Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
11 September 2026
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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
Car bomb hits Thailand's troubled south, injures 51
More than 50 people including children are injured when a car bomb explodes outside a supermarket in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police say, the largest attack for months on a civilian target there.
9 May 2017
Indonesia to disband radical Islamist group
Indonesia said yesterday it would disband the local branch of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, as concerns grow
8 May 2017
Corruption, North Korea ignite South Korea poll
South Korea's presidential hopefuls made a final push for votes yesterday, with the left-leaning candidate a clear
8 May 2017
World leaders react to Macron's win
"Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his big win today as the next President of France. I look very much forward
8 May 2017
Outrage as Kejriwal faces bribery allegation
Anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal's government in the Indian capital plunged into a crisis yesterday as a
7 May 2017
China to tighten internet controls
China will further tighten its internet regulations with a pledge to strengthen controls over search engines and online
7 May 2017
N Korea detains another US citizen
North Korea has detained another US citizen for committing "hostile acts", it said yesterday, its second arrest of an
7 May 2017
Five killed in latest Kashmir violence
Suspected militants launched an attack in Indian Kashmir killing three civilians and a policeman, the latest violence
7 May 2017
Pakistan claims 50 killed, Kabul disputes toll
Pakistan's military yesterday said it had killed more than 50 Afghan soldiers in a clash on a major border crossing
7 May 2017
200 students hospitalised
Nearly 200 school students were hospitalised yesterday after complaining of irritation in their eyes and throat following
6 May 2017
Pak airlines to suspend Mumbai-Karachi flight
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which operates a weekly flight between Mumbai and Karachi, will suspend its
5 May 2017
200 inmates break out of Indonesia jail
About 200 inmates broke out of an overcrowded prison in western Indonesia yesterday, rushing out of the jail after
5 May 2017
Clashes erupt on Pak-Afghan border
Pakistani and Afghan officials accused each other of killing civilians yesterday after gunfire erupted near a major
5 May 2017
Myanmar warns of fake news about Suu Kyi govt
Myanmar's government has warned the public that false news and rumours are being spread by unidentified people
5 May 2017
Nepal SC blocks impeachment of chief justice
Nepal's Supreme Court yesterday blocked the government's attempt to impeach the chief justice, a move that had
5 May 2017
India's top court upholds death sentences for four
India's top court yesterday upheld death sentences against four men who fatally gang raped a woman on board a
5 May 2017
Pak police register report against PM
Pakistani police have registered a report against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for allegedly provoking people and
5 May 2017
China makes world's first quantum computer
Chinese scientists have successfully built the world's first quantum computing machine that is 24,000 times faster than its international
4 May 2017
Dust storm hits Beijing
A dust storm enveloped a swathe of northern China yesterday dragging down air quality and visibility and prompting warnings for
4 May 2017
China wants to be good neighbour with N Korea
China said yesterday it wants to be good neighbours with North Korea, after the isolated country's state news agency published a rare
4 May 2017