Landslides in eastern China kill 13
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N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
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Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
31 August 2026
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Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Suu Kyi's image in shreds
The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as a rights champion,
3 September 2018
Luxury cars of Pak PM House to be auctioned
The Prime Minister House on Friday released a list of luxury and surplus vehicles to be auctioned by the government. The auction will
1 September 2018
All int'l agreements to be reviewed: Pak PM
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said his government would review all international agreements it inherited from the last
1 September 2018
Imran Khan wants media to give him 3 months before criticising his govt
Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked that the media give his government three months before criticising its performance, DawnNewsTV reports.
1 September 2018
Ghost ship in Myanmar waters was heading to Bangladeshi ship-breaking yard
A stranded vessel empty of crew and goods that was found in Myanmar's waters this week was being towed by a ship with 13 Indonesian nationals for a ship-breaking factory in Bangladesh before it became unmoored, the Myanmar Navy says.
1 September 2018
After austerity drive, Imran Khan takes helicopter to work
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, days after launching an austerity drive, is being criticised for using a helicopter to commute to work daily, from his residence in Bani Gala to the prime minister's Secretariat.
1 September 2018
North Korea preparing toned-down military parade – Analysts
Satellite imagery shows North Korea is poised to stage another military parade amid new worries that diplomatic efforts on denuclearisation are stalling, though analysts say it is unclear whether it will showcase any of the country's largest ballistic missiles.
1 September 2018
Bangladesh, Nepal to work together for power sector development
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to enhance trade and investment between the two countries as well as cooperate with each other for the development of the power sector.
30 August 2018
China rebukes US lawmakers
China yesterday sharply rebuked US lawmakers who called on President Donald Trump's administration to slap sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the internment of a Muslim minority in the country's far-west Xinjiang region.
30 August 2018
Trump hails N Korea's Kim
Days after cancelling a planned visit to North Korea by his top diplomat citing insufficient progress in denuclearisation talks, US President Donald Trump hailed his personal relationship North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday and said there was no reason to resume war games with South Korea.
30 August 2018
China dismisses Japan protest over barred reporter
China yesterday told Japan to "rein in its journalists" after Tokyo lodged a protest over Beijing blocking a Japanese reporter from covering a meeting between top diplomats from the two countries.
30 August 2018
China may scrap two-child limit
China appears poised to scrap its two-child policy, with a state-run newspaper Monday citing a draft civil code that would overhaul decades of controversial family-planning rules. The wide-ranging code would end a policy that has been enforced through fines but was also notorious for cases of forced abortions in the country.
28 August 2018
Huge drill 'justified'
Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said yesterday, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies.
28 August 2018
Hair-raising!
A Japanese rail company has defended a safety exercise that requires employees to sit beside tracks in tunnels as bullet trains speed by at 300 kilometres (186 miles) an hour.
27 August 2018
Abe set to be longest- serving Japan PM
Shinzo Abe yesterday confirmed he would run in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, putting him on track to become
26 August 2018
US hatching plot of war
North Korea's state-controlled newspaper yesterday accused the United States of "double-dealing" and "hatching a criminal plot" against Pyongyang, after Washington abruptly cancelled a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
26 August 2018
India to buy 111 choppers for Navy
In a major decision, Indian Defence Ministry approved procurement of 111 utility helicopters for the Navy at a cost of over Rs. 21,000
25 August 2018
One killed in Nepal protest
One person was killed and dozens injured in Nepal when police opened fire on protesters demanding action over the rape and murder of
25 August 2018
Pakistan bans leaders' 1st class air travel
Pakistan's new government has banned the discretionary use of state funds and first-class air travel by officials and leaders, including
25 August 2018
At least 18 killed in China hotel fire
A fire early yesterday at a hotel in China has left at least 18 people dead and 19 injured, according to state media. The blaze broke out
25 August 2018