Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
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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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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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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Thousands evacuated in Vietnam as floods, landslides kill 46
Heavy rain in northern and central Vietnam triggered floods and landslides that killed 46 people and 33 people were missing in the worst such disaster in years, the search and rescue committee says.
13 October 2017
N Korea says Trump has 'lit fuse of war'
US President Donald Trump "lit the fuse of war" against North Korea with his provocative comments to the United Nations last month,
12 October 2017
Abe nears majority in Japan election: polls
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is heading for a two-thirds majority in Japan's forthcoming election, surveys suggested
12 October 2017
3 Rohingyas detained from Bogra passport office
Police detain three Rohingya people from Bogra passport office as they attempted to collect Bangladeshi passports, providing fake birth certificates.
12 October 2017
Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
Myanmar launches its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly violence in August inflamed communal tension and triggered an exodus of some 520,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.
11 October 2017
Rivals trade blows as Japan campaign starts
Tokyo's popular governor Yuriko Koike and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe traded barbs yesterday as the gloves came off
10 October 2017
Thai junta chief vows elections in Nov 2018
Thailand's junta chief yesterday said the country would hold elections in November 2018, more than four years after the military seized
10 October 2017
N Korea hacked Seoul's war plan
North Korean computer hackers have stolen hundreds of classified military documents from South Korea including
10 October 2017
Blue Whale: Class 9 student saved by Indian teacher
A class 9 student of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district who reaches advanced stages of the 'Blue Whale Challenge' have been prevented from taking the fatal plunge, thanks to a prompt intervention by his teacher.
10 October 2017
1.34m China officials punished since 2013
China's anti-graft watchdog said roughly 1.34 million lower-ranking officials have been punished since 2013 under
8 October 2017
Japan's Dentsu fined for overtime work culture
Japan’s Dentsu Inc is fined just 500,000 yen ($4,400) after a Tokyo court rules it makes employees work overtime beyond legal limits - a case that followed a high profile death from overwork at the advertising giant.
8 October 2017
Seven killed in Indian military chopper crash
An Indian military helicopter crashed in a disputed area near the border with China yesterday, killing all seven troops
6 October 2017
13 dead after Chinese boat, HK tanker collide
The Japanese coastguard yesterday said it had discovered a dozen bodies inside a Chinese fishing boat that capsized
6 October 2017
Japan reporter died after 159 hrs of overtime
Japan's public broadcaster yesterday apologised to the parents of a young reporter who died of heart failure after
6 October 2017
6.3 magnitude quake hits eastern Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.3 strikes off the eastern coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey sayss.
6 October 2017
Indian military helicopter crashes near China border, 7 dead
An Indian airforce helicopter crashes in a remote mountain region near the border with China, killing all seven personnel on board, officials says.
6 October 2017
Japanese reporter died after 159 hours of overtime
Japan's public broadcaster vows to reform its working practices as it reveals that a young reporter died of heart failure after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month.
6 October 2017
Rohingya refugee detained in Manikganj
A Rohingya refugee is detained from Saturia upazila of Manikganj district.
5 October 2017
India struggles to rein in border flows of cattle and Rohingya
Stopping Rohingya refugees from crossing India's porous eastern border with Bangladesh is straining the resources of guards battling to halt a flow of smuggled cattle in the opposite direction, security officials say.
5 October 2017
Indian cross-border firing kills 2 in Pakistan
Two civilians were killed and two others wounded after Indian troops fired into Pakistani Kashmir yesterday, officials
4 October 2017