Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
16 August 2026
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Asia
Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Cyber threat: North Korean hackers build AI tools for attacks
11 August 2026
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Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row
11 August 2026
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Asia
China says ‘willing to engage’ with UN rights body on Xinjiang
China said Wednesday it was “willing to engage” with the UN Human Rights Office over its northwestern region of Xinjiang but rejected efforts to “smear” its policies there.
28 August 2024
Clashes erupt across West Bengal amid BJP’s 12hr strike
Day-to-day life was partially affected in India's West Bengal today during a 12-hour shutdown called by BJP protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat yesterday
28 August 2024
India for swift end to Ukraine war
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he supports a swift end to the grinding conflict in Ukraine after visiting the war-hit country.
27 August 2024
Pakistan hunts separatist militants who killed dozens
Pakistani forces hunted separatist militants Tuesday who killed dozens when they pulled passengers off buses, blew up a bridge and stormed a hotel a day earlier.
27 August 2024
Experts sound alarm on new Rohingya crackdown in Myanmar
The persecuted and stateless Rohingya minority is caught in a new violent crackdown in Myanmar, with children among those killed, two reports from influential expert groups warned today.
27 August 2024
Vietnam to have new president in October: state media
Vietnam's national assembly will elect the country's new president in October, state media said today, the latest top-level change during an unusually turbulent period for the communist state.
27 August 2024
Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty, lawyer says
Malaysia has charged opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin with sedition for allegedly insulting the country's former king, his lawyer said on Tuesday
27 August 2024
Southwest Pakistan: Over 70 killed in militant attacks
At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said yesterday.
26 August 2024
Water release from Farakka no cause of concern for Bangladesh: India
Experts here say all barrage gates usually kept open during monsoon
26 August 2024
BJP slams Kangana for linking India's farmers' protest to Bangladesh unrest
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today pulled up its lawmaker and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut over her remarks linking farmers' protest to the unrest in Bangladesh
26 August 2024
Flash floods in Thailand after heavy rain kill 22 people
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said today, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week.
26 August 2024
Gunmen kill 22 on Pakistan highway
Separatist gunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan today in an attack that singled out ethnic Punjabis, government officials said.
26 August 2024
China, Philippines clash in disputed waters
The Philippines and China clashed in disputed waters of the South China Sea yesterday over what Manila said was a resupply mission for fishermen, the latest in a series of sea and air confrontations in the strategic waterway.
25 August 2024
34 dead in two Pakistan bus accidents: rescue officials
At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan today, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue officials said.
25 August 2024
CBI raids RG Kar ex-principal's Kolkata house in graft probe
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today searched the residences of RG Kar Medical College's former principal Sandip Ghosh and 14 others over alleged financial irregularities.
25 August 2024
Pakistan blast kills two children Injures 16
A bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan killed two children and injured 16 people yesterday, police officials said.
24 August 2024
Experts meet as talks near
With months until crunch talks on the world’s first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics.
24 August 2024
Bimstec summit postponed
Thailand has postponed its hosting of next month’s Bimstec summit of the leaders of seven mostly South Asian countries until after a new administration is formed, its foreign ministry said yesterday.
23 August 2024
China’s Xi urges ‘common wins’ in talk with UK PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping held his first conversation with new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday, emphasising that China hopes to achieve “common wins” with the United Kingdom, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
23 August 2024
Myanmar conflict: UN fears repeat of 2017 atrocities against Rohingyas
The United Nations said yesterday it fears a repeat of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, warning a human tragedy was unfolding in Rakhine State.
23 August 2024