More than 20 Thai senators accused of election fraud
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Asia
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
Storm kills 32 in India's Bihar state
At least 32 people were killed in a storm which hit the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
22 April 2015
11 dead in Somali car bomb explosion
A car bomb has exploded outside a popular restaurant in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
21 April 2015
Japan train sets new speed records
A Japanese magnetic levitation train has broken its own world speed record, hitting 603km/h (374mph) in a test run near Mount Fuji.
21 April 2015
Japan records 15-year low population
Marking another chapter in the curious case of Japan's population, newly released government figures have revealed the country's numbers fell
19 April 2015
Xi on business, not to aid Pakistan
By the time Chinese President Xi Jinping completes his Pakistan tour tomorrow, the foundation of his ambitious Silk Road programme would
19 April 2015
Pakistan suspends military court death sentences
Pakistan's Supreme Court suspends death sentences passed by controversial new military tribunals, until it rules on the legality of the sentences.
16 April 2015
Plane averts major disaster in Japan
An Asiana Airlines plane smashed into a communications antenna as it came in to land at a Japan's Hiroshima airport, footage showed
15 April 2015
China asks Dalai Lama to seek forgiveness
Beijing threw cold water on the possibility of re-launching talks with the Dalai Lama yesterday, saying greater autonomy for Tibet was
15 April 2015
Jap court bars Takahama nuke reactors restart
A Japanese court has blocked the restarting of two nuclear reactors in the western city of Takahama, after local people raised safety
15 April 2015
Plane skids off Hiroshima runway
Investigations are underway after an Asiana Airlines jet skidded off the runway at Hiroshima Airport in Japan, leaving 23 passengers injured.
15 April 2015
'Not up for discussion'
Beijing yesterday threw cold water on the possibility of re-launching talks with the Dalai Lama, saying greater autonomy for Tibet was
15 April 2015
Tibetan burns herself to death in China
A 47-year-old Tibetan nun is believed to have died after setting herself on fire to protest China's rule over the Himalayan region and to
11 April 2015
Gunmen kill 20 labourers in Pakistan's Baluchistan
Gunmen have killed 20 construction workers in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, shooting them at point blank range.
11 April 2015
Another woman raped in Delhi taxi, driver arrested
A 32-year-old woman was beaten up and sexually assaulted by a cabbie inside a black-and-yellow taxi in Dwarka, Delhi on Thursday night.
11 April 2015
Nehru govt spied on Subhas Chandra Bose's family for 20 years: Report
The Jawaharlal Nehru government had placed the family and relatives of Subhas Chandra Bose on surveillance for two decades.
10 April 2015
School principal in Uttar Pradesh beats student to death over stolen pencil
10-year-old Shiva Rawat died after being allegedly beaten up by his principal Lalit Kumar Verma on suspicion of stealing pencils.
10 April 2015
Nikkei hits 20,000 level for first time in 15 years
Investors were focused on Japan as the country's benchmark Nikkei 225 index traded above 20,000 for the first time since 2000.
10 April 2015
China eyes to link Tibet-Nepal
A railway between China and Nepal that could include a tunnel under Mount Everest is under consideration, Chinese state media said
9 April 2015
Ebola Test in 15 minutes!
A Japanese research team said yesterday it had developed a field test for Ebola that gives results in just over 11 minutes -- down from
9 April 2015
Afghan attack: Deadly gun battle in Mazar-e-Sharif
Gunmen dressed in military uniforms have stormed the office of the attorney general in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least five people and injuring 25.
9 April 2015