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Moment Bangkok high-rise under construction collapses

Workers are feared trapped following the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Thailand's capital.

A 7.7 magnitude quake struck in neighbouring Myanmar on Friday at a depth of 10km, followed by a strong aftershock, according to the US Geological Survey.

Workers can be seen fleeing the scene in the Chatuchak neighbourhood.

Elsewhere in the city, crowds rushed onto the streets in panic as buildings swayed and water cascaded over from rooftop pools.

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Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread

BBC Verify looks at how Korean wildfires spread so rapidly

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Watch: How the South Korea wildfires became so deadly

The BBC's Rachel Lee looks at what caused the wildfires to spread so fiercely.

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Watch: Historic Buddhist temple burns in South Korea wildfires

The wildfires in the country have left dozens dead and caused thousands to evacuate.

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Covid five years on: How BBC journalists covered the crisis in India

From highways to hospitals and funeral grounds - here's how we covered the pandemic that ravaged India.

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What we know about Duterte's ICC arrest warrant... in 92 seconds

The BBC's Anna Holligan reports from The Hague, where former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived.

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Moment inmates stage prison break in Indonesia

At least 53 inmates escaped a prison in Aceh, Indonesia, with officials acknowledging overcapacity issues at the facility.

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What to look out for at China's National People's Congress

The BBC's Stephen McDonell breaks down what to look out for as China's leaders meet this week.

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Meet a photographer who's covered India's Kumbh Mela for 30 years

A photojournalist narrates his experience of capturing the world's biggest religious gathering for decades.

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Aerial footage captures forest fire burning in northern Japan

Local officials in Japan blamed the unusually dry winter and strong winds.

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Chinese navy helicopter flies 'dangerously' close to Philippine plane

Manila says it will file a formal protest over the latest incident in the South China Sea.

Brightly lit ferris wheel at India's Kumbh Mela

A night at India's massive Kumbh Mela

Does the world's largest religious gathering ever go to sleep? The BBC filmed through the night to find out.

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Panda-stic! Twin cubs attract hundreds of visitors on debut

Huge crowds gathered in Hong Kong to get a glimpse of Elder Sister and Little Brother

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Moment India police unplug Ed Sheeran's street performance

The star was stopped from busking ahead of his concert in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru.

Flames lick the furniture inside a room of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's house

Protesters torch ex-Bangladesh PM's home

It comes as Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in protests last year, announced she would address the country via social media from India.

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Moment tiger and boar rescued from well in India

Officials say the unlikely pair fell into the water when the tiger was chasing the boar.

Samira Hussain at the site of the festival at night is seen next to a photo of Vikas Pandey at the site at dawn

BBC reports from scene of India's Kumbh Mela crush

Vikas Pandey and Samira Hussain explain how the chaos unfolded in northern India.

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Watch: Belongings strewn aside after India crush

The surge happened when people who were sleeping on the riverbank were trampled by other pilgrims.

BBC reporter at Kumbh Mela

'Ambulances zipping past': BBC reporter at site of crowd surge in India

Several people are feared killed in the crush at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering.

Elderly couple at India's Kumbh mela

'We are stuck in a materialistic world. At the Kumbh, we renounce that'

Over a million people are camping out in the cold for a month on the banks of the Ganges river.

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Watch: 'I do', say Thai couples as country legalises same-sex marriage

The BBC spoke to couples who married at a Bangkok mall to ask what the legalisation means to them.