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Search for Malaysia's long missing MH370 suspended 03 Apr 2025 - 02:50 pm
(Files) A woman writes a message during an event held by relatives of the passengers and supporters to mark the 10th year since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared from radar, in Subang Jaya on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Arif Kartono / AFP)
S Korea police raise security levels ahead of impeachment verdict 03 Apr 2025 - 01:15 pm
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold placards during a rally on a street in Seoul on April 3, 2025. Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP
Philippines sees possibilities in Trump's tariff push 03 Apr 2025 - 01:10 pm
A general view shows containers and cranes at the international port of Manila on April 3, 2025. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Vietnam to create 'rapid response team' after US tariff shock: govt 03 Apr 2025 - 12:20 pm
A truck transports a container toward the entrance of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port on April 3, 2025. Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
China warns Philippines 'threatening regional peace' after US approves jet sale 02 Apr 2025 - 08:21 pm
A Chinese fighter jet flies above Pingtan island in Fujian province on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Myanmar junta chief to attend Bangkok regional summit despite quake 02 Apr 2025 - 06:12 pm
This frame grab taken from state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) video footage released on April 1, 2025 shows Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (2nd R) with military generals and officials observing a minute of silence for earthquake victims in Naypyidaw. (Photo by Myanmar Radio and Television / AFP)
Indonesia volcano spews ash as locals warned about air quality 02 Apr 2025 - 03:15 pm
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'Give me a break': Trump tariffs threaten Japan auto sector 02 Apr 2025 - 01:20 pm
New vehicles are parked at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama on April 2, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Like 'living in hell': Quake-hit Mandalay monastery clears away rubble 02 Apr 2025 - 12:45 pm
A monk walks past vehicles on the edge of a large crack in the ground along Myo Patt Road linking Mandalay and Sagaing Township on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 2, 2025, five days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar. Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP
AI coming for anime but Ghibli's Miyazaki irreplaceable, son says 02 Apr 2025 - 12:14 pm
This photo taken on March 24, 2025 shows Japanese animation director Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki, speaking during an interview with AFP at Studio Ghibli in Tokyo.
Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP.
US approves $5.58 billion fighter-jet sale to Philippines 01 Apr 2025 - 11:59 pm
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gestures during a joint press conference with Philippines' Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro after their meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on March 28, 2025. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
'Heartbreaking' floods swamp Australia's cattle country 01 Apr 2025 - 04:03 pm
This handout photo taken on March 29, 2025 and released by The Queensland Fire Department shows homes under floodwaters in the town of Windorah in central-west Queensland. Photo by Handout / QUEENSLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT / AFP
Woman saved in Myanmar capital after trapped by quake for 91 hours 01 Apr 2025 - 03:03 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. People react while waiting for news of missing loved ones at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025, four days after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP.
Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse 01 Apr 2025 - 02:41 pm
This general view shows cranes used to lift rescue workers at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025. Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
South Korea court to rule Friday on president impeachment 01 Apr 2025 - 02:00 pm
Police officers stand a road in Seoul on April 1, 2025 in front of the Constitutional Court, which will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment on April 4, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
18 dead in India firework factory blast: officials 01 Apr 2025 - 01:30 pm
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VIDEO: Malaysia gas pipeline inferno injures 100 01 Apr 2025 - 12:37 pm
This frame grab taken from UGC video footage taken and posted by TikTok user @by_tharraa on the social media platform on April 1, 2025 shows a big fire in Putra Heights, near Kuala Lumpur. A massive fire forced people from their homes during Eid celebrations as it towered over residential districts on April 1 near the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Photo by Courtesy of Tiktok user @by_tharraa / AFP.
6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara, no tsunami warning issued 31 Mar 2025 - 08:48 pm
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