Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
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
Islamic State cases: Indian investigators in Sri Lanka
Reflecting enhanced bilateral security cooperation, a team of India's counter-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials is in Sri Lanka to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people in the island nation.
29 May 2019
Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban
Huawei says the tech giant has asked a US court to throw out US legislation that bars federal agencies from buying its products.
29 May 2019
Pak FM makes light of no invitation for Imran Khan
Pakistan has played down a decision by the Indian government not to invite Prime Minister Imran Khan to tomorrow’s swearing-in
28 May 2019
Lanka signs port deal with Japan, India
Sri Lanka yesterday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a
28 May 2019
Maldives ex-leader Nasheed tipped as new Speaker
The former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been nominated as the country’s parliamentary speaker and is set to be sworn in, a party
28 May 2019
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste
Malaysia is to ship back hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste to different countries where it came from.
28 May 2019
India snubs Pakistan for Modi's swearing-in ceremony: sources
India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday's swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as India's prime minister, two sources in the foreign ministry say, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.
28 May 2019
Woman narrowly cheats death after python attack
A 52-year-old woman was just going about her household chores in Baling in southeastern Kedah of Malaysia when she was attacked by a six-meter python last Saturday night.
27 May 2019
Modi takes oath May 30
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be administered oath of office for his second term along with his new council of ministers on May 30, the President's Office says.
26 May 2019
3 killed as activists clash with Pak army
Three activists from a civil rights movement were killed yesterday as they clashed with the Pakistani troops in a restive tribal region near
26 May 2019
3 dead, 6 injured in Nepal blasts
Three men died and six were injured yesterday in two separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police said. There was no immediate
26 May 2019
Strong quake strikes northern Peru
A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of yesterday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off
26 May 2019
600 people test HIV positive in Pak village
Pakistan said yesterday over 600 people, most of them children, had tested HIV positive in a city in southern Sindh province.
26 May 2019
Sri Lanka detains nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
Sri Lanka’s military has detained nearly 100 suspects during four days of search operations against remnants of an Islamist group
26 May 2019
US ambassador urges China to talk to the Dalai Lama
China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during
26 May 2019
Pakistan PM speaks with India's Modi to congratulate him on election win
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to Narendra Modi and congratulates the Indian leader on the runaway election victory of his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), both countries have said.
26 May 2019
3 killed, 6 injured in Nepal blasts
Three men have died and six others have been injured in two separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police have said.
26 May 2019
Amethi BJP worker, who campaigned for Smriti Irani, shot dead
A BJP worker, who closely worked with Smriti Irani during her Lok Sabha election campaign in India’s Amethi, has been allegedly shot dead.
26 May 2019
Ninh Binh: A place for all seasons in Vietnam
Ninh Binh is one of the most spectacular places on earth to visit.
26 May 2019
Five economic challenges for India's Modi
With Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party securing a landslide win in the Indian elections, AFP looks at the key economic challenges facing Asia's third-biggest economy:
26 May 2019