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Jeju Air crash families denounce report blaming pilot error 22 Jul 2025 - 01:38 pm
Recovery teams work at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing 22 Jul 2025 - 11:38 am
Rescuers and people look as a crane removes the wreckage of a van from a drainage after heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad on July 21, 2025. (Photo by M ASIM KHAN / AFP)
Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing 22 Jul 2025 - 11:00 am
A cyclist crosses a flooded street in Manila on July 22, 2025, after heavy rains caused floodings enhanced by monsoon. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
VIDEO: At least 20 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school 21 Jul 2025 - 06:16 pm
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Anguish at Bangladesh hospital after jet hits school 21 Jul 2025 - 05:37 pm
Blood donors gather outside a hospital with documents after an Air Force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Pakistan stresses importance of relations with Afghanistan, calls for enhanced cooperation 21 Jul 2025 - 05:18 pm
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At least 16 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school: govt 21 Jul 2025 - 02:29 pm
Bangladesh's fire service and security personnel conduct a search and rescue operation after a Air Force training jet crashed into school in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. (Photo by Abdul Goni / AFP)
Radio journalist shot dead in the Philippines 21 Jul 2025 - 02:11 pm
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Kindergarten staff arrested after 247 children poisoned with lead in NW China 20 Jul 2025 - 10:37 pm
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Ishiba vows to stay on as Japanese PM despite possible upper house election setback 20 Jul 2025 - 08:50 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the media at the vote counting centre in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. (Photo by Franck ROBICHON / POOL / AFP)
Sri Lanka bans kite flying near int'l airports to ensure flight safety 20 Jul 2025 - 07:39 pm
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VIDEO: Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued 20 Jul 2025 - 05:53 pm
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Election drubbing projected for Japan PM 20 Jul 2025 - 05:26 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (centre R) and LDP vice president Yoshihide Suga (4th L) place a flower on the name of a candidate who is certain to win with other party members, at the vote counting centre at Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo on July 20, 2025.  (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Election drubbing projected for Japan PM 20 Jul 2025 - 03:00 pm
A voter takes part in upper house elections at a polling station in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Death toll from heavy rains in S.Korea rises to 10, 9 still missing 20 Jul 2025 - 01:38 pm
A road is covered with mud and debris carried by a mudslide due to heavy rain in Gapyeong county on July 20, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha skirts past 20 Jul 2025 - 01:28 pm
Dark clouds gather and rough seas are seen in Victoria harbour as the typhoon signal number 10 is hoisted as Typhoon Wipha moves towards Hong Kong on July 20, 2025. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Tearful relatives await news from Vietnam wreck rescue 20 Jul 2025 - 12:27 pm
Relatives move the body of a victim after a tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay, at a funeral home in Ha Long, Quang Ninh province on July 20, 2025. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Pakistani aircraft secure 2 global awards at RIAT 2025 airshow 19 Jul 2025 - 08:19 pm
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