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Fugitive former mayor detained upon return to Philippines from Indonesia 05 Sep 2024 - 11:59 pm
Alice Leal Guo (left), former mayor of Bamban in Philippine's Tarlac province accused of human trafficking and links to Chinese organised crime, is escorted to a press conference in Manila on September 6, 2024, after being deported following her arrest in Indonesia on September 3. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Rallies in Bangladesh mark one month since ex-premier Sheikh Hasina was ousted 05 Sep 2024 - 10:51 pm
Demonstrators carry Bangladesh's national flag (front) during 'Martyr March', a rally organised by Students Against Discrimination to mark one month to the ousting of the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on September 5, 2024.  (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Japanese report says 7-Eleven operator sees takeover bid as 'low' 05 Sep 2024 - 04:19 pm
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Rare twin elephants take first steps in Myanmar 05 Sep 2024 - 02:49 pm
A mother elephant stands next to its baby elephant twins at Wingabaw Elephant Camp, Myanmar's Bago region, on September 5, 2024. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
Chinese cities suspend schools, cancel flights ahead of super typhoon Yagi 05 Sep 2024 - 02:41 pm
Storm clouds gather over buildings in Hong Kong on September 5, 2024, as super typhoon Yagi tracked across the South China Sea towards the southern China coast. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
S. Korea space transport ambitions hopes to challenge SpaceX 05 Sep 2024 - 02:04 pm
Yoon Young-bin administrator of Korea Aero Space Administration (KASA), speaks at a press conference in Seoul on September 5, 2024. Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP
Small meteor lights up Philippine sky 05 Sep 2024 - 11:30 am
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South Korea records highest average summer temperature on record 05 Sep 2024 - 09:04 am
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Crowds give Nepal's first Paralympic medallist hero's welcome 04 Sep 2024 - 01:59 pm
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games taekwondo bronze medallist Palesha Goverdhan greets the crowd upon her arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on September 4, 2024. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP.
Japanese island eradicates rabbit-killing mongoose 04 Sep 2024 - 10:40 am
This undated handout photo released to AFP by Japan's Ministry of the Environment on September 4, 2024 shows a mongoose captured by authorities in Japan. Photo by Handout / Ministry of the Environment / AFP
Cathay's affected Airbus A350 planes need engine fuel lines replaced: airline 04 Sep 2024 - 10:14 am
Cathay Pacific aircraft are seen in the maintenance hanger at the international airport in Hong Kong on September 3, 2024. Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP
India searches for coastguard crew after helicopter crash 03 Sep 2024 - 01:50 pm
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Thailand nets 1.3 million kilograms of invasive fish 03 Sep 2024 - 09:32 am
This photograph taken on July 15, 2024 shows blackchin tilapia fish in a basket after being caught in a canal in Bangkok. (Photo by James WILSON / THAI NEWS PIX / AFP)
Bangladesh flood death toll rises to 67 03 Sep 2024 - 09:14 am
A family uses a makeshift raft to make their way through the flood waters in Daganbhuiyan in Feni, on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
China school bus crashes into crowd, kills 11 including students 03 Sep 2024 - 09:00 am
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Japan's summer was joint hottest on record: weather office 02 Sep 2024 - 02:26 pm
A driver guides a tram along the Toden Arakawa Line, also known as Tokyo Sakura tram, in Arakawa Ward in Tokyo on January 23, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Torrential floods kill 25 in southern India 02 Sep 2024 - 12:20 pm
A motorcyclist rides through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Amritsar on August 29, 2024. Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP.
Tropical storm triggers landslides in Philippines, four dead 02 Sep 2024 - 10:20 am
Youths wade in a storm surge along Manila Bay amid heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Yagi in Manila on September 2, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP