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World / Asia

Bangladesh police release student leaders after unrest 01 Aug 2024 - 11:43 am
People take part in a protest march outside the High Court building demanding justice for the victims arrested and killed in the recent countrywide violence in Dhaka on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
South Korea union pickets outside Samsung chairman's house 01 Aug 2024 - 11:32 am
Members of the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) gather during a protest outside the residence of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, while holding red placards of Lee that red
'No hope' say anguished families as India landslide toll hits 150 31 Jul 2024 - 03:19 pm
Relief personnel conduct a search and rescue operation after landslides in Wayanad on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed / AFP)
Taliban cut ties with Afghan embassies loyal to former government 30 Jul 2024 - 08:22 pm
File: A Taliban security personnel take pictures of his colleague using a mobile phone at the Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop overlooking the Kabul city on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP) 
Uzbekistan: A mosaic of Islamic heritage and natural wonders 30 Jul 2024 - 07:19 pm
Peninsula
Seven dead, three missing in central China floods 30 Jul 2024 - 03:01 pm
People walk through a rainstorm in Beijing on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Bangladesh calls day of mourning for victims of unrest 30 Jul 2024 - 02:59 pm
Cultural activists and members of civil society clash with police personnel during a song march for victims who were killed during the recent nationwide student protests in Dhaka on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Blinken says US to provide $500 mn in military funding to Philippines 30 Jul 2024 - 11:20 am
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (C) talks to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a courtesy visit at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig / Pool / AFP)
Death toll in India landslides reaches 36, hundreds feared trapped 30 Jul 2024 - 09:36 am
A handout photograph taken on July 30, 2024 shows a damaged car at the landslide site in Wayanad. (All photos by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) / AFP)
10 dead, hundreds feared trapped in India landslides 30 Jul 2024 - 07:44 am
Pictures: X / INC Kerala
Indonesia's sea nomads turn to jobs on land 29 Jul 2024 - 03:46 pm
This photo taken on July 5, 2024 shows a general view of stilt houses at the village of the Bajau sea nomads in Pulau Papan in Sulawesi. (Photo by Jack Moore / AFP)
French climber summits Pakistan's K2 in record time 29 Jul 2024 - 03:32 pm
Pic: Benjamin Vedrines / Instagram
Hundreds living in floodwater in Vietnam 29 Jul 2024 - 02:18 pm
This photo taken on July 28, 2024 shows a man rowing a boat through flood waters in Ben Voi village on the outskirts of Hanoi. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Bangladesh protests resume after ultimatum ignored 29 Jul 2024 - 02:09 pm
A Bangladesh police personnel detains a student during a rally against quotas in government jobs, along the street in Dhaka on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Abu Sufian Jewel / AFP)
Sunken Philippine tanker leaking 'minimal' oil 29 Jul 2024 - 01:03 pm
This aerial photo shows an oil slick in Manila Bay, about two kilometres off the coast of Malolos municipality, Bulacan province on July 29, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Covid-19 drives high mortality rate in Australia 29 Jul 2024 - 08:01 am
Peninsula
Myanmar ethnic armed group moves into strategic northern town 28 Jul 2024 - 05:53 pm
This screengrab from AFPTV video footage taken on October 15, 2022 shows members of the People Revolution Army (PRA) preparing homemade weapons in Pale township. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP)
15 killed, thousands evacuated as rainstorms pound parts of China 28 Jul 2024 - 04:00 pm
 Rescuers work in Yuelin Village of Shouyue Town in Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 28, 2024.(Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)