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
Turkey pledges support to end Rohingya crisis
Turkey is committed to working with Bangladesh in regional and international levels to bring an end to the Rohingya crisis that has been affecting Bangladesh in socio-economic, environmental and even diplomatic fronts.
19 May 2019
Japan tests next-generation Shinkansen bullet train
A prototype of Japan's next-generation Shinkansen bullet train, set to be the fastest train on wheels when it enters service, reached speeds of 320 kilometres (198 miles) per hour on a test run.
16 May 2019
China slams US blacklisting of Huawei as trade tensions rise
China slams a decision by the US government to put telecom equipment giant Huawei on a blacklist and says it will take steps to protect its companies, in a further test of ties as the economic heavyweights clash over trade.
16 May 2019
'People are dying': UN official urges aid access for Myanmar's Rakhine state
A UN official has urges Myanmar to grant aid workers “predictable, sustained access” to Rakhine state, where fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced nearly 33,000 people since late last year, saying lack of aid has cost lives.
16 May 2019
Teen suicide brings social media usage and mental health into sharp focus
Malaysians and the rest of the world were shocked by the story of a teenage girl who is said to have taken her own life after a poll she ran on Instagram encouraged her to do so.
16 May 2019
Philippines withdraws diplomats from Canada over trash row
The Philippines is withdrawing top diplomats from Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline to take back 69 shipping containers full of trash, the latest move in a long-running row stoked by threats from Manila's outspoken president.
16 May 2019
Digital tech applications creating jobs for women, engineers: LinkedIn
Emerging jobs related to the digital economy have been and are expected to continue growing quickly in China as digital technology is applied in more fields, says a senior executive from LinkedIn.
14 May 2019
Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row
Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a local man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on Sri Lanka’s west coast in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources tell Reuters.
12 May 2019
SL arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings, throwing a spotlight on the rising influence of Salafi-Wahhabi Islam on the island's Muslims.
12 May 2019
Indonesian police hunt inmates after mass prison break
More than 100 inmates escape from an Indonesian jail on Sumatra island, police say, in the latest breakout to hit the country's creaking prison system.
11 May 2019
Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm
Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn't breaking the leading social network's rules, the US company says.
11 May 2019
China, US to hold more trade talks as Trump ratchets up tariff threat
China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He says, as US President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to begin the process of imposing tariffs on all remaining imports from China.
11 May 2019
All 33 passengers, crew hurt as Biman plane skids off at Yangon airport
All 33 passengers and crew members are injured more or less as an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway of Yangon International Airport in Myanmar.
8 May 2019
Car ploughs into young children in Japan, killing two
A car ploughed into a group of kindergarten children in western Japan's Shiga region, killing two toddlers and injuring others, police say.
8 May 2019
Suicide blast at popular Pakistani shrine kills 10
A suicide blast at one of Pakistan's oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least 10 people and wounded 24 in the eastern city of Lahore, police say, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.
8 May 2019
Nawaz Sharif to return to Jail as bail expires
As the six-week bail period handed to ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif for medical treatment expires, the PML-N has decided to organise a procession to accompany him as he returns to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail.
7 May 2019
Indian judges’ panel clears CJ of sexual harassment
India’s Supreme Court yesterday said a panel of its judges had dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment made against Chief Justice
6 May 2019
Pak PM Imran Khan pays tribute to Tipu Sultan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has paid tribute to Tipu Sultan, praising the 18th century ruler of Mysore for preferring to die for
5 May 2019
Modi’s 5 yrs ‘most traumatic’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be shown exit door as his five-year rule has been “most traumatic and devastating” for India’s
5 May 2019
Deserted beaches, empty rooms: SL tourism takes a hit after bombings
Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.
5 May 2019