Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
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World
Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Asia
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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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
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
34 gets life in jail over Erdogan death plot
A Turkish court yesterday handed life sentences to 34 people for plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip
4 October 2017
Maoists form alliance with CPN-UML
Nepal's Maoist party yesterday announced an alliance with the Communist Party Nepal-Union Marxist Leninist (CPN-
4 October 2017
N Korea accuses US of imposing an 'economic blockade'
North Korea's UN ambassador accused the United States of imposing "an economic blockade" on his country and deploying nuclear assets on the Korean peninsula aimed at toppling leader Kim Jong Un.
4 October 2017
‘Myanmar will take back verified refugees’
Myanmar government has said it will repatriate Rohingya refugees willing to return from Bangladesh after verification in accordance to Joint Statement of April 1992.
3 October 2017
Pair plead not guilty to Kim Jong-nam murder
Two women pleaded not guilty yesterday to murdering the half-brother of North Korea's leader at the start of their trial in Malaysia.
2 October 2017
Deadly twin suicide attack hits Damascus police station
Two suicide bombers attacks a police station in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing a number of civilians and policemen, state television says, citing the interior ministry.
2 October 2017
30 feared dead
A military transport plane belonging to the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing "several dozen"
30 September 2017
Oxford college removes Suu Kyi portrait
The Oxford University college where Aung San Suu Kyi studied yesterday said it had taken down a portrait of the
30 September 2017
US in direct contact with North Korea
Washington has opened channels to North Korea to find out if the regime is ready to talk about giving up its nuclear
30 September 2017
Baghdad cranks up pressure on Kurds with flight ban
Iraq has suspended all international flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil, sending anxious foreigners rushing to the airport, as Baghdad cranked up the pressure on the Kurds over their independence referendum.
29 September 2017
'The old lunatic Trump'
North Korea yesterday accused Donald Trump of exploiting Otto Warmbier's death, calling the US president an "old lunatic" for alleging
28 September 2017
Japan's Abe kicks off 'difficult' election battle
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament yesterday, effectively kicking off a national election campaign where he faces
28 September 2017
Dhaka most stressful city in Asia
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka tops the list of the most stressed cities in Asia whereas Sydney followed by Singapore, Taipei and Osaka are the least stressed cities in Asia, according to the data compiled by the UK-based firm, Zipjet.
28 September 2017
Pak court indicts FM on graft charges
A Pakistani court in a high-profile corruption case has indicted the finance minister on graft charges after investigators
27 September 2017
Palestinians get place in Interpol
Interpol on Wednesday approved the Palestinian Authority's membership bid, a new victory in its drive for
27 September 2017
Darjeeling strike ends after 104 days
A strike that shut down India's picturesque hill station of Darjeeling -- causing violence and disruption to tourism --
27 September 2017
Pakistan court indicts Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in graft case
An accountability court in Islamabad indicts Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a corruption reference filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
27 September 2017
Japan to give $3m to displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh, $1m to Myanmar
Japan will provide US $4 million as emergency grant aid for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the northern part of Rakhine State of Myanmar.
27 September 2017
China conducts first Djibouti military drills
China has staged military exercises in Djibouti after opening its first overseas military base there last month, official
26 September 2017