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The small hall was set up so people could look through dozens of pictures of the dead. 

Early Friday, authorities said the fire had been contained to four of the sprawling apartment complex's almost 2,000 units, well over 24 hours after the blaze broke out in the eight-building complex.

Ho Wai-ho, 37, was found with burns to his face on the ground floor of a residential complex that was consumed by fire.

Once a fire takes hold, getting thousands of people safely down dozens of storeys becomes a race against time, say academics.

Workers and volunteers from Hong Kong's animal welfare agencies have joined rescue efforts, turning up with oxygenated pet carriers and animal ambulances to search for missing pets in the blazing Wang Fuk Court housing complex.

Hasina is currently residing in India and has defied court orders that she return to Bangladesh.

Two days before polling, CNA reports from Sabah on how the key parties are positioning themselves and the hot button topics that have come up during the hustings. 

How did the fire start and what could have caused it to turn so deadly?

Ho Wai-ho, 37, "lost his life in the course of an operation", Hong Kong fire officials said, paying tribute to his “gallantry and selfless devotion to duty”.

The three men are from a construction company responsible for maintenance work at Wang Fuk Court housing complex. 

Hong Kong police said they have "reason to believe that the company’s responsible parties were grossly negligent".

Nearly 300 people are still missing in the city's worst blaze in decades.

Rescue work carried on into the night, more than 24 hours after a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district went up in flames.

Besides rare earths, Beijing has other levers to pull should febrile US-China relations deteriorate again, says Juliana Liu for Bloomberg Opinion.

A 65-year-old resident surnamed Yuen said his neighbourhood is home to many elderly residents who use wheelchairs and walkers, and the fire left him and his wife homeless.

A 65-year-old man at a temporary shelter said his neighbourhood is home to many elderly residents who use wheelchairs and walkers.

A 65-year-old man at a temporary shelter said his neighbourhood is home to many elderly residents who use wheelchairs and walkers.

The rapper reported to Dang Wangi police headquarters at about 3pm on Wednesday (Nov 26) and was seen leaving about an hour later.  

Firefighters continued to battle the blaze as dusk fell, with thick black smoke billowing from the 31-storey towers, home to 2,000 residential apartments.

It is Hong Kong's worst fire since 41 people died in a commercial building in the heart of Kowloon in November 1996. 

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

A local businessman has claimed that he provided the funds to PM Anwar Ibrahim’s political aide Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin - who resigned on Tuesday - and the money was spent on home furniture, premium cigars and tailored suits, among other things.   

A local businessman has claimed that he provided the funds to PM Anwar Ibrahim’s political aide Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin - who resigned on Tuesday - and the money was spent on home furniture, premium cigars and tailored suits, among other things.   

Floods across nine Thai provinces, including Songkhla, where Hat Yai is located, have affected more than 980,000 homes and over 2.7 million people.

Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through hilly villages as mud, rocks and trees tumbled down, leaving destruction in their wake, the National Police said.

Southeast Asia is enduring one of its wettest seasons in recent memory, with record floods, consecutive typhoons and widespread displacement testing the region's capacity to adapt.  

Dharma Harun, who starred in popular Malay movies in the 80s, was found dead at his home on Tuesday (Nov 25).

Taiwan has been modernising its armed forces to push an "asymmetric" approach to warfare to make its forces, which are much smaller than China's, agile and able to pack a greater and more targeted punch.

Selling used cooking oil has become a side income for residents near Indonesia’s largest refinery, a vital supply link in the nation’s sustainable aviation fuel plans.

Electric vehicles, noise-reducing surfaces and no-honking zones are dampening the din of Beijing, says Eleanor Olcott for Financial Times.

Clues of their respective agendas lie in what each side has chosen to emphasise - and omit - in their public statements on the call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese supremo Xi Jinping, analysts tell CNA.