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Chinese coast guard ships are seen patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Chinese coast guard personnel aboard an inflatable boat approaches a group of Filipino fishermen collecting shells on the shallow part of the shoal. Beijing seized control of Scarborough Shoal -- known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal -- from Manila in 2012 following a tense standoff. IMAGES
Hundreds of Bangladeshi students gather in the capital Dhaka at the site of a planned demonstration by supporters of the ousted premier Sheikh Hasina. Some wielded bamboo rods, vowing to quash any show of strength by Hasina supporters. IMAGES
Dozens of activists protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Manila as tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea grow. IMAGES
On a visit to the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida boards a Japan-made BRP Teresa Magbanua ship with commandant Admiral Ronnie Gavan. Japan is committed to helping "improve the Philippines maritime law enforcement capability including the provision of patrol vessels and defence equipment and technology cooperation," according to a speech Kishida made at the Philippine presidential palace on November 3. IMAGES
Debris discovered on the ocean floor suggests the missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic suffered a "catastrophic loss" of pressure, the US Coast Guard says during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
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