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Afghan quake survivors refuse to return to villages

Afghan quake survivors refuse to return to villages

Survivors of Afghanistan's devastating earthquakes are camping out in the rain without tents rather than risk falling victim to further aftershocks.

Thailand's Anutin elected PM after rout of ruling rival

Thailand's Anutin elected PM after rout of ruling rival

Thailand's Anutin elected PM after rout of ruling rival

Thailand's Anutin elected PM after rout of ruling rival

Political veteran Anutin Charnvirakul has easily won a vote against Thailand's once-dominant ruling party to become the turmoil-hit nation's new prime minister.

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Survivors have been shaken by two powerful aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan only days after the region was hit by earthquakes that killed about 2200 people.

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Aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes kill 2200

Aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes kill 2200

Fears of more death and destruction follow powerful aftershocks in a part of Afghanistan where thousands of people were killed in earlier earthquakes.

Injury forces pole vault star Kennedy out of worlds

Injury forces pole vault star Kennedy out of worlds

Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy, who won gold at last year's Olympics, is out of the Tokyo world championships because of a new leg injury.

Afghanistan quake toll tops 2200, as aid crunch looms

Afghanistan quake toll tops 2200, as aid crunch looms

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2200 as search efforts continue and survivors face running out of vital aid.

Commandos airdropped to rescue Afghan quake survivors

Commandos airdropped to rescue Afghan quake survivors

Dozens of commandos are landing where helicopters can't as rescue efforts continue in eastern Afghanistan after a massive earthquake killed over 1400 people.

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Race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll soars

Race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll soars

Race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll soars

Race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll soars

The major earthquake in Afghanistan has killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands as rescue and relief efforts are hampered by the rough terrain.

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Rescuers are struggling with mountainous terrain as they try to get to remote villages after a major earthquake in Afghanistan that's killed over 1400 people.

Taliban asks for aid as Afghan quake death toll rises

Taliban asks for aid as Afghan quake death toll rises

Taliban asks for aid as Afghan quake death toll rises

Taliban asks for aid as Afghan quake death toll rises

Afghanistan is calling for foreign aid to help relief efforts after a devastating earthquake that claimed more than 800 lives and injured at least 2800.

Afghanistan quake kills 800, at least 2500 injured

Afghanistan quake kills 800, at least 2500 injured

Afghanistan quake kills 800, at least 2500 injured

Afghanistan quake kills 800, at least 2500 injured

A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed hundreds of people and injured thousands more, as a desperate search for survivors continues.

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

After a week of protests that turned deadly, hundreds of Indonesian students have returned to the streets despite a heavy security presence.

Deadly Indonesian protests force U-turn on MPs' pay

Deadly Indonesian protests force U-turn on MPs' pay

Deadly Indonesian protests force U-turn on MPs' pay

Deadly Indonesian protests force U-turn on MPs' pay

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has responded to escalating protests, saying some perks and privileges granted to MPs will be revoked.

Three dead in Indonesia protests as govt building burns

Three dead in Indonesia protests as govt building burns

Three dead in Indonesia protests as govt building burns

Three dead in Indonesia protests as govt building burns

Protesters in Indonesia have set a regional parliament building alight, with three people killed and five others injured in the unrest.

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Thai PM removed by court, triggering power scramble

A power struggle has erupted in Bangkok, after Thailand's Constitutional Court ousted Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Indonesians rage against death of rideshare driver

Indonesians have descended on the nation's parliament to protest the death of a rideshare driver hit by a police vehicle at a violent demonstration.

Thai court sacks PM over compromising phone call

Thailand's prime minister has been removed from office by the nation's constitutional court for an ethics violation in a ruling that could usher fresh turmoil.

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Heavy rains across the Himalayan mountains have killed at least 34 people in the last 24 hours in India.

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Japan and South Korea's leaders promise closer ties

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has held his first full summit with Japanese leader Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, where they pledged closer co-operation.

Court clears former Thai PM in royal insult case

A Thai court has acquitted ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra of insulting the monarchy, the first in a series of key verdicts facing his powerful political dynasty.

Pakistan resumes rescue operations in flood-hit areas

Rescue and relief teams have returned to their posts in flood-hit northwest Pakistan after more heavy rain forced them to take shelter.

Magnificent Australia edge out China to rule Asia again

Australia survived a frantic finish in which China missed a game-winning shot to lift the Asia Cup for the third time in a row with a 90-89 victory in Jeddah.

Dozens injured after quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia

The Indonesian island of Sulawesi that sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, has been hit by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake, injuring about 30 people.

More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after floods

Hundreds have been killed in the deadliest downpour of the monsoon season in Pakistan's northwest, with the search on for more missing people.

'Sorrow everywhere': Pakistan floods kill hundreds

The death toll from heavy rain in Pakistan has jumped to over 200 after rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from homes destroyed by floods and landslides.

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