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Saturday, October 3, 2026
IndoDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)

Nepal's grim DNA puzzle to identify flood dead

Clutching a photograph of his missing son, Rajesh Ram is pinning his hopes on DNA testing -- like thousands of others desperately seeking relatives swept away by Nepal's catastrophic Himalayan floods.

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IndoDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Myanmar airstrike death toll hits 50 as families gather bodies

Families searched for bodies on Tuesday around a charred market in western Myanmar after a military airstrike killed 50 people, on...

IndoDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
Market airstrike underlines 'grave plight' of Myanmar civilians: UN

The United Nations rights chief deplored Tuesday the deadly airstrike on a market in Myanmar, saying it underlined the "grave plig...

IndoDaily Sep 29, 2026 (AFP)
India turns to corals and seagrass to shield against rising seas

Under a blazing sun, workers crouch on a shrinking island off India's southern coast, threading bright green seagrass shoots onto ...

PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary

Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas's top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local ...

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IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
New Delhi to ban construction for six weeks to tackle air pollution

New Delhi will ban construction for six weeks in the country's capital, as part of a slew of measures announced on Monday to tackle the city's air pollution.

IndoDaily NATURALDISASTERS Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Thailand floods affect hundreds of thousands, eight dead in Myanmar

Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least eight more ...

IndoDaily ENVIRONMENT Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Floods in India's Uttar Pradesh kill 81: new toll

The death toll from floods triggered by heavy rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 81, the government's disaster agency said.

IndoDaily NATURALDISASTERS Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
South Myanmar floods, landslides kill 8: rescue worker

Heavy floods and landslides in southern Myanmar have killed at least eight people, with up to 30 still missing, a local rescue worker said on Monday.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Houthis say struck oil facility near Riyadh, as Saudis hit Sanaa

Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on an oil facility near the Saudi capital on Saturday, where an AFP journalist saw flames and smoke, and accused the Gulf kingdom of striking Sana...

BatteryDaily MILITARY Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
AI needs safety layers like nuclear plants: ex-OpenAI engineer

Another former OpenAI employee has added his voice to a chorus of frantic calls to make AI safe, saying the industry must mimic the aviation or nuclear power sectors with their lay...

PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fires ballistic missile after Seoul's apology demand

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul's military said Saturday, days after demanding an apology for a b...

PolicyDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)
Oil tankers attacked in Hormuz strait: UK maritime agency

Two oil tankers have been struck by "unidentified projectiles" in the Strait of Hormuz region, a British marit...

PolicyDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort t...

PolicyDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Battle in Yemen's Taiz kills scores of combatants: sources to AFP

Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area near a waterway crucial to global energy flows, ki...