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
Hiroshima attack: Images show impact of first atom bomb
Seventy years after the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, explore these panorama and 'before and after' images, reported by ABC, to see the devastation wrought by the world's nuclear dawn.
6 August 2015
South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks
Southeast Asian diplomats yesterday said that China's controversial island-building drive is raising regional tensions, with the
4 August 2015
Myanmar seeks int'l help
Myanmar yesterday formally appealed for international help in tackling massive floods with rescuers struggling to reach isolated
4 August 2015
Asean, China discuss 'hotline'
ASEAN and China are discussing setting up a "hotline" in case of an emergency regarding the territorial dispute over the South China Sea, a Philippine official said yesterday.
2 August 2015
Meet the Facebook reporters of India-Bangladesh enclaves
A group of "Facebook reporters" have been the main source of information from the enclaves of India and Bangladesh in the past few years.
1 August 2015
China escalator mishap: New video footage shows mall employees had close shave minutes before tragedy
New video footage shows mall employees experience a close shave just minutes before Xiang Liujuan was killed in the escalator mishap.
1 August 2015
Myanmar frees 6,966 prisoners ahead of polls
Myanmar pardons and releases 6,966 prisoners, including 210 foreigners, the government says.
30 July 2015
Why Delhi buys water on the black market
20 percent of Delhi population have no access to piped water and have to be supplied by water tankers, but difference between demand and supply is over 750 million litres a day.
29 July 2015
Depression likely to cross Bangladesh tomorrow
A deep depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and Indian state of West Bengal is likely to cross Bangladesh tomorrow morning.
29 July 2015
Pak army releases pics to 'prove' Indian drone claim
Pakistan Army's media arm releases several photos and videos that purportedly show the drone was launched from the Indian side for a spying mission.
28 July 2015
US, Turkey to create ISIS-free zone in Syria
The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State jihadists from northern Syria, a senior US official said yesterday, as
27 July 2015
US would show flexibility in talks
The recent nuclear deal with Iran showed that the United States can be flexible with a willing counterpart, including North Korea if it
27 July 2015
Cameron visits Southeast Asia
British Prime Minister David Cameron began a visit to Southeast Asia yesterday, looking to seal $1.2 billion in trade deals and push for
27 July 2015
Afghanistan: Wedding shootout in Baghlan province 'kills 20 people'
At least 20 people have been killed and 10 wounded in a gunfight at a wedding party in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan
27 July 2015
China cops foil Spartan 'invasion'
Beijing police said Thursday they halted the march of dozens of semi-naked young foreigners dressed as Spartan warriors because the
24 July 2015
China's '300': When Spartans met the Beijing police
Half-naked models, dressed as Spartan warriors similar to the action-fantasy film "300" are subdued by Beijing police while taking part in a marketing stunt,
24 July 2015
Toshiba president, senior execs quit over $1.2 bn scandal
Toshiba president Hisao Tanaka and his predecessor Norio Sasaki resign over a $1.2 billion accounting scandal blamed on management's overzealous pursuit of profit that has battered one of Japan's best-known firms.
21 July 2015
Malaysia cops hunt 'culprits' who leaked documents
Malaysian police said yesterday a special task force set up to probe reported transfers involving a state investment fund to Prime
13 July 2015
Dog filmed steering motorcycle, owner faces hefty fine (video)
In Vietnam a man faces fine of up to $320 for allowing his dog steer his motorbike in an 'extremely dangerous' stunt, reports NDTV
12 July 2015
Air strike kills ISIS leader in Afghanistan
A senior Islamic State commander has been killed by an air strike in eastern Afghanistan, intelligence officials said yesterday, the fourth
11 July 2015