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Philippines earthquake: Video shows chaos in shop as tremors hit

Videos show how violent tremors which hit the Philippines' southern Mindanao island shook goods from shop shelves, and blew out street lights.

It is reported that at least one person was killed.

Read more: Two powerful earthquakes hit the Philippines

2 December 2023

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Waterspout off the Philippine coast seen from a distance

Waterspout spotted off Philippines coast

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Chinese boats fire water at a Filipino vessel

Chinese boats fire water at a Philippine vessel

Shaimaa Khalil in front of damaged houses

BBC returns to ghost town flattened by Japan quake

Jean MacKenzie walks along road with damaged buildings on either side

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People crouch inside shopping mall during earthquake in Japan

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Customers scramble to get out of restaurant

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Search and rescue workers

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Ship firing water in South China Sea

Chinese ships 'fire water at Philippine vessels'

Crane falling from building

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Aerial view of a Chinese militia vessel bumping into a Philippine coast guard ship

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60-year old Taj Mohammad lost 11 family members

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Woman holding her head with Yogita Limaye

BBC meets women 'treated like animals' by Taliban

The BBC hears from women who have seen their rights crushed since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

Hamdullah Fitrat

Taliban defends new law that curbs women's freedoms

A Taliban government spokesman says the edict is in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.

Child lying on bed in Afghan hospital

Inside Afghanistan hospital where babies are dying of starvation

The BBC reports from inside Jalalabad hospital in Afghanistan, as malnutrition is ravages the country.

Pope Francis wears traditional headwear during his visit to Vanimo

Pope Francis welcomed in remote Vanimo in Papua New Guinea

In Vanimo, a town near the border with Indonesia, the Pope donned a traditional Bird of Paradise feathered headdress.

Red and white plane starts to rise after aborting landing on airport runway

Planes abort landings as Typhoon Shanshan batters Japan

The country has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades, with authorities issuing highest alert.

A person on a motorcycle rides underneath a poll that has fallen and is resting on a house

Watch as Typhoon Shanshan wreaks havoc in Japan

Japan has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades

Prawit Wongsuwon hits female reporter on the head

Watch: Thai MP to be investigated for slapping reporter

Former deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon hit the female reporter on the head while surrounded by media.

Split screen of protest and protest participant

Kolkata night protest: 'Today I witnessed history'

A young woman was among thousands who took part in a march in India's West Bengal. This is what she saw.

Women protesting, holding flags and candles

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Women led a march in West Bengal state after a female doctor's brutal rape and murder last week.

Fireball at Chinese port

Chinese port rocked by huge container ship blast

Surveillance footage captured the moment of the explosion at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang.

Samira Hussain in Dhaka

How students are keeping Dhaka's traffic flowing

With the police force on strike, volunteers are directing traffic on the streets of the Bangladeshi capital.

Bangladesh PM's palace

Watch: Bangladesh protesters storm prime minister's palace

Bengali TV aired live footage of protesters storming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence.

Building collapsing into river

Watch: Moment building collapses into river in India

No-one was injured in the incident, which took place in Himachal Pradesh, due to heavy rainfall.

Heavily flooded street in Taiwan

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Typhoon Gaemi, which made landfall on Taiwan's east coast on Wednesday, has killed three people and injured hundreds more on the island, officials said.

Emergency workers examine the charred wreck of a plane

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A clean-up operation is underway after a plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 18 people.

Plumes of black smoke rise from a shopping centre. Fire is visible on the side of the building.

Watch: Huge fire engulfs 14-storey shopping centre in China

At least 16 people have died in the mishap at the 14-storey building.

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Former PMs, film and sports stars join Ambani wedding

Tony Blair and Boris Johnson were among guests to arrive at the wedding of a billionaire's son.

Nita Ambani celebrates her son Anant Ambani's wedding

Lavish Ambani wedding divides opinions in India

The noise around the lavish wedding has drawn public fascination - and ire.

Tornado funnel in the distance

Debris flies through air as tornado hits China city

Eyewitness footage shows a funnel-shaped column ripping through Shandong province.

Family members share grief and pain after deadly India crush

WATCH: Families mourn victims of deadly India crush

At least 121 people, mostly women, were killed in the crush at a religious event in northern India.