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Bangladesh students vow to resume protests unless leaders freed 28 Jul 2024 - 12:08 pm
Bangladesh army stand guard at a metro station as the curfew is relaxed after the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Philippines delays recovery of sunken tanker's oil 28 Jul 2024 - 10:46 am
A tugboat from a private company arrives to assist in the oil spill response, at a port in Limay, Bataan on July 26, 2024. Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP
Thailand’s commitment to religious diversity: Muslims in Thailand under royal benevolence 28 Jul 2024 - 09:35 am
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Bangladesh says student leaders held for their own safety 27 Jul 2024 - 10:52 am
People take part in a song march to protest against the indiscriminate killings and mass arrest in Dhaka on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker 27 Jul 2024 - 09:44 am
This photo shows tugboats moored as personnel prepare to deploy oil spill equipment, at a port in Limay, Bataan on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Divers attempt to reach sunken Philippine oil tanker 27 Jul 2024 - 08:17 am
Crew of a private company loads a barrel of oil spill dispersant to be used in the oil spill response, at a port in Limay, Bataan on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
IOC apologises for South Korea gaffe in Olympics opening ceremony 27 Jul 2024 - 07:59 am
Athletes from South Korea's delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)
Typhoon Gaemi wreaked the most havoc in the country it didn't hit directly - the Philippines 26 Jul 2024 - 05:57 pm
Rescuers paddle their boats along a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Bangladesh protest leaders taken from hospital by police 26 Jul 2024 - 04:34 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released on July 25, 2024 by Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalized metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests. (Photo by Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office / AFP)
Thousands evacuated as record rains pound northern Japan 26 Jul 2024 - 03:16 pm
This handout photo taken on July 25, 2024 and released courtesy of the Akita Prefecture River Sabo Division to AFP on July 26, shows flooding along the Ishizawa river, whose embankment collapsed due to heavy rains, in Yurihonjo, Akita prefecture. Photo by Handout / Akita Prefecture River Sabo Division / AFP
Philippines races to avoid 'environmental catastrophe' from oil spill 26 Jul 2024 - 01:22 pm
Coast guard personnel load the skimmers to be used in the oil spill response, at a port in Limay, Bataan on July 26, 2024. Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP
Four sailors still missing from capsized freighter off Taiwan's coast 26 Jul 2024 - 12:48 pm
This handout picture taken on July 25, 2024 and released on July 26 by the Taiwan Coast Guard shows two Myanmar sailors being taken cared of by Taiwanese Coast Guard after their Tanzania-flagged ship sank near Kaohsiung during Typhoon Gaemi. Photo by Handout / TAIWAN COAST GUARD / AFP
UN calls on Bangladesh to investigate violations during protest crackdown 25 Jul 2024 - 06:50 pm
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Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks 25 Jul 2024 - 05:36 pm
This photo taken and released by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on July 25, 2024 shows a general view of a flooded street caused by heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi in Kaohsiung. (Photo by CNA / AFP)
Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes 25 Jul 2024 - 04:13 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released on July 25, 2024 by Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (C) weeps while she visits a metro station in Mirpur vandalized by students during the anti-quota protests.
'Back to zero': Manila flood victims clean up, start again 25 Jul 2024 - 12:47 pm
Residents clean their houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi in Manila on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Pilot recovering after fatal Nepal plane crash 25 Jul 2024 - 12:42 pm
Security personnel inspect the remains of a Saurya Airlines flight after it crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP
Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 mn litres of oil capsizes off Manila 25 Jul 2024 - 10:39 am
This handout photo taken on July 25, 2024 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows part of MT Terra Nova oil tanker after it sank off Manila Bay. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP