Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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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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Jemima pays tribute to Imran Khan's political journey
The election results may be on halt but preliminary numbers put PTI firmly in the lead, and most people have more or less called it: Imran Khan will be Pakistan's next Prime Minister.
26 July 2018
'Inexcusable & outrageous' — PPP, other parties express serious reservations over poll results
Like the PML-N, the PPP and several other parties expresses serious concerns over the delay in the release of official results and the alleged expulsion of their polling agents from polling stations during counting of the votes for general elections 2018.
26 July 2018
Arrests skyrocketed in Xinjiang in 2017
Arrests skyrocketed by more than 730 percent last year in China's far-western Xinjiang as the government ramped up a security
25 July 2018
ECP TAKES NOTICE OF MEDIA TALK
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday took notice of politicians' media talk and warned them of strict action. According to
25 July 2018
305 FEMALES CONTESTING
Although all the major political parties have fielded five percent women candidates on general seats, fulfilling the constitutional needs in the
25 July 2018
Main parties cry foul
The Pakistan Election Commission yesterday rejected requests to extend the polling time after political parties accused authorities of
25 July 2018
Pakistan General election 2018
Total seats in parliament 342
25 July 2018
26 bodies found after Laos dam collapse, hundreds still missing
Rescuers recover 26 bodies and hundreds remain missing after a dam collapse swamped several villages in southern Laos, as survivors question why they got little warning of the deluge.
25 July 2018
PPP’s ‘minus Zardari’ formula has worked well for its campaign
The PPP concluds its election campaign without the active participation of Asif Ali Zardari.
25 July 2018
Japan heatwave toll hits 80 in one week
An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said yesterday." 22,647 people
24 July 2018
N Korea begins dismantling rocket test site
North Korea has started dismantling some facilities at its main satellite launch station, seen as the testing ground for its
24 July 2018
China, Bhutan seek to end border row
China and Bhutan should work together to ensure peace along their border and keep pushing talks on the issue, a senior Chinese diplomat said during a rare visit to the country, following an ugly spat with India last year over the frontier.
24 July 2018
NAWAZ SHARIF REFUSES TO GO TO HOSPITAL
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has declined to be shifted to a hospital despite his health condition deteriorating in Adiala
24 July 2018
'IMRAN PROMOTING HATE POLITICS'
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan's former wife Reham Khan has once again hit out at the cricket-turned-politician, accusing
24 July 2018
Attempts on to defame judiciary
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has said attempts are being made to defame the judiciary and any harm caused to the institution can
24 July 2018
Imran or Sharif: who wins today?
Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan is hoping to become Pakistan's prime minister after 20 years of being dismissed at the polls,
24 July 2018
Historic polls or a military dud?
The run up to the Pakistan polls have been overshadowed by terrorist attacks, hundreds of arrests and accusations of widespread interference by the military. They have also seen a massive crackdown on the media and controversy over militant groups' electoral participation.
24 July 2018
Wasim Akram endorses Imran Khan ahead of Pakistan polls
Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram takes to the social media platform Twitter to woo voters to support his former captain and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan.
24 July 2018
Pakistan appoints first woman to head Baluchistan high court
The chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court appoints the first woman chief justice to Baluchistan province's highest court.
24 July 2018
Candles and chanting: Thai cave boys begin ceremony to become Buddhist novices
Eleven boys from a soccer team, who were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, take their first steps today to be ordained as Buddhist novices in a ceremony steeped in tradition.
24 July 2018