Watch: Blood donors get a Halloween fright in Thailand

Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.

The charity gave free themed t-shirts to donors during the event, and said it expected turnout to more than double compared to a typical Saturday.

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Bangkok blood donors get a Halloween fright

Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.

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Watch: VHS tapes and computers handed to police as Thomas Markle is investigated

The BBC's Jonathan Head is in Cebu, reporting from outside the home where Markle resided.

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Kyaw Moe Tun holds up a scarf during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

Myanmar diplomat breaks down as he urges world to 'end our suffering'

Kyaw Moe Tun - Myanmar's representative to the UN - makes an emotional appeal after saying the international community had failed the country's people.

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Watch: The Mbappé-Chairman Mao controversy explained

Kylian Mbappé has apologised for "ill-judged" comments he made about late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

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Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find out

The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.

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Huge crowds watch attempt to rescue shark stranded in South Korean canal

It is thought the shark may have been drawn to the canal by unusually warm water and plenty of fish.

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BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia

The BBC is in central Kalimantan, where a toxic haze fuelled by wildfires is choking millions of residents.

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At the scene of a school roof collapse in Pakistan

At least 33 pupils and a teacher were killed according to hospital officials, and more than a dozen were injured.

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'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns

Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.

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Watch: Hong Kong crowds queue to see Van Gogh painting unveiled for first time in 60 years

Châtaigniers en fleurs, also known as Chestnut Trees in Blossom, is expected to receive record bids at auction this weekend.

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A Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Mama Lifa, who was rescued from an area affected by wildfires, leaves a cage during translocation at Batu Nyambu protected forest area in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia

Watch: Endangered orangutans released back into the wild after Borneo fires

The critically endangered apes were rescued from intense wildfires that destroyed their habitat in August and September.

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A large wave of greyish water is seen forming next to several white buildings with green roofs

Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal

A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country.

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Left, a BBC reporter with glasses. Right, scenes on the ground as protesters, police and reporters amass.

Heavy police presence and barricading at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Tens of thousands of security personnel have been deployed and roads barricaded in Delhi to stop the latest Cockroach Janta Party demonstration.

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Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog?

We explain why Indonesia’s peatland fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much haze.

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Tessa Wong wearing an orange singlet pointing to the Singapore skyline behind her.

How toxic haze is causing Singapore’s landmarks to disappear

The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.

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A big explosion is seen destroying a wall of shoes at a sneaker store in Surabaya.

Watch: Moment Indonesian shoe shop is torn apart by explosion

Police have said it is “strongly suspected” that the incident was caused by a gas leak.

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Watch: Luxury prison in Indonesia demolished after public outcry

Indonesian lawmakers on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a controversial luxury compound inside a penitentiary near the capital.

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Watch: Moment a government building collapses into a river in Nepal amid floods

The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.

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Watch: Luxury units uncovered inside an Indonesian prison

A surprise inspection at the prison revealed apartment-like units appearing to house inmates, equipped with televisions, a gym and fridges stocked with alcohol.

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Azadeh Moshiri in a group of protesting women on a street in Delhi

Women protest in the streets of Delhi after string of sexual assaults

BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from Delhi, where hundreds of women are protesting.

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