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Thailand braces for impact of Wipha as 2 Chinese tourists killed in bad weather 23 Jul 2025 - 03:00 am
A pedestrian wades through a flooded area in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 20, 2025. Typhoon Wipha, the sixth typhoon of the year, made landfall near Jiangmen City in south China's Guangdong Province around 5:50 p.m. on Sunday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Indonesia cracks down on forest arsonists 23 Jul 2025 - 02:15 am
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Pakistan court sentences dozens from Khan's party to 10 years 22 Jul 2025 - 08:48 pm
Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, take part in a protest as they block the main road a day after the assassination attempt on Khan, in Peshawar, on November 4, 2022. (AFP/Abdul MAJEED)
Air India Hong Kong-Delhi flight's auxiliary power unit catches fire after landing 22 Jul 2025 - 05:38 pm
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Air India says no faults found after fuel control switch inspections 22 Jul 2025 - 04:47 pm
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Bangladesh seethes as toll from jet crash at school hits 31 22 Jul 2025 - 04:15 pm
Onlookers gathered behind crime scene barrier tape cordoning off the area where Bangladesh Air Force personnel inspected the crash site a day after a training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka on July 22, 2025. Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP
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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