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'Heartbreaking' floods swamp Australia's cattle country 01 Apr 2025 - 04:03 pm
This handout photo taken on March 29, 2025 and released by The Queensland Fire Department shows homes under floodwaters in the town of Windorah in central-west Queensland. Photo by Handout / QUEENSLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT / AFP
Woman saved in Myanmar capital after trapped by quake for 91 hours 01 Apr 2025 - 03:03 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. People react while waiting for news of missing loved ones at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025, four days after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP.
Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse 01 Apr 2025 - 02:41 pm
This general view shows cranes used to lift rescue workers at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025. Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
South Korea court to rule Friday on president impeachment 01 Apr 2025 - 02:00 pm
Police officers stand a road in Seoul on April 1, 2025 in front of the Constitutional Court, which will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment on April 4, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
18 dead in India firework factory blast: officials 01 Apr 2025 - 01:30 pm
Peninsula
VIDEO: Malaysia gas pipeline inferno injures 100 01 Apr 2025 - 12:37 pm
This frame grab taken from UGC video footage taken and posted by TikTok user @by_tharraa on the social media platform on April 1, 2025 shows a big fire in Putra Heights, near Kuala Lumpur. A massive fire forced people from their homes during Eid celebrations as it towered over residential districts on April 1 near the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Photo by Courtesy of Tiktok user @by_tharraa / AFP.
6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara, no tsunami warning issued 31 Mar 2025 - 08:48 pm
Peninsula
Japan leads hefty global stock market losses on tariff woes 31 Mar 2025 - 06:46 pm
A man looks at an electronic board displaying the numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, showing the market down over four percent, in early afternoon trading in Tokyo on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Thailand's economy softens in February as tourism slows 31 Mar 2025 - 06:43 pm
Bangkok. File photo for representational purposes only.
BBC says faces 'unprecedented' funding challenge 31 Mar 2025 - 06:33 pm
File photo.
Himalaya Airlines launches Lhasa-Pokhara direct flights 31 Mar 2025 - 06:23 pm
Pic from Himalaya Airlines official social media handles.
Chinese delegation visits Japan for extensive exchanges 31 Mar 2025 - 05:52 pm
Peninsula
Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake toll passes 2,000, hopes fade for survivors 31 Mar 2025 - 05:22 pm
Rescue workers are seen in their vehicle after transporting the body of a victim to be buried at the Aye Yate Nyein Cemetery in Mandalay on March 31, 2025, three days after the deadly Myanmar earthquake. Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP
Tourists and locals enjoy 'ephemeral' Tokyo cherry blossoms 31 Mar 2025 - 02:02 pm
People take photos of cherry blossoms by Kudanzaka Park as the blossom viewing season begins in full in central Tokyo on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Tokyo hospital opens city's first 'baby hatch' 31 Mar 2025 - 12:41 pm
Representational image
Japan 'megaquake' could kill 298,000 people: govt 31 Mar 2025 - 12:32 pm
People walk through Shibuya area in Tokyo on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Tears in Taiwan for relatives hit by Myanmar quake 31 Mar 2025 - 11:17 am
Rescue workers are lifted on a crane during search-and-rescue operations at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP)
Death toll from Myanmar earthquake rises to 1,700 30 Mar 2025 - 11:01 pm
A member of the China Search and Rescue Team conducts rescue work in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)