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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Asia
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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India splutters in anger after toilet water used for train tea
An Indian tea vendor caught on video taking water from a train toilet before selling his drinks to passengers is fined amid heightened concern in India over food safety.
3 May 2018
Mahathir Mohamad under investigation
Malaysian authorities are investigating opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad under an anti-fake news law over claims that his plane was
2 May 2018
Court accepts testimony of whistleblower cop
A judge in Myanmar yesterday declared that a witness who said two Reuters reporters accused of possessing state secrets were framed
2 May 2018
Indian court convicts gangster over journalist murder
An Indian court convicts notorious gangster Chhota Rajan and eight others of murdering a journalist in a drive-by shooting in Mumbai seven years ago.
2 May 2018
ADB, UK establish fund to improve trade in Asia-Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the United Kingdom launch the Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Fund (ARTCF) from which Bangladesh will be benefited.
2 May 2018
1st man convicted under Malaysia Anti-Fake News Act
A Danish horse groomer is the first to be punished under the newly enacted Anti-Fake News Act, but claims he did not know of such law in Malaysia as he has only been here for 10 days.
2 May 2018
Only $5.9mn raised against required $ 10mn, says Unicef
Unicef has estimated that more than 100,000 people including approximately 55,000 children, mostly Rohingyas, are at risk due to floods and landslides in Cox's Bazar district which is one of the most flood prone areas of Bangladesh.
2 May 2018
North Korea to align with South's time zone as well
In initial small steps toward reconciliation, South Korea say it would remove loudspeakers that blared propaganda across the border, while North Korea says it would shift its clocks to align with its southern neighbor.
30 April 2018
N Korea to rejoin South's time zone
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would move the country's clocks 30 minutes forward to unify with the South's time zone as a
29 April 2018
India, Pak to join counter-terror drill
In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in September, which will also be joined by China and
29 April 2018
Whistleblower cop jailed
A police officer who testified that police framed two Reuters reporters has been sentenced to an undisclosed prison term for violating
29 April 2018
India to 'privatise' heritage sites
The Indian government's 'Adopt a Monument' scheme to hand over upkeep of nearly 100 major historical structures to corporate
29 April 2018
Modi keeps his promise
India has electrified all its villages 12 days ahead of a deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said yesterday,
29 April 2018
Kim offers to close nuclear test site in May, invites US experts
North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite US weapons experts to the country, Seoul says, as US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about securing a nuclear deal with the secretive regime.
29 April 2018
Taliban seize Afghan district centre, attack army base
Taliban fighters seized a district centre in northern Afghanistan yesterday, while a bomb at an army base in the southern province
28 April 2018
COMPLETE DE-NOODLISATION
At Seoul's Nampo Myeonok noodle bar, the owner was rushed off her feet, shouting at a long queue of hungry punters that she was
28 April 2018
'He is just a human being'
South Koreans yesterday pored over every detail of a historic summit in the Demilitarized Zone, transfixed by an extraordinary
28 April 2018
IS, cyberattacks 'real threat'
Southeast Asia faces "very real" threats from the Islamic State (IS) group despite their defeat in the Middle East, as well as
28 April 2018
NKorea media hails summit as Trump presses for full denuclearisation
North Korea's state news agency on Saturday called the inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula, while US President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un.
28 April 2018
China hails 'courage' of North, South Korean leaders
China heap praise on the leaders of the two Koreas for holding a landmark summit, calling their handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides the peninsula a "historic moment".
27 April 2018