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In pictures: 5 times ex-India PM Manmohan Singh met UAE leaders, forged stronger ties

Earlier, in 2007, Dr Singh praised the labour laws of the Emirates and described the country as hospitable and safe for all residents

Manmohan Singh dies: PM Modi leads tributes for 'gentle man in rough world of politics'

The two-time PM died at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday. He was 92

Former India PM Manmohan Singh passes away at 92

The academician had served as Prime Minister of the nation for 10 years

Former India PM Manmohan Singh admitted to hospital: Indian media

The 92-year-old academician and politician served as the country's Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014

Pakistan military court sentences 60 civilians up to 10 years in prison

Former prime minister Khan’s arrest in May 2023 sparked countrywide protests that saw his supporters attack and ransack military installations

Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on

220,000 people were killed in 2004 when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst natural disasters

Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival

Tourism is a major earner for the country, which saw over a million foreign visitors this year after a post-pandemic bounceback

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Philippines' Mindanao, EMSC says

This comes a day after a 4.5-magnitude quake rocked a town in another region on Christmas Day

Sydney-Hobart yacht crews set off on gale-threatened race

Race crews face gales, storms and big waves as they sail south and then tackle the notorious Bass Strait towards the Tasmanian state capital Hobart

Bangladesh to investigate 2009 mutiny massacre

Since Sheikh Hasina's fall, families of soldiers killed in the violence have been campaigning to reopen the investigation