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55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August: officials 13 Aug 2023 - 02:30 pm
Peninsula
Typhoon Lan set to crash Japan holiday week 13 Aug 2023 - 12:26 pm
Pedestrians walk with their umbrellas in the rain in Ginza district of Tokyo on August 13, 2023, as Typhoon Lan heads for Japan's main island Honshu. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
North China landslide death toll rises to four 13 Aug 2023 - 11:10 am
Peninsula
One dead, one missing in Thai boat accident 13 Aug 2023 - 09:32 am
Peninsula
Malaysia's Anwar thwarts opposition challenge in state polls 12 Aug 2023 - 09:37 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C) speaks during a press conference after the release of state election results at the World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur on August 12, 2023. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Philippines says in talks with Vietnam, India for rice imports 12 Aug 2023 - 04:59 pm
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Little-known senator to be Pakistan caretaker PM until election 12 Aug 2023 - 03:56 pm
In this file photo taken on January 16, 2016, spokesman for the Balochistan government, Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, speaks during an interview with AFP in Quetta. (Photo by Banaras Khan / AFP)
One of world’s tallest art installations depicting Filipino resiliency unveiled in the Philippines 12 Aug 2023 - 03:03 pm
Malaysians vote in six state elections seen as referendum on Anwar 12 Aug 2023 - 02:30 pm
A woman (centre R) carries her ballot paper before casting her vote during the state election at a polling station in Selayang in Malaysia's Selangor state on August 12, 2023. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
Five dead, 40,000 evacuated as monsoon floods hit Myanmar 11 Aug 2023 - 04:43 pm
A girl stands outside her house above a flooded street in Bilin township, in Myanmar's Mon state, on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
India proposes sweeping overhaul of British-era criminal laws 11 Aug 2023 - 02:44 pm
Indian Supreme Court
Indonesia says capital pollution spike due to weather, vehicles 11 Aug 2023 - 01:53 pm
Skyscrapers (background) look faded due to poor air quality in Jakarta on August 11, 2023. Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP
Norway's record-breaking climber defends feat after sherpa death 11 Aug 2023 - 01:37 pm
In this handout picture taken on April 26, 2023 by courtesy of Field Productions shows Norwegian climber Kristin Harila with her country flag at Shishapangma, 14th-highest mountain in the world, located in China. Photo by Handout / AFP
China rains death toll rises to 78 as new storm approaches 11 Aug 2023 - 12:05 pm
Rescue team personnel wade in a flooded road as they evacuate residents following heavy rains in Zhuozhou, in northern China痴 Hebei province on August 2, 2023. Photo by Jade Gao / AFP
Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is allowed a brief visit by his wife 10 Aug 2023 - 05:22 pm
File photo: 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)
Japan ready to impose crowd control on Mount Fuji 10 Aug 2023 - 11:00 am
This picture taken on August 14, 2022 shows tourists gathered at the bus terminals of Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station with the background of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters (12,388 feet). Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Indonesia capital becomes world's most polluted major city: monitor 10 Aug 2023 - 10:34 am
In this picture taken on August 9, 2023, buildings are seen in the haze caused by the air pollution in Jakarta. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)
Philippines’ GDP growth stumbles as high prices, rates bite 10 Aug 2023 - 10:33 am
People shelter from the sun with umbrellas as they walk past a vendor in Manila on August 10, 2023. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP