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Thailand flooding kills nine, displaces thousands 30 Nov 2024 - 09:05 am
People use a boat through a flooded street during heavy rain in Pasir Puteh, in Malaysia's Kelantan state on November 30, 2024. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
Teen news boss criticises Australian social media ban 29 Nov 2024 - 04:50 pm
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Nepal PM to make official visit to China 29 Nov 2024 - 03:15 pm
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Crane collapse in Thailand kills three, injures 10 29 Nov 2024 - 02:27 pm
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Floods kill 8, tens of thousands evacuate in Malaysia, Thailand 29 Nov 2024 - 02:00 pm
People through flood waters along a street following heavy rain in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on November 28, 2024. Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP
Japan government approves $92 bn extra budget 29 Nov 2024 - 01:33 pm
A train of Yurikamome railway line, the city's first fully automated train system, travels past the Shiodome business area in Tokyo on November 29, 2024. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Pakistan journalist probing protest deaths arrested: lawyer 28 Nov 2024 - 04:01 pm
Policemen stand guard at the Red Zone area, early in Islamabad on November 27, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Four children drowned in Sri Lanka as storm heads to India 28 Nov 2024 - 07:40 am
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1,000 Pakistan protesters arrested in pro-Khan march 27 Nov 2024 - 09:15 pm
Policemen fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party during a protest demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on November 26, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief 27 Nov 2024 - 05:08 pm
(FILES) This photo taken on November 9, 2024 shows members of Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) receiving military equipments at a graduation ceremony after getting special combat training for three months in a secret jungle near Namhkam, Myanmar's northern Shan State. (Photo by AFP)
Australia takes step to ban under 16s from social media 27 Nov 2024 - 01:10 pm
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Plastic pollution talks must speed up 'significantly': chair 27 Nov 2024 - 01:00 pm
The photo taken on November 25, 2024 shows plastic fishing floats and other debris being washed up along the shore of the Miaodao archipelago in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Protesters for jailed ex-PM Khan cleared from Pakistan capital's centre 27 Nov 2024 - 08:20 am
A rally truck used by Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, burns near the red zone after a protest to demand Khan's release, in Islamabad on November 27, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
India probes Google Maps after three deaths 26 Nov 2024 - 09:59 pm
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Moderately strong quake hits off central Japan 26 Nov 2024 - 06:10 pm
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Laos hostel staff detained after backpackers' deaths 26 Nov 2024 - 05:02 pm
Tourists look at the surroundings from Namxay Viewpoint in Vang Vieng on November 24, 2024. Photo by AFP
Filipino fugitive wanted for $68 mn scam arrested in Indonesia 26 Nov 2024 - 03:22 pm
Indonesian immigration officers escort Filipino fugitive Hector Aldwin Liao Pantollana (R) during a press conference in Jakarta on November 26, 2024. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Four Pakistan security forces killed as ex-PM Khan supporters flood capital 26 Nov 2024 - 01:33 pm
Policemen fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party during a protest to demand the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad on November 26, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)