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World / Asia

Bangladesh eyes end to treasure trove bank vault mystery 06 Sep 2025 - 03:49 pm
Riverside pink palace Ahsan Manzil in Dhaka. Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP
Seoul says over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid 06 Sep 2025 - 03:45 pm
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Australia offers historic reward for arrest of gunman after police killings 06 Sep 2025 - 11:33 am
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) pays his respects as the coffin of police officer Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart leaves the Victoria Police Academy chapel. (Photo by William West / AFP)
Japanese manufacturer develops ‘silent’ umbrella 06 Sep 2025 - 10:56 am
Hirofumi Kawaguchi shows a Silent Umbrella at Maruyasu Yougasa in Abeno Ward, Osaka. Pic: The Japan News
Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms 06 Sep 2025 - 10:29 am
Japanese Prince Hisahito, son of Crown Prince Akishino wearing an ancient ceremonial costume, leaves for a ceremony by a carriage at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno / POOL / AFP)
'Large shark' kills man off Sydney beach 06 Sep 2025 - 08:46 am
Residents walks along the shoreline as northern Sydney beaches are closed following a shark attack at Long Reef Beach on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Khand / AFP)
5.1-magnitude quake hits southeastern Afghanistan: GFZ 05 Sep 2025 - 09:09 pm
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21 deaths reported in rain-related incidents across Pakistan 05 Sep 2025 - 08:01 pm
A woman wades through flood waters at a flood-hit area on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan on Sept. 2, 2025. (Str/Xinhua)
Air India Express flight makes emergency landing due to technical snag 05 Sep 2025 - 06:32 pm
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Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean city 05 Sep 2025 - 01:52 pm
People walk past stalls at a street market in Seoul on September 3, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Sri Lanka to protect fish resources in 250 reservoirs 05 Sep 2025 - 06:00 am
Fishermen in Sri Lanka. File photo for representational purposes only.
Indonesia projects investment growth of 14.2 pct in 2026 05 Sep 2025 - 03:00 am
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Nepal to block unregistered social media platforms 05 Sep 2025 - 12:18 am
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Afghanistan quake deadliest in decades, killing over 2,200 04 Sep 2025 - 10:43 pm
 An Afghan man sits amid the remains of a damaged house, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Dara-i-Nur district of Nangarhar province on September 3, 2025.  (Photo by AFP)
Open mic caught Xi, Putin discussing immortality 04 Sep 2025 - 11:16 am
This picture taken on September 3, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 4, 2025 shows (front L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arriving to a military parade. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Searchers retrieve bodies as Afghan quake toll expected to rise 04 Sep 2025 - 10:40 am
Afghans commute along a hillside, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Nurgal district of Kunar province on September 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia fires police officer over killing that sparked protests 03 Sep 2025 - 06:20 pm
Police take a position to block protesters during a demonstration against higher lawmakers’ allowances and calling for the ratification of an asset confiscation bill in Gorontalo, Sulawesi, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Dhidot / AFP)
Homeless and fearful, Afghan quake survivors sleep in the open 03 Sep 2025 - 03:36 pm
An Afghan man sits amid the remains of a damaged house, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Dara-i-Nur district of Nangarhar province on September 3, 2025. Photo by AFP