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
Pakistan high court bans Valentine's Day
A Pakistani court yesterday banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital Islamabad, the latest attempt by
13 February 2017
India's SC bars student doctors over cheating
India's Supreme Court yesterday barred hundreds of students from becoming doctors after they were caught paying
13 February 2017
Pakistan senate deputy chairman denied US visa
The US has refused a visa to Pakistan senate deputy chairman Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri. Following this
12 February 2017
This is how to motivate lazy bureaucrates!
Six officials in central China's Hubei province have been punished for dozing off in a meeting on how to motivate lazy
12 February 2017
Kailash Satyarthi's stolen Nobel replica recovered
The high-profile case of theft at Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's residence in India has been solved with the recovery of the replica of the Nobel Peace Prize and other stolen valuables, reports The Time of India.
12 February 2017
Jealousy the motive behind Bangladeshi’s death: Malaysian cops
Malaysian police believes the victim, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi subcontractor, had been decapitated and then flung off the 11th floor of the apartment building near Jeram that was under construction.
12 February 2017
Suicide bomber kills 7, wounds 20 in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber kills seven people and wounds 20 others outside a bank in the capital city of Afghanistan's Helmand province, the governor's office says.
11 February 2017
Indian IT companies worried over Trump's new visa plans
As the United States looks at tightening visa rules for skilled foreign workers, concerns are mounting that India's software industry will take a hit.
11 February 2017
Which Asian country consumes more oil?
Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63% of the Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.
11 February 2017
Japan's Abe heads for Trump summit
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed to Washington yesterday with a massive investment package for Donald
9 February 2017
Nepal extends deadline for war crimes probe
Nepal yesterday extended the mandates for two commissions tasked with probing crimes committed during the bloody
9 February 2017
Live cockroach pulled out from woman's skull
It's the stuff of nightmares -- a cockroach crawls up your nose in the middle of the night, burrows in and drives you
9 February 2017
Abducted Pak blogger breaks silence
A Pakistani activist abducted last month has broken his silence on his weeks-long disappearance, but is refusing to
9 February 2017
China villages cheer Robin Hood-like hero in festival
Carrying the golden statue of a revered ancient general, villagers in eastern China dash wildly through waterlogged
9 February 2017
Nasheed to stand for polls
The exiled former leader of the Maldives yesterday announced he would return to run for election as president of the
9 February 2017
No plan for travel ban on Pakistanis: US
The Trump administration has no plan to ban Pakistani citizens from travelling to the United States because Pakistan is providing the data they need to vet a visitor, US officials say.
9 February 2017
6 Red Cross staff killed, 2 missing in Afghanistan
Suspected Islamic State gunmen kill six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan, officials say.
9 February 2017
Tamil Nadu CM refuses to give way to successor
The chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state yesterday refused to give way to his anointed successor, threatening to
8 February 2017
Pope Francis speaks out on 'tortured' Rohingya
Pope Francis yesterday spoke out over the alleged maltreatment of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority, who he
8 February 2017
Myanmar rejects criticism
A Myanmar state commission probing allegations the military has killed, tortured and raped Rohingya Muslims
7 February 2017