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Typhoon flooding kills 5, strands thousands in central Philippines 04 Nov 2025 - 10:26 am
A rescuer walks past piled up cars washed away by floods at the height of Typhoon Kalmaegi in a subdivision of Cebu City in the central Philippines on November 4, 2025. Photo by Alan Tangcawan / AFP
Sole survivor of Air India crash has painful memories 03 Nov 2025 - 05:05 pm
An investigation team inspects the wreckage of Air India flight 171 a day after it crashed in a residential area near the airport, in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP.
Pentagon chief visits Korean border, first in 8 years 03 Nov 2025 - 04:58 pm
This handout photo taken on November 3, 2025 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) shaking hands with South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back (L) as they visit the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP
Singapore hopes to turn home of founding father Lee into monument 03 Nov 2025 - 03:36 pm
(Files) This picture taken on June 17, 2017, shows residents walking past the house of Singapore's late prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on 38 Oxley Road in Singapore.(Photo by Toh Ting Wei / AFP)
Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines 03 Nov 2025 - 11:30 am
The Philippine Coast Guard personnel assisting in evacuating residents in Guiuan town, ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Kalmaegi. Photo by handout / Philippine Coast Guard station / AFP
24 killed, 18 injured in bus-truck collision in India 03 Nov 2025 - 10:56 am
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Afghanistan quake kills 20, injures over 300: Health ministry 03 Nov 2025 - 10:33 am
Afghan medical personnel treat wounded men at a hospital in the aftermath of an earthquake, that struck overnight in Mazar-i-Sharif on November 3, 2025. Photo by Atif Aryan / AFP
India space agency launches its heaviest satellite 02 Nov 2025 - 05:08 pm
An Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) rocket LVM3-M5, carrying the CMS-03 communication satellite, blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh state on November 2, 2025. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
Philippines, Canada sign visiting troops deal 02 Nov 2025 - 02:09 pm
Philippines' Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro (R) with Canadian Minister of Defence David McGuinty hold their signed documents of the visiting forces agreement after their bilateral meeting in Manila on November 2, 2025. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Earthquake hits Timor-Leste and Indonesia 02 Nov 2025 - 12:00 pm
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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 35: disaster agency 02 Nov 2025 - 07:53 am
(Files) This aerial picture shows floodwaters inundating streets and buildings following heavy rains in Hoi An on October 30, 2025. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)
Cambodia arrests 106 Indonesians for online scams 01 Nov 2025 - 07:16 pm
This undated handout from Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) released on October 23, 2025 shows computer equipment during a raid on a scam centre in Phnom Penh. Photo by HANDOUT / AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESS (AKP) / AFP
Philippine eVisa operations resume for Chinese nationals 01 Nov 2025 - 06:08 pm
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India temple stampede kills nine 01 Nov 2025 - 03:53 pm
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Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smoking 01 Nov 2025 - 10:50 am
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India's Iyer discharged from hospital after lacerated spleen 01 Nov 2025 - 10:24 am
File photo of Shreyas Iyer
Crowns, beauty, k-pop: Korean culture meets diplomacy at APEC 01 Nov 2025 - 08:49 am
US President Donald Trump was presented by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with a replica of a crown worn by the kings of Silla, in Gyeongju on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Indian Sikhs given visas for festival in Pakistan 01 Nov 2025 - 08:37 am
File photo of flag ceremony at Attari-Wagah land border