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
China building collapse kills 17 workers
A two-storey building collapsed in China's central Henan province on Friday killing 17 construction workers and injuring 23 others,
31 October 2015
China's one-child policy reversal cautiously welcomed
Chinese state media have welcomed the news China is reforming its decades-old one-child policy, with one editorial saying it "echoes the people's will".
30 October 2015
Aziza Rahimzada speaks up for refugee children
At the age of just 14, Afghan rights activist Aziza Rahimzada has already surmounted legal hurdles preventing 25,000 refugee children from attending school.
26 October 2015
US soldier's remains returned from N Korea after 65 years
The remains of a US soldier missing since the Korean War have been returned to his family in California.
26 October 2015
US updates security alert after Hossaini Dalan blasts
The United States has updated its security alert for its citizens residing in Bangladesh after the bomb attack on Shia Muslim community in Old Dhaka.
26 October 2015
Symbols distributed among candidates
Symbols were yesterday distributed among four candidates contesting the Tangail-4 (Kalihati) by-polls slated for
22 October 2015
Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK
China's leader Xi Jinping is expected to put the seal later on its contribution to what will be the first UK nuclear power plant to be built in a generation.
21 October 2015
Malaysia's PM faces no-confidence vote
Malaysia's opposition leader said yesterday she would seek a parliamentary vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Najib Razak, who faces fierce scrutiny over corruption allegations.
19 October 2015
China's economic growth falls to 6.9%
China's economy grows 6.9 percent in the third quarter, the weakest rate since the global financial crisis.
19 October 2015
Beijing tries to soothe S China Sea jitters
Beijing sought to soothe tensions over its South China Sea claims yesterday, saying it will avoid the use of force in the region as the US ponders sending warships close to territory claimed by the Asian giant.
17 October 2015
Youth found murdered
Police recovered body of an unidentified young man from an abandoned house near Jessore-Satkhira highway in
15 October 2015
Mojaheed, SQ Chy to file review pleas tomorrow
War criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will file petitions with the Supreme Court tomorrow seeking review of their death penalty.
13 October 2015
RAF helicopter crash: Five Nato staff die in Afghanistan
Five people, including two RAF personnel, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
12 October 2015
Local body polls under party banner unrealistic: BNP
BNP alleges that the government has decided to hold the local body polls under party banner in December and January only to avoid the demand of national polls.
9 October 2015
Four-year-old boy in China dies in escalator accident
A four-year-old boy in the Chinese city of Chongqing has died after becoming wedged under an escalator handrail at a subway station.
9 October 2015
HK univ protest over academic freedoms
Around 2,000 protesters at Hong Kong University marched yesterday to support academic freedom as fears grow that Beijing is interfering
6 October 2015
N Korea releases NY university student
North Korea yesterday released and deported a South Korean man studying at New York University who was arrested back in April for
5 October 2015
HK ex-leader Tsang charged with graft
Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang, who ended his term in disgrace after accepting favours from tycoons, appeared in court yesterday charged with misconduct in the latest high-profile corruption case to hit the city.
5 October 2015
Medical test protesters withdraw Shahbagh sit-in
Students seeking retake of the MBBS and BDS admission tests withdraw their six-hour sit-in at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka for today.
4 October 2015
Australia shootings: 'Two dead' near Sydney police HQ
Two people are killed in a shooting outside New South Wales state police headquarters in western Sydney, Australian police say.
2 October 2015