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Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant 07 Oct 2024 - 10:09 am
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In Photos: Sweltering heat kills five at crowded India airshow 07 Oct 2024 - 09:57 am
Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) perform an airshow during celebrations ahead of the Indian Air Force day at Marina beach in Chennai on October 6, 2024. All pictures by R.Satish Babu / AFP
Japan govt admits doctoring 'untidy' cabinet photo 07 Oct 2024 - 08:14 am
This picture taken on October 1, 2024 shows Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front C) posing during a photo session with the members of his cabinet at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP)
Floods cause $1.19 billion damage to Bangladesh's eastern region in August 06 Oct 2024 - 08:11 pm
People carrying relief materials wade through flood waters in Feni, in south-eastern Bangladesh, on August 24, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP.)
Survivors grapple with aid cuts a year after massive Afghan earthquake 06 Oct 2024 - 08:06 pm
An Afghan vendor selling clothes waits for customers along a street on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif on October 6, 2024. (Photo by Atif Aryan / AFP)
Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand 06 Oct 2024 - 05:33 pm
A resident transports his dog on a board as he wades through flood waters in Chiang Mai, on October 6, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Indian villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack 06 Oct 2024 - 02:13 pm
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Two elephants die in flash flooding in northern Thailand 06 Oct 2024 - 12:27 pm
A car is submerged in flood waters in front of the central train station in Chiang Mai, on October 6, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Kazakhs vote on building first nuclear power station 06 Oct 2024 - 10:58 am
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Pakistan capital at standstill as Khan supporters protest 05 Oct 2024 - 04:18 pm
Policemen fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party during a protest in Islamabad on October 5, 2024. (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP)
Pakistan capital at standstill as Khan supporters protest 05 Oct 2024 - 03:34 pm
Commuters trace back from a street blocked with shipping containers by authorities for security measures against a protest in Lahore on October 5, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai 05 Oct 2024 - 12:47 pm
This aerial handout photo taken and released on October 3, 2024 by the Elephant Nature Park shows flood waters submerging the sanctuary in Thailand's northern Chiang Mai province. (Photo by Handout / Elephant Nature Park / AFP)
Nepalis fear more floods as climate change melts glaciers 05 Oct 2024 - 09:11 am
In this photograph taken on September 18, 2024, houses lie abandoned in the aftermath of flood caused by glacial lake outburst, at Thame village in Solukhumbu district. (Photo by Migma Nuru Sherpa / AFP)
Sri Lanka approves controversial foreign debt deal 05 Oct 2024 - 08:49 am
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Pakistan capital locked down to thwart a rally to support ex-leader Imran Khan 04 Oct 2024 - 11:18 pm
Supporters and activists of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, gather as they shout slogans during a protest in Islamabad on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military 04 Oct 2024 - 06:42 pm
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India's foreign minister to visit Pakistan in rare trip 04 Oct 2024 - 04:30 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks at the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, in New York on September 24, 2024. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP.
Philippines detains more than 250 in scam hub raid 04 Oct 2024 - 02:19 pm
This picture shows shanty homes along a floodway before high rise buildings in Manila on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)