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Two die in stampede at funeral of Indian Tamil leader Karunanidhi 08 Aug 2018 - 04:35 pm
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party supporters display a portrait of party president Muthuvel Karunanidhi as they gather to pay respects to his remains at Rajaji hall in Chennai on August 8, 2018. AFP / Arun Sankar
Lombok quake leaves 156,000 homeless as death toll hits 131 08 Aug 2018 - 02:52 pm
A woman and boy watch as men clear the wreckage of houses damaged by an earthquake in Menggala, North Lombok on August 8, 2018, three days after the earthquake struck the area. (AFP / ADEK BERRY)
Indonesia quake deaths top 130, aid effort intensifies 08 Aug 2018 - 10:07 am
A child holds up a placard that reads 'pray for Lombok' during an earthquake evacuation drill in Medan, on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra on August 8, 2018. / AFP / IVAN DAMANIK
Thousands mourn as revered Indian leader dies 07 Aug 2018 - 05:13 pm
A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party supporter holds a portrait of party president M. Karunanidhi (R) in front of hospital where he died, in Chennai on August 7, 2018. (AFP / ARUN SANKAR)
Man saved from quake-flattened mosque on Indonesia island 07 Aug 2018 - 03:16 pm
Rescue workers search for victims in a mosque which was damaged in Sunday's earthquake in Tanjung, North Lombok, Indonesia August 7, 2018.( Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS)
Japan Medical University admits altering scores to keep women out 07 Aug 2018 - 12:56 pm
Tetsuo Yukioka (L), Managing Director of Tokyo Medical University and Keisuke Miyazawa, Vice-President of Tokyo Medical University, bow as they attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan August 7, 2018. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai )
Police arrest 10 over latest lynching murder in India 07 Aug 2018 - 12:31 pm
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Malaysia's toppled leader to face new questioning, charges: report 07 Aug 2018 - 11:57 am
File photo of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak attending a press conference to announce his resignation as president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main component party of the defeated Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, in
Wife of Japan journalist held in Syria pleads for his release 07 Aug 2018 - 11:29 am
Myu, wife of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda who went missing in Syria in 2015, speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on August 7, 2018. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
UN backs plan to unblock humanitarian aid to North Korea 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm
People attend a rally in support of North Korean stance against the US on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on August 9, 2017. Nearly half of North Korea's population - 10 million people - are undernourished, according to UN officials, who have reported a
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 98 06 Aug 2018 - 08:07 pm
Injured victims rest at a makeshift hospital in Pemenang, North Lombok on August 6, 2018, the day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area. AFP / Pikong
Imran Khan's party nominates him as Pakistan's next PM 06 Aug 2018 - 04:46 pm
A supporter of Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), political party, wears a mask and dance on party songs during a campaign rally ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan July 22, 2018. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo)
Cambodia's Hun Sen says will give speech to UN after "flawed election" 06 Aug 2018 - 12:16 pm
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks during a visit to a garment factory in Phnom Penh on August 2, 2018. / AFP / TANG CHHIN Sothy
Indonesia evacuates tourists after Lombok quake kills 91 06 Aug 2018 - 11:59 am
A collapsed home is seen in Batuyang village in Lombok on August 6, 2018, a day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area. / AFP / Gin Sugi
Bangladesh must improve conditions for Rohingya, scrap island plan: HRW 06 Aug 2018 - 11:43 am
The Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh: a rights group has urged Bangladesh to provide better conditions (AFP Photo/MUNIR UZ ZAMAN)
Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deaths 06 Aug 2018 - 10:53 am
Bangladeshi students march along a street during a student protest in Dhaka on August 5, 2018, following the deaths of two college students in a road accident. / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Quake hits Indonesia's Lombok island; tsunami warning lifted 05 Aug 2018 - 05:08 pm
People react following an earthquake in Ampenan district, Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia August 5, 2018, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Ahmad Subaidi/ via Reuters
Suicide attack kills three NATO soldiers in Afghanistan: official 05 Aug 2018 - 02:54 pm
U.S troops walk at their base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 4, 2018. (REUTERS/Omar Sobhani)

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Pedestrians walk through water sprays on Place Bellecour during a heatwave in Lyon, central France on September 2, 2026. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) France recorded 'hottest summer ever': environment minister
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Stranded passengers sit on the pavement as they wait with their luggage by the departure terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after staff from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) airport workers' go-slow strike action continued into its second day, in Nairobi, on August 31, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya airport staff end strike

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A State Police officer walks amid remains caused by a car bomb explosion outside the municipal police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, Mexico, on August 31, 2026. Photo by JESS MIRELES / AFP Mexico detains suspect in cartel-linked car bombing
US President Donald Trump looks on during an announcement on Healthcare Affordability in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'

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