Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
12 September 2026
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Asia
Philippine ferry fire death toll jumps to 76: coast guard
12 September 2026
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Asia
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
FB users indicted for mocking Thai leader
A Thai military tribunal yesterday indicted eight people with sedition for running a Facebook page that mocked the
23 August 2016
Pakistan wary as Afghans push India for more arms
India is set to deliver more arms to Afghanistan to help it fight Islamist militants, Kabul's envoy to New Delhi said,
23 August 2016
Over 300 killed in India floods
A t least 300 people have died in eastern and central India and more than six million others have been affected by
23 August 2016
Rio Olympics: 'Good-time' Indian officials under fire for flop
As Olympic under-achievers India head home from Rio having failed to win a gold medal, its gate-crashing, selfie-taking officials have been accused of failing to help its athletes taste success.
22 August 2016
Rodrigo Duterte threatens to leave UN
President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday threatened to withdraw the Philippines from the United Nations, as he launched another profanity-
21 August 2016
Afghan district falls to Taliban: officials
Taliban militants yesterday captured a district in northeastern Kunduz province, near the provincial capital where militants scored their
20 August 2016
Rahul tweets a prayer for Indian PM Modi
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday tweeted a prayer for him, a
19 August 2016
Victims of clashes overwhelm hospital
More than 40 days of clashes between protesters and security forces have overwhelmed the main hospital in Indian-
19 August 2016
Pak misogynist stabs 17 women
A Pakistani man has stabbed 17 women this year, killing one, in a misogynistic spree because he wanted "revenge"
19 August 2016
Xi pledges to support Myanmar peace talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to support Myanmar's peace process yesterday as he met with the country's
19 August 2016
Brazilian Ramos, China's Chen barred from Olympic Games for doping
Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos and Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi are disqualified from the Olympic Games for having failed doping tests, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says.
19 August 2016
North Korea resumes plutonium production
North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production by reprocessing spent fuel rods and has no plans to stop nuclear tests as
18 August 2016
Kites string kills three in India
Two children and a man have died in the Indian capital after their throats were slit by glass-covered strings called
17 August 2016
Baby girl born on flight; pilot makes emergency landing
A woman gave birth to a premature but healthy baby girl mid-flight while travelling from the United Arab Emirates to the
17 August 2016
Safety before religious fun
India's top court yesterday banned children from taking part in a popular but potentially dangerous religious festival in
17 August 2016
India says ready for Pak talks
India is ready to send its top diplomat to Pakistan for talks focused on fighting cross-border terrorism, sources at India's
17 August 2016
China launches first quantum satellite
China launched the world's first quantum satellite yesterday, state media reported, in an effort to harness the power of particle physics to build an "unhackable" system of encrypted communications.
16 August 2016
We know who is behind this
Thai police investigating a wave of bombings that rocked tourist destinations and killed four people yesterday said
14 August 2016
India rejects UNHRC probe
An all-party meeting called to discuss the recent violence in Kashmir unanimously rejected a move by the UNHRC to
13 August 2016
Afghan Taliban free Pak chopper crew
Five Pakistanis and a Russian who were captured by the Afghan Taliban after their government helicopter crashed in
13 August 2016