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Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist 06 Sep 2026 - 11:17 am
A helicopter takes off from a temporary relief camp in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
Indonesia suspends operations at 6 airports after volcano erupts: Minister 06 Sep 2026 - 11:03 am
Airplanes sit on the tarmac at Iskandar Muda airport in Blang Bintang on September 6, 2026. Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on September 6, after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometres away, impacting thousands of passengers. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town 06 Sep 2026 - 09:50 am
(COMBO) A combination image of two photographs created on September 5, 2026 shows the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building in Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo on June 17, 2025 (top), and the same building shrouded in haze on September 5, 2026 (bottom). Indonesia has for weeks been fighting wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra with smog, with haze also contributing to air pollution in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
Cambodia's int'l visitors down 46 pct in first 7 months 06 Sep 2026 - 05:00 am
Workers pour hot water into coffee drip filters at a coffee stall in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2026. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)
China says providing Nepal satellite monitoring support following mudslide disaster 06 Sep 2026 - 03:00 am
Rescuers transfer a worker rescued alive in Rasuwa district, Nepal, Sept. 4, 2026. (RSS via Xinhua)
Over 115,000 affected as El Niño brings severe dry weather to Sri Lanka 06 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am
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Over 599 thousand evacuated due to east China torrential rain 05 Sep 2026 - 03:21 pm
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64-year-old Nepali woman rescued 10 days after mudslide 05 Sep 2026 - 01:05 pm
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Nepal-China flood death toll rises to 1,375 05 Sep 2026 - 12:41 pm
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Chinese national rescued alive from Nepal tunnel: army to AFP 05 Sep 2026 - 11:40 am
This handout photograph taken and released on September 5, 2026 via the Facebook page of Nepal Army shows security personnel carrying a Chinese national (2R) rescued from the Audit Tunnel 4 of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project site in Nepal's Rasuwa district. (Photo by Handout / Nepal Army Facebook Page / AFP)
Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire 05 Sep 2026 - 10:20 am
This handout photo taken on September 3, 2026 and obtained on September 5, 2026 from Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) and Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry shows a mother-and-baby orangutan pair being evacuated by officials due to forest and land fires in Sungai Awan Kiri village, in the Muara Pawan district of Ketapang, West Kalimantan. (Photo by Muffidz Maum / various sources / AFP)
Rescuers continue grim search for Nepal flood survivors 05 Sep 2026 - 10:14 am
Security and relief personnel stand along the Trishuli riverbank in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 5, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
Researchers in Australia develop new approach to deliver cancer drugs into brain 05 Sep 2026 - 10:06 am
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Mudslide in east China's Jiangxi leaves 1 dead, 11 missing 05 Sep 2026 - 10:00 am
A member of a search and rescue team evacuates people from floods affected area following heavy rains in Suichuan, Central China's Jiangxi province on September 4, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT
Thailand upgrades Udon Thani Airport to int'l gateway ahead of horticultural expo 05 Sep 2026 - 06:00 am
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Indian gov't rescues over 3,800 children from child labor 05 Sep 2026 - 04:00 am
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International Zagreb Airport welcomes first direct fligt from China to Croatia 05 Sep 2026 - 02:30 am
People pose for a group photo after the arrival of the first direct Beijing-Bucharest-Zagreb flight at the International Zagreb Airport in Zagreb, Croatia, Sept. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Zhen)
Pakistani military announces killing of 48 militants in Balochistan operations 04 Sep 2026 - 11:45 pm
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