Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
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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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IS suicide kills 48 in Afghan capital
A suicide bomber strIkes a voter registration center in the Afghan capital, killing at least 48 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
22 April 2018
Two Chinese dragon boats capsize in river, 17 killed
Two dragon boats practicing to race on a river in China overturns and 17 people drowns, the official Xinhua news agency reports.
22 April 2018
As US, North Korea plan to meet, Iran warns against Trump deals
A US push to change the Iran nuclear deal was sending a “very dangerous message” that countries should never negotiate with Washington, Iran’s foreign minister warns as US and North Korean leaders prepare to meet for denuclearization talks.
22 April 2018
C'wealth takes stance against cybercrime
Commonwealth countries have unanimously committed to take action on cybersecurity between now and 2020. In a major announcement at the
21 April 2018
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Not in the slightest. Kim explicitly said that the possession of nuclear weapons was "the firm guarantee by which our descendants can
21 April 2018
Kathmandu airport closed after jet skids off runway
Kathmandu airport was closed after a Malaysian jet with 139 people on board aborted its takeoff and skidded off the runway, officials say.
20 April 2018
Indian YouTube singer has tearful reunion after 40 years
An Indian man missing for 40 years has had an emotional reunion with his family after a YouTube video of him singing a popular Bollywood song went viral.
20 April 2018
Kim seeks security guarantee
North Korea has expressed its commitment to "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula and is not seeking conditions, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said yesterday, as the United States vowed to maintain "maximum pressure" on Pyongyang.
19 April 2018
Top Japan finance official quits after harassment claims
The top bureaucrat at Japan's finance ministry quits following allegations he sexually harassed female reporters, saying he wanted to clear his name.
19 April 2018
Despite changes after 2012 horror, India's rape victims denied speedy justice
India launched fast-track courts and a tougher rape law that included the death penalty after a gruesome assault on a young woman shocked the country in 2012, but crime statistics indicate the situation has got worse, not better, since then.
19 April 2018
China fights smog with big air purifier
China has a found a novel way to tackle its massive air pollution problem: Putting up a giant air purifier the size of an industrial
18 April 2018
DCW chief Swati Maliwal continues hunger strike for fourth day
Demanding stringent laws and the death penalty for rapists, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal continues her indefinite hunger strike for the fourth day.
18 April 2018
Japan to trial urine test to spot cancer
A Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would
17 April 2018
Modi's reticence risks carrying stain of rape into election year
As India's rape epidemic gets worse by the year, critics have pointed fingers at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for not
17 April 2018
Doubts grow over probe
International investigators yesterday entered a Syrian town hit by an alleged chemical attack, after days of delay and warnings by
17 April 2018
Blast hits Indian post in Nepal
A bomb that exploded outside an Indian diplomatic post in southern Nepal caused damage and drew attention for being a rare attack on
17 April 2018
Myanmar pardons 8,500 prisoners
Myanmar's president yesterday announced pardons for more than 8,500 prisoners, including three dozen jailed in political cases, as part
17 April 2018
2007 Mecca Masjid blasts: All accused, including Aseemanand, acquitted
A special NIA court in Hyderabad acquits all the accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case in which nine people were killed.
17 April 2018
VR provides training for autistic kids
More than 1,000 autistic children in Shanghai of China have been getting positive results from training that uses virtual reality technology to improve their perception of people and their surrounding environment.
17 April 2018
Myanmar president grants amnesty to 8,500
Myanmar President Win Myint grants amnesty to more than 8,500 prisoners, reportedly including at least three dozen political prisoners.
17 April 2018