Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
31 August 2026
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Asia
Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Asia
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
31 August 2026
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Asia
Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
30 August 2026
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World
Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
29 August 2026
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World
25 cities contribute more than 50pc
Just 25 big cities – almost all of them in China – accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world, an analysis of emissions trends showed.
12 July 2021
India foils terror attack
An al-Qaeda offshoot in Kashmir planned attacks in northern India ahead of the country’s Independence Day, police claimed after arresting two men with alleged links to the group on Sunday.
12 July 2021
Suu Kyi hit by four new charges in Mandalay court
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing four additional criminal charges, filed in a court in the country’s second biggest city Mandalay, her lawyer said yesterday.
12 July 2021
UN resolution calls for reconciliation in Myanmar
The UN Human Rights Council yesterday adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations by Myanmar’s military against the Rohingya and other minorities, and called for a process of reconciliation.
12 July 2021
UNHRC adopts resolution emphasising justice and repatriation of Rohingyas back to Myanmar
UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the "Human Rights Situation of Rohingya Muslims and other Minorities in Myanmar" today, calling on the international community to continue providing humanitarian assistance until they return to Myanmar.
12 July 2021
Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit by new charges in Mandalay court
Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing four additional criminal charges, filed in a court in the country's second biggest city Mandalay, her lawyer said on Monday.
12 July 2021
Bond with Bangladesh basis for joint prosperity, inclusive growth: Indian foreign secretary
India said the existing bonds of friendship with Bangladesh provide a solid basis for the greater development of South Asia, its joint prosperity, and inclusive growth of the people.
12 July 2021
NKorea dismisses US humanitarian aid as 'sinister scheme'
US humanitarian aid is a "sinister political scheme" to put pressure on other countries, a North Korean researcher said, after suggestions from US allies such as South Korea that coronavirus vaccines or other help could promote cooperation.
12 July 2021
Lightening kills over 50 in India’s Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
Over 50 people, including children, were killed by lightning in northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Sunday, police said today.
12 July 2021
Taliban widens control in Afghanistan
India said yesterday it had temporarily brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar, a major city in southern Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters continue to gain control amid the withdrawal of international forces.
11 July 2021
Afghan forces repel Taliban assault on provincial capital, governor says
Afghan security forces, with the help of air strikes, repelled an assault by Taliban fighters on the provincial centre of a key northern province bordering Tajikistan on Sunday, officials said.
11 July 2021
3 suspected JMB terrorists arrested in south Kolkata
Three suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists were arrested from Kolkata's Haridebpur locality today, said the police.
11 July 2021
India withdraws nearly 50 diplomats, security personnel from Kandahar consulate
India has withdrawn nearly 50 diplomats and security personnel from its consulate in Kandahar of Afghanistan in view of the deteriorating security situation as Taliban gained control of new areas around the southern Afghan city.
11 July 2021
Leaders of North Korea, China vow greater cooperation in face of foreign hostility
The leaders of North Korea and China traded messages vowing to strengthen cooperation on the anniversary of their treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the two countries, North Korea's KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
11 July 2021
Myanmar rebel group suspends key leader in massacre investigation
A prominent ethnic rebel group in Myanmar suspended one of its key leaders this week, a spokesman said yesterday, as it investigates an alleged massacre of civilians on its territory.
10 July 2021
India’s poor can’t afford to beat the heat
Beating the merciless heat is hard in the Indian desert city of Sri Ganganagar, a reality facing millions across the vast country as the climate changes in the coming decades.
10 July 2021
China evacuates its citizens
China criticized hasty withdrawal of troops by Washington as Afghan authorities yesterday prepared to retake a key border crossing seized by the Taliban in a sweeping offensive that the insurgents claim has helped capture a vast swath of the violence-wracked nation.
10 July 2021
‘Bangabandhu Chair’ to be established at University of Delhi
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will establish “Bangabandhu Chair” at the University of Delhi to honour the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh and the 50th anniversary of the country’s Liberation War and Indo-Bangla diplomatic relations.
10 July 2021
Toilet that turns excrement into power and digital currency
Using a toilet can pay for your coffee or buy you bananas at a university in South Korea, where human waste is being used to help power a building.
9 July 2021
Two soldiers among 10 killed in gunbattles
Eight suspected rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a series of counterinsurgency operations in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.
9 July 2021