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Nepal PM resigns after deadly protests sparked by social media ban 09 Sep 2025 - 01:04 pm
A fire burns as demonstrators gather on a road during a protest to condemn the police's deadly crackdown on demonstrators in Kathmandu on September 9, 2025. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat / AFP)
Major social media sites back online in Nepal after deadly protests 09 Sep 2025 - 07:55 am
An aerial view shows demonstrators gathered outside Nepal's Parliament (top) during a protest in Kathmandu on September 8, 2025. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat / AFP)
Sri Lanka rejects call for foreign war crimes probe 08 Sep 2025 - 08:23 pm
File: Sri Lanka's president and National People's Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses his supporters during a rally for parliamentary elections in Colombo on November 11, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
At least 17 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban, corruption 08 Sep 2025 - 07:58 pm
Demonstrators carry an injured victim (C) during a protest outside the Parliament in Kathmandu on September 8, 2025, held to condemn the government over social media prohibitions and corruption. (Photo by Prabin RANABHAT / AFP)
11 new dengue cases reported in Pakistan's capital 08 Sep 2025 - 05:53 pm
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International court postpones hearing on Duterte's drug crackdown 08 Sep 2025 - 04:04 pm
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Indonesia replaces finance minister after violent protests 08 Sep 2025 - 02:28 pm
Indonesia's newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa attends his swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on September 8, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Philippine contractors allege lawmaker payoffs in flood control scandal 08 Sep 2025 - 02:00 pm
In this photo taken on July 22, 2025, pedestrians wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rains in Manila. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
New Zealand fugitive father killed in shootout with police 08 Sep 2025 - 01:39 pm
Police officers and locals stand near a roadblock where a police shootout occurred near the town of Piopio, located in New Zealand痴 Waikato region on September 8, 2025. Photo by DJ MILLS / AFP
China says 'firmly opposes' Trump's blacklist 08 Sep 2025 - 01:37 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on September 7, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Nepal police fire tear gas as thousands protest social media ban 08 Sep 2025 - 01:23 pm
Demonstrators stage a protest outside the Parliament in Kathmandu on September 8, 2025, held to condemn the government over social media prohibitions and corruption. Photo by Prabin RANABHAT / AFP
Indonesia building collapse kills 3, injures dozens: disaster official 07 Sep 2025 - 04:40 pm
Rescue teams pull down unstable remains of a community Islamic study hall building with ropes after it collapsed while female Muslims were conducting studies in Bogor, West Java, on September 7, 2025. Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP
Seoul says over 300 South Koreans detained in US to be released 07 Sep 2025 - 03:12 pm
This handout photo released by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on September 5, 2025 allegedly shows a Homeland Security Investigations police officer during a federal search warrant at a company in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 4, 2025. (Photo by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement / AFP)
Japan PM Ishiba says to resign 07 Sep 2025 - 12:55 pm
(Files) This picture taken on December 24, 2024, shows Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attending a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Experts say great white shark likely killed Australian surfer 07 Sep 2025 - 11:03 am
Residents walks along the shoreline as northern Sydney beaches are closed following a suspected shark attack at Long Reef Beach on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Khan / AFP)
Rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan, killing five 07 Sep 2025 - 10:42 am
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Masked gang kills boys aged 12, 15 in Australia: police 07 Sep 2025 - 07:58 am
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China trade services grow 8.2% YoY in 2025 07 Sep 2025 - 04:00 am
Containers seen at Nanjing port in China. File photo for representational purposes only.