Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
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New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
27 August 2026
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'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
27 August 2026
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Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
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Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
27 August 2026
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South Asia
Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
27 August 2026
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98 dead, hundreds missing as deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border
26 August 2026
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South Asia
Nepal PM allowed to wear sunglasses in parliament
26 August 2026
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South Asia
Ex-Pak PM taken back to jail after hospital checks
22 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after shorter-than-expected hospital visit
21 August 2026
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South Asia
Congress: Modi failed in his constitutional obligations
The Congress yesterday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed in his “constitutional and moral obligations” by not against those spreading hatred.
20 October 2015
Maldives annuls woman stoning ruling
The Maldives' highest court has overturned an unprecedented sentence of death by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery, a crime in
19 October 2015
Ink attack on J&K MLA for 'hosting beef party'
A day after his critical comments regarding the lynching of a Kashmiri truck driver for alleged cow killing, Independent lawmaker of Jammu and Kashmir Engineer Rashid was attacked with ink yesterday.
19 October 2015
India pledged to boost fuel supplies
The deputy prime minister of fuel-starved Nepal said yesterday that Indian officials have assured him of increased supplies.
19 October 2015
Typhoon Koppu: At least 16 killed in Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Koppu climbed to 16 and many residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines remain trapped on their rooftops with animals being floated down fast-rising rivers.
19 October 2015
2 ‘robbers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar infighting
Two alleged criminals are shot dead in a clash between two groups of robbers in Badshaghona area in Cox’s Bazar district town this afternoon, police say.
18 October 2015
Anger in Delhi after new shocking rapes
A toddler and a five-year-old girl were raped in separate attacks in New Delhi overnight with at least one gang-raped, police said yesterday, as activists warned of an "epidemic" of sexual violence in the capital.
17 October 2015
Indian girls aged two and five 'gang-raped' in New Delhi: Police
Two Indian girls aged two-and-a-half and five years old were raped in separate incidents in New Delhi overnight.
17 October 2015
13 dead, 10 injured in road accident in Andhra Pradesh
Thirteen people, including three children, were killed on Saturday and ten others injured when a mini-truck carrying a marriage party collided with a bus at Andhra Pradesh.
17 October 2015
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives World Food Prize
Brac Founder and Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives the 2015 World Food Prize for his outstanding contribution to enhance the world's production and distribution of food to those most in need.
16 October 2015
India BJP leader says Muslims should stop eating beef
A senior leader of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that Muslims living in the country should give up consuming beef.
16 October 2015
Why the humble cow is India's most polarising animal
This is not the first time the cow has become mixed up with politics. Conflicts over cow slaughter sparked religious riots in India.
15 October 2015
Asia's biggest literature festival to bring 165 top int'l writers to Jaipur
Margaret Atwood and Stephen Fry are among the authors who will be attending the Jaipur Literature Festival.
15 October 2015
The hardliners behind India Prime Minister Narendra Modi
An ascendant Hindu nationalist group wants minority Muslims and Christians to accept that India is a nation of Hindus, and is pushing some of them to convert.
13 October 2015
2 Dhaka ward councillors summoned for ‘grabbing canal’
The High Court summons two ward councillors of Dhaka to appear before it on charge of constructing their offices by grabbing the land of a canal in Jatrabari area of Dhaka.
12 October 2015
Japanese officials seek cooperation in probing Hoshi murder
A two-member team from the Japanese embassy in Dhaka seek Rangpur district administration’s cooperation in probing the murder of its national Kunio Hoshi.
11 October 2015
Nepal’s 2 biggest communist parties agree to share power
Two parties agree to share PM and President posts, allotting VP, Speaker and deputy Speaker berths to other parties
11 October 2015
North Korea celebrates 70th anniversary
North Korea is to hold what is expected to be one of its biggest celebrations, marking the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.
10 October 2015
India lawmakers kick and punch colleague who served beef at party (video)
Lawmakers from India's ruling Hindu nationalist party in Kashmir kicked and punched an independent member of the state assembly on Thursday for hosting a party where he served beef.
9 October 2015
PM stresses timely completion of dev projects
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates and lays foundation stones of 15 development projects in seven districts including three power plants.
8 October 2015