Floods wreak havoc across South Asia

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia
16 July 2019

Lunar eclipse 2019 marks Moon landing's 50th anniversary

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
16 July 2019

China detains Canadian citizen on drugs charges

A Canadiancitizen detained in China is being held on drug-related offences, Beijing said yesterday, at a time of tense relations between
15 July 2019

HK leader slams ‘rioters’ after clash

Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were “rioters”, the finance hub’s pro-Beijing leader
15 July 2019

China says it will freeze out US companies

China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with US firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said
15 July 2019

Afghan pvt radio station shuts down

A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to
15 July 2019

Int’l drug gangs behind Lanka bombings

International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country’s leader claimed yesterday, despite
15 July 2019

10 miners trapped in Pak coal mine for over 20 hrs

At least 10 miners are trapped more than a kilometre (nearly a mile) underground after a fire started by an electrical short circuit in a
15 July 2019

Another Canada citizen detained in China

China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada’s foreign ministry said on Saturday,
14 July 2019

Death toll rises to 50

Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across South Asia while dozens more are
14 July 2019

Navjot Sidhu resigns from Punjab govt

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from the Punjab cabinet amid ongoing tussle with Chief Minister Amarinder
14 July 2019

‘Pakistan mafia’ uses blackmail, threats to pressurise judiciary

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday likened Pakistani money laundering suspects to the Sicilian Mafia, saying they, like
14 July 2019

S Korean PM at PMO; bilateral talks on

Bilateral talks between Bangladesh and South Korea begins at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka.
14 July 2019

Protesters, police clash again

Hong Kong protesters clashed with police yesterday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against
13 July 2019

At least 40 people killed

Floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people across South Asia in the last two days,
13 July 2019

Hasina-Lee talks tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her South Korean counterpart Lee Nak-yon are set to hold a bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here tomorrow.
13 July 2019

Kathmandu airport shut until 5:00 pm after Yeti Airlines aircraft suffers 'runway excursion'

Tribhuvan International Airport was shut down after a Yeti Airlines aircraft suffered a “runway excursion” during landing, airport officials say.
12 July 2019

Japan’s probe makes history

Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe made a “perfect” touchdown yesterday on a distant asteroid, collecting samples from beneath the surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on the origins of the solar system.
11 July 2019

10 killed as passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan

A passenger train rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others, an official says.
11 July 2019

Nine deer dead in Japan after eating plastic

Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan’s Nara Park, a wildlife group said yesterday, warning that a surge in tourism may be
10 July 2019