 02:27 pm
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Dead woman wins local election in India 16 May 2023 - 01:50 pm
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Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 41 in Myanmar's Rakhine state 16 May 2023 - 01:11 pm
A Rohingya woman stands in her destroyed house at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe on May 16, 2023. (Photo by SAI Aung MAIN / AFP)
Pakistan army will not exercise restraint if mobs attack military installations 16 May 2023 - 11:42 am
Security personnel and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan gather around his vehicle upon his arrival in High court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Climate change makes cyclones more intense, destructive: scientists 15 May 2023 - 11:59 pm
A local resident looks at broken boats in Sittwe, in Myanmar's Rakhine state, on May 15, 2023, after cyclone Mocha made a landfall. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
Amitabh Bachchan faces police action for not wearing helmet 15 May 2023 - 10:09 pm
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India just passed China in population. That's good news for America. 15 May 2023 - 08:56 pm
Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, 2023. AFP file photo.
IMF: Sri Lanka's crisis-hit economy likely to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year 15 May 2023 - 06:13 pm
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters file photo.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan due back in court after week of unrest 15 May 2023 - 04:59 pm
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan with his wife Bushra Bibi arrive to appear at a high court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Thai Baht gains as Move Forward party leads 15 May 2023 - 04:34 pm
Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat (C) waves to his supporters during a victory parade in Bangkok on May 15, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
Myanmar port city cut off in Cyclone Mocha aftermath 15 May 2023 - 11:03 am
A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state on May 14, 2023 after Cyclone Mocha made landfall.  (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
IMF: Conditions for granting foreign funding to Pakistan have not changed 14 May 2023 - 07:19 pm
International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo. Reuters file photo.
Modi’s BJP concedes defeat in India swing state before national elections 14 May 2023 - 11:31 am
Congress supporters celebrate the party's victory in the Karnataka state legislative assembly election in Bengaluru on May 13, 2023. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP)