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Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off central Philippines: USGS 30 Sep 2025 - 05:47 pm
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Bombing kills 10 outside Pakistan border force compound 30 Sep 2025 - 03:49 pm
Security personnel inspect an explosion site outside the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Quetta on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP)
Death toll from Indonesia school building collapse rises to 3 30 Sep 2025 - 03:09 pm
Rescuers work on the site of a school building collapse at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo district, East Java, Indonesia, Sept. 29, 2025. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
Long-lasting Typhoon Bualoi devastates Vietnam, killing 19 30 Sep 2025 - 02:48 pm
An aerial photo shows rescue workers walking through flood waters after typhoon Bualoi passed over Lam Thanh commune in Nghe An province on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Phan Duy / AFP)
Dozens missing, three dead in Indonesia school collapse 30 Sep 2025 - 11:20 am
Rescue personnel inspect the site after a building collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java province on September 29, 2025, injuring a number of students and trapping several others under the rubble. Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
X says Indian online takedown platform threatens free speech 29 Sep 2025 - 02:27 pm
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Typhoon Bualoi kills dozens in Vietnam and the Philippines 29 Sep 2025 - 12:30 pm
An aerial photo shows a general view after typhoon Bualoi's passage in Nghe An province on September 29, 2025. (Photo by Thai An / AFP)
India's divine designs meld with AI at Durga Puja festival 29 Sep 2025 - 08:01 am
Devotees throng at the entrance during a visit to the 'Pandal' (temporary structure for worship) in Kolkata on September 27, 2025. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Eighth monk dies after Sri Lanka cable car crash 28 Sep 2025 - 03:53 pm
People gather near the coffins of Buddhist monks during a funeral ceremony at the Na Uyana Monastery in Melsiripura on September 27, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Massive crowd, chaos preceded deadly India rally stampede 28 Sep 2025 - 12:40 pm
A portrait of actor-turned-politician Vijay is seen near the scattered shoes following a stampede during his political rally in the Karur district, on September 28, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Thai-Cambodian border clashes erupt again despite ceasefire deal 27 Sep 2025 - 05:38 pm
Smoke is pictured in the air from a multi-rocket launcher near the Cambodia-Thailand border in Oddar Meanchey province on July 25, 2025. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)
Indonesian gymnast dies after training accident in Russia 27 Sep 2025 - 04:01 pm
This picture taken on August 30, 2024 shows Indonesian gymnast Naufal Takdir Al Bari representing East Java competing at the 21st National Sports Week in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. (Photo by Hendra Syamhari / AFP)
In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale 27 Sep 2025 - 03:16 pm
This photograph taken on July 12, 2025 shows high-rise buildings around the cramped shanties of Dharavi, a slum settlement in Mumbai. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
Seoul official hints at US-North Korea meeting this year 27 Sep 2025 - 09:42 am
This picture taken on September 26, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 27, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a consultation meeting on nuclear materials, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Philippines death toll rises to 11 as storm Bualoi bears down on Vietnam 27 Sep 2025 - 08:54 am
This handout photo taken on September 26, 2025 and released on September 27 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows coast guard personnel rescuing residents from their flooded house at the height of Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi, at a village in Ormoc City, Leyte province. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Death toll from Thailand monsoon floods hits seven 27 Sep 2025 - 08:24 am
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India retires 'flying coffin' Soviet fighter jet after six decades 26 Sep 2025 - 11:26 pm
A firefighter gives a water cannon salute to India's MiG-21 fighter jets during their farewell ceremony at the Chandigarh Air Force Station in Chandigarh on September 26, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
400,000 evacuated, 3 dead as fresh storm batters Philippines 26 Sep 2025 - 08:44 pm
:In this handout photo taken early September 26, 2025 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), coast guard personnel evacuate residents along with their pets at the height of Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi in Ormoc City, Leyte province, central Philippines. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)