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Australian police today said they had launched an international search for a man accused of pouring hot coffee on a nine-month-old baby, causing serious burns. — Picture courtesy of Queensland Police

International hunt for man who poured hot coffee on Australian baby: ‘We will find you’, says police

A file picture depicting a smoker. Major General Dr Rienthong Nanna said smokers in Mongkutwattana Hospital in Bangkok will be put inside repurposed public telephone booths that will keep them there until the smoke clears. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Incorrigible smokers to get ‘Hitler room’, Bangkok hospital director warns

Indonesia’s tourist resort island of Bali has proposed a ban lasting a year or two on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas, as it grapples with the problem of over-development of land, its governor told media. — Reuters pic

Bali wants time out: No new hotels for the next two years, governor reveals

India’s Supreme Court ordered all doctors protesting over the rape and murder of a female medic last month to resume work by Tuesday, warning they may face “adverse action” if they failed to adhere to the deadline. — Reuters pic

India’s top court tells its protesting doctors to go back to work by Tuesday or face repercussions

Police from China have trained 2,700 officers in the past year and are planning to coach 3,000 more from various countries over the next 12 months. — AFP pic

In security conference attended by Malaysia and others, China says want to train thousands of police officers from abroad in next year

Demonstrators wave Bangladesh's national flag during Martyr March, a rally organised by Students Against Discrimination to mark one month to the ousting of the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on September 5, 2024.  — AFP pic

As main accused of Bangladesh ‘massacre’, war crime tribunal seeks extradition of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

The ATR-42 aircraft belonging to Trigana Air was taking off from an airport in the remote Yapen Islands regency to Papuan capital Jayapura. — Picture from social media

Several passengers hurt after Trigana Air plane skids off runway in Indonesia’s Papua region

Krishna Kumar, was initially admitted to the Ganpati Seva Sadan private clinic in the Saran district of Bihar due to vomiting. — Picture from JustDial/Shree Ganpati Hospital

In India, teenage boy dies after self-styled ‘doctor’ performed gall bladder surgery guided by YouTube videos

Trump or Harris? A man points towards the tip buckets with names of presidential candidates written on them, outside of a BBQ stand at the Pigs and Peaches country festival in Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. August 17, 2024. — Reuters pic

Neck-and-neck: Trump and Harris head into high-stakes debate showdown amid razor-thin polls

Apollo Quiboloy (3rd right), Philippine pastor and founder of the Philippines-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church, and co-accused (in orange) are presented to members of the media during a press conference presided by Philippines' Secretary of Interior Benjamin Abalos Jr. (left) inside the national police headquarters in Manila on September 9, 2024. — AFP pic

Philippines says ‘not looking’ to extradite celebrity televangelist wanted for child sex crimes to US despite arrest

A handout picture released by the Algerian Presidency Facebook page, shows Algeria's incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune arriving to vote in Algiers on September 7, 2024. — AFP pic

Reassuring, but slammed over human rights: Who is ‘Uncle Tebboune’, Algeria’s second term president?

A picture taken on September 8, 2024 shows the Falcon plane (centre) in which allegedly travelled Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia from Venezuela, upon his arrival at Madrid's Torrejon de Ardoz military airport. — AFP pic

Venezuela's opposition leader Gonzales Urrutia vows to continue fight for freedom, democracy after granted asylum by Spain

Debris flies in the air as heavy rain and high winds from Super Typhoon Yagi impact Hai Phong on September 7, 2024. — AFP pic

Roofs torn, boats sunk and landslides: Typhoon Yagi weakens after killing 21, ravaging Vietnam

Israeli security forces gather at the scene of a reported attack near the Allenby Crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan on September 8, 2024, where the Israeli military said a truck driver opened fire, killing three Israelis. — AFP pic

Jordanian truck driver kills three Israeli guards at West Bank border crossing, attack praised by Hamas

Filipino evangelist pastor Apollo Quiboloy (left) pictured in 2010. He was arrested yesterday over child sex trafficking after a manhunt. — Reuters pic

Philippines arrests Duterte-linked ‘Appointed Son of God’ wanted in US for child sex trafficking 

Donald Trump will face Kamala Harris in a debate on Tuesday, the only one currently scheduled before the November 5 election. — AFP pic

‘Every presidential candidate lies’: Fact-checkers brace for falsehoods as Trump debates Harris