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Four Australians, two Indonesians rescued off coast of Sumatra 15 Aug 2023 - 09:34 am
This handout photo released by the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on August 14, 2023 shows personnel searching for seven people off Indonesia's Sumatra island. (Photo by Handout / National Search and Rescue Agency / AFP)
Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 3, wounds 7 at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees 14 Aug 2023 - 03:34 pm
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Man arrested after flight forced to return to Sydney 14 Aug 2023 - 02:28 pm
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New twists in lethal mushroom mystery grip Australia 14 Aug 2023 - 11:41 am
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At least 24 killed in India after heavy rains: officials 14 Aug 2023 - 11:16 am
A security personnel carries the belongings of a villager from the site of a landslide after heavy rains at Jadon village in Solan district of India's Himachal Pradesh state on August 14, 2023. Photo by AFP
Cambodia's next leader, Chinese FM pledge to boost ties 13 Aug 2023 - 06:46 pm
This handout photo taken and released by Cambodia's Government Cabinet on August 13, 2023 shows Cambodia's prime minister-designate Hun Manet (R) shaking hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. (Photo by Kok KY / CAMBODIA'S GOVERNMENT CABINET / AFP)
55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August: officials 13 Aug 2023 - 02:30 pm
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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
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One dead, one missing in Thai boat accident 13 Aug 2023 - 09:32 am
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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
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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