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
Citizenship bill won't hurt anyone's rights
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Maharashtra yesterday, reached out to the northeast on the Citizenship Bill,
9 January 2019
Vietnam says Facebook violated cybersecurity law
Facebook violates Vietnam's new cybersecurity law by allowing users to post anti-government comments on the platform, state media says, days after the controversial legislation takes effect in the communist-ruled country.
9 January 2019
20 Chinese school children wounded
A Chinese man attacked at least 20 young children at a Beijing primary school with a hammer yesterday, state television reported, in a rare act of violence in the capital.
8 January 2019
Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take days: UNHCR
The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will take "several days" to assess, the UN's refugee agency in Bangkok says.
8 January 2019
Bangladesh 2nd largest economy in South Asia
Bangladesh has been ranked 41st among the largest economies in the world in 2019, up from the 43rd position since last year, according to an analysis by a UK based think tank.
7 January 2019
First-family feud in S'pore flares anew
A fragile truce in Singapore's founding family was shattered yesterday after state prosecutors alleged the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien
7 January 2019
Malaysian royals to vote for new king
A new Malaysian king will be elected and sworn in this month, royal officials said yesterday, after Sultan Muhammad V abdicated in a
7 January 2019
Sri Lanka court refuses to test Sirisena's sanity
A Sri Lanka court yesterday rejected calls to subject the president to a mental health examination after he sacked a former ally,
7 January 2019
Malaysia's king steps down from throne
Malaysia's King Muhammad V resigned yesterday, the first time a monarch has stepped down from the throne before completing their
6 January 2019
UAE emir visits cash-strapped Pakistan
The red carpet was rolled out for Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Islamabad yesterday, just weeks
6 January 2019
China passes law to 'Sinicize' Islam
China has passed a new law that seeks to "Sinicize" Islam within the next five years, the latest move by Beijing to rewrite how the
6 January 2019
Thai activists protest as polls faces delay
Dozens of Thai activists yesterday protested against a possible delay of a national election set for next month, the first such gathering
6 January 2019
Democratic allies should rally to protect Taiwan from China: Tsai
Taiwan's president yesterday called on allies to help defend its sovereignty, accusing China of waging a "deliberate campaign" to
5 January 2019
'World facing changes never seen in a century'
China's armed forces must strengthen their sense of urgency and do everything they can to prepare for battle, President Xi Jinping told
5 January 2019
6 schoolchildren killed in India bus crash
Six children were killed alongside their driver and 12 more were injured after their bus fell into a gorge in northern India yesterday,
5 January 2019
UAE to give $6b aid package to Pakistan
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finalised a $6.2 billion support package to help Islamabad address its balance of
5 January 2019
Violence rages on
Twin arson and bomb attacks rocked southern India yesterday, continuing a violent backlash that followed the entry of two women
5 January 2019
US to hold missile drill in Okinawa
The US military will this year conduct its first ever missile drill around the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to a report Thursday, as
3 January 2019
Spain rescues 400 migrants
Spanish coastguards rescued 401 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean over the first two days of the new year, they said
3 January 2019
China population shrinks despite two-child policy
China's population shrank last year for the first time in 70 years, experts said, warning of a "demographic crisis" that puts pressure on the country's slowing economy.
3 January 2019