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
Yemen 'living hell' for children: UN
Conflict-ravaged Yemen has become a "living hell" for children with thousands dying every year from malnutrition and easily preventable
4 November 2018
Time short to avert 'bloodbath'
Sri Lanka's sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned time is running out to avert a "bloodbath" while voicing hope that
3 November 2018
Hunt for Man-eating tiger ends in India
A man-eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims in two years has been shot dead in India, sparking controversy over the legality of its
3 November 2018
Diver dies in search for Indonesia jet crash dead
An Indonesian diver died while recovering body parts from the ill-fated Lion Air plane which crashed into the sea killing 189 people, an official says.
3 November 2018
Bangladesh remains lowest in Asian hydropower production
Bangladesh remains the lowest hydropower producer among other countries in Asia since 2017. However, Bangladesh, with a capacity of 230 megawatts, is working towards increasing their capacity by commissioning more projects, says a latest report.
3 November 2018
S Korea's top court allows conscientious objection
South Korea's Supreme Court yesterday ruled that moral and religious beliefs are valid reasons to refuse the country's mandatory military service, in a case that has implications for hundreds of conscientious objectors.
1 November 2018
Kim to visit South Korea 'soon': Moon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said yesterday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
1 November 2018
Did a video show the last moments aboard a doomed Indonesian flight?
A video purporting to show panicked passengers aboard an Indonesian Lion Air plane before it crashes into the sea has gone viral with millions of views on social media, and multiple news outlets around the world report it as fact.
1 November 2018
Lion Air Crash: Indonesia hunts for answers
Indonesia steps up a search for an airliner that plunged into the sea with all 189 aboard feared dead, deploying underwater beacons to trace its black box recorders and uncover why an almost-new plane crashed minutes after take-off.
30 October 2018
Indonesia deploys divers, "pinger locators" in hunt for doomed plane's cockpit recorders
Indonesian divers resume a search for an airliner that crashed with 189 people on board, as "pinger locators" try to zero in on its cockpit recorders and uncover why an almost-new plane went down in the sea minutes after take-off.
30 October 2018
Indonesian jet flew erratically the day before it crashed
The Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed in Indonesia flew erratically during a flight the previous evening when it experienced a "technical problem", according to data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
30 October 2018
Distraught families recall JT610 passengers' last words
Twenty-six-year-old Kezia Saroinsong bows her head in grief while standing silently in front of the Halim Perdanakusumah Airport maintenance office in East Jakarta, waiting for the latest update on her brother, Hizkia Jorry Saroinsong, 23.
30 October 2018
Japanese princess marries commoner
Princess Ayako yesterday married commoner Kei Moriya at a traditional ceremony at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, to become the latest female royal to leave Japan's imperial family.
29 October 2018
21 dead in China mining accident
The death toll from a mining accident in east China rose to 21 yesterday after rescuers pulled two more bodies from the mine following a nine-day search, state media said.
29 October 2018
Japan, India agree to upgrade military ties
Japan and India yesterday agreed to upgrade diplomatic and military ties, with Tokyo also offering low-interest loans as the two countries seek closer ties to balance China's weight in the region.
29 October 2018
Over 2,200 cars found registered in name of former Pakistan judge
In an unusual development, more than 2,200 cars are found registered in the name of a former judge in Pakistan.
28 October 2018
BJP chief sides with arrested radicals
Suspected Hindu radicals yesterday attacked a spiritual retreat founded by a preacher who backed letting women enter a renowned
27 October 2018
All major players courted India
The return of Mahinda Rajapaksa to power in Sri Lanka has been the subject of speculation for some time. The question was when and
27 October 2018
SL crisis worsens
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament yesterday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime minister, deepening a sudden swell of political turmoil in the island nation.
27 October 2018
Myanmar court frees journalists on bail in incitement case
A Myanmar judge frees on bail three journalists from the country’s largest private newspaper detained on incitement charges after publishing an article that raised questions over government spending.
27 October 2018