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Airport built in Nepal was littered with corruption, inquiry finds

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A government inquiry into a new $216 million international airport in Nepal’s second-biggest city found that “irregularities and corruption” by officials and lawmakers had allowed a Chinese...

Nepali citizens welcome Chinese passengers from the first international flight to arrive at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara on June 21, 2023. (Rebecca Conway/The New York Times)

Myanmar junta requests for aid to cope with deadly floods

Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region. — AFP

Typhoon Yagi leaves 110 dead in Myanmar

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Backside breathing and pigeon bombers win Ig Nobel Prizes

James Liao accepts the Physics Prize for "Demonstrating and explaining the swimming abilities of a dead trout"

Opponent of India PM Modi bailed after months in custody

Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi

Millions in SE Asia battle floods, death toll passes 200

Aerial photo shows flood waters surrounding houses in the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai. - AFP

Pope says migrant workers need 'a fair wage'

Pope Francis leads a holy mass at the National Stadium in Singapore. Right: A woman waits in a queue to attend a mass led by the Pope. - AFP

Seoul to host 10th World Peace Summit on Sept 18

HWPL Logo for Seoul Peace Summit

Ex-Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 86, dies

Supporters of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori after his death outside the house of her daughter, former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, in Lima. - AFP

Race to become Japan's next PM kicks off

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Iraq PM rejects widening Gaza war

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al Sudani with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Baghdad. - AFP

Pope lands in Singapore; inter-faith dialogue, climate on agenda

Pope Francis is welcomed upon arrival at Changi airport in Singapore. - AFP

Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Yagi leaves 179 dead

Rescue workers help stranded people from a flooded area at the border town of Mae Sai, following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand. - Reuters

Hundreds flee after Philippine volcano warning

The evacuees have taken temporary shelter at schools and community centers away from the volcano

Floods inundate north Vietnam

A man standing on Long Bien Bridge looks down at houses partially submerged in floodwaters in Hanoi. — AFP

Senior China, US military officials hold 'in-depth' talks

US and Chinese flags are set up at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. — Reuters file photo
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