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As more floods batter Bangladesh and India, death toll rises to 30 23 Aug 2024 - 08:12 pm
A man carrying his belongings wades through flood waters in Feni, in south-eastern Bangladesh, on August 23, 2024. Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP.
Indian Prime Minister Modi offers to help 'as a friend' to bring peace to Ukraine 23 Aug 2024 - 08:10 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands after their talks in Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, on August 23, 2024. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP)
Flood deluge worsens in Bangladesh with millions affected 23 Aug 2024 - 08:02 pm
Volunteers rescue flood-affected residents in Feni, in south-eastern Bangladesh, on August 23, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Bus with 40 on board plunges into Nepal river, most rescued 23 Aug 2024 - 12:39 pm
Rescue personnel gather at the site after a bus carrying Indian passengers plunged into the Marsyangdi river in Nepal's Tanahun district on August 23, 2024. (Photo by SHANKHAR ADHIKARI / AFP)
China launches new communications satellite 22 Aug 2024 - 11:36 pm
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Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony 22 Aug 2024 - 11:06 pm
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Bangladesh revokes diplomatic passport of ex-PM Hasina: government 22 Aug 2024 - 06:33 pm
(FILES) Sheikh Hasina speaks as she is sworn in for her fourth spell as Bangladesh's prime minister at the Presidential Palace in Dhaka on January 7, 2019. / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Floods swamp Bangladesh as nation finds its feet after protests 22 Aug 2024 - 03:49 pm
People carrying umbrellas, wade through a flooded street amid rainfall in Feni on August 22, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Passenger exits plane in Australia via emergency door 22 Aug 2024 - 12:59 pm
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Laos arrests nearly 800 people over cyber scam network 22 Aug 2024 - 12:22 pm
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Sri Lanka generates 9 bln USD in exports, plans new investment zones in 2024 21 Aug 2024 - 06:22 pm
Clouds loom over the sky of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Pakistan man faces cyber terror charge over disinformation linked to UK riots 21 Aug 2024 - 05:02 pm
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Australia greenlights world's 'largest' solar hub 21 Aug 2024 - 11:25 am
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Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain 21 Aug 2024 - 11:08 am
Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of Thailand's Department of Disease Control, speaks during a press conference following the suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox in Bangkok on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
20 Pakistanis killed in bus accident in Iran 21 Aug 2024 - 11:02 am
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Crocodile mauls woman to death in Indonesia 21 Aug 2024 - 10:52 am
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Record-breaking Nepali teen eyes final 8,000-metre peak 21 Aug 2024 - 09:50 am
This handout photograph taken on April 12, 2024, and released by 14 Peaks Expedition shows Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa at Mount Annapurna. (Photo by 14 Peaks Expedition / AFP)
Philippines says new mpox case 'not' deadly variant 21 Aug 2024 - 09:16 am
A woman wearing a face mask crosses a street with other people in Manila on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)