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Sri Lanka farmers protest after elephants destroy crops 16 May 2023 - 02:27 pm
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Dead woman wins local election in India 16 May 2023 - 01:50 pm
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Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 41 in Myanmar's Rakhine state 16 May 2023 - 01:11 pm
A Rohingya woman stands in her destroyed house at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe on May 16, 2023. (Photo by SAI Aung MAIN / AFP)
Pakistan army will not exercise restraint if mobs attack military installations 16 May 2023 - 11:42 am
Security personnel and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan gather around his vehicle upon his arrival in High court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Climate change makes cyclones more intense, destructive: scientists 15 May 2023 - 11:59 pm
A local resident looks at broken boats in Sittwe, in Myanmar's Rakhine state, on May 15, 2023, after cyclone Mocha made a landfall. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
Amitabh Bachchan faces police action for not wearing helmet 15 May 2023 - 10:09 pm
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India just passed China in population. That's good news for America. 15 May 2023 - 08:56 pm
Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, 2023. AFP file photo.
IMF: Sri Lanka's crisis-hit economy likely to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year 15 May 2023 - 06:13 pm
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters file photo.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan due back in court after week of unrest 15 May 2023 - 04:59 pm
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan with his wife Bushra Bibi arrive to appear at a high court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Thai Baht gains as Move Forward party leads 15 May 2023 - 04:34 pm
Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat (C) waves to his supporters during a victory parade in Bangkok on May 15, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
Myanmar port city cut off in Cyclone Mocha aftermath 15 May 2023 - 11:03 am
A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state on May 14, 2023 after Cyclone Mocha made landfall.  (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
IMF: Conditions for granting foreign funding to Pakistan have not changed 14 May 2023 - 07:19 pm
International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo. Reuters file photo.
Modi’s BJP concedes defeat in India swing state before national elections 14 May 2023 - 11:31 am
Congress supporters celebrate the party's victory in the Karnataka state legislative assembly election in Bengaluru on May 13, 2023. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP)
Sherpa matches Nepalese guide record with 26th ascent of Mount Everest 14 May 2023 - 11:17 am
In this file photo taken on March 7, 2023, an aerial picture taken midair from an helicopter shows the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 8,848 metres, in Nepal's Himalayas range. Photo by Sebastien BERGER / AFP
Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel in the Philippines, takes pride of Filipino roots 14 May 2023 - 10:56 am
Photo credit: Official Instagram page of Miss Universe
Singapore reach record high temperatures 14 May 2023 - 09:37 am
In this file photo taken on April 24, 2023 people walk across Jubilee Bridge at Marina Bay in Singapore. Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP
Cyclone Mocha could hit world’s biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh 14 May 2023 - 08:23 am
A man raises a storm danger signal flag in Teknaf on May 13, 2023, ahead of Cyclone Mocha's landfall. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP)
Opposition favored to top Sunday's Thai election, but faces hurdles in taking power 13 May 2023 - 07:28 pm
Thai army personnels in plain clothes wait in a queue to cast their ballot at a polling station during Thailand general election in Bangkok on May 14, 2023. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP