How crypto miners are stealing power in Southeast Asia
2 August 2026, 08:56 AM
Asia
Avalanche on broad peak: Famed climber Purja, 9 more die
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
India
China coast guard patrols waters east of Taiwan
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
China
2019 Bombings: Sri Lanka sentences ex‑police chief to death
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
Nepal PM urges calm after unrest leaves 3 dead
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
Videos on Modi: Meta India head named in police case
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Myanmar president slams Asean peace plan
1 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
India’s govt tells parliament Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for political activity
31 July 2026, 16:24 PM
Diplomacy
Explosion at coal mine kills 34 in southern Pakistan
31 July 2026, 13:26 PM
South Asia
4 killed, 21 missing after Pakistan boat capsizes
At least four people have been killed and 21 still missing after a boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, officials have said, with a rescue operation continuing as hopes for finding survivors fade.
4 July 2019, 05:28 AM
Chinese tourists break into eco park, strip it of all its lotus flowers
The Longqiao Cultural and Ecological Park in Sichuan, China, was due to reopen soon, but is now forced to stay closed for the remainder of the year after Chinese tourists picked all of its lotus flowers.
4 July 2019, 05:15 AM
China to pursue Myanmar for speedy repatriation of Rohingyas: PM
Beijing assures Dhaka that it would try to persuade Myanmar for taking back its nationals from Bangladesh as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang held bilateral talks in the Chinese capital.
4 July 2019, 04:27 AM
China missile test ‘disturbing’: US
The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the disputed South China Sea was “disturbing” and contrary to Chinese pledges that it would not militarize the disputed waterway.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM
More than 1m people ordered to evacuate
Japan ordered more than one million people on the southernmost island of Kyushu to take shelter in evacuation centres and other safe areas yesterday as heavy rains triggered small landslides and threatened to cause widespread flooding.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Beijing rolls out red carpet for PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now on a five-day bilateral official visit to China, reached Beijing, the Chinese capital, after attending inaugural ceremony of the WEF Summer Davos in Dalian, Liaoning Province.
3 July 2019, 13:52 PM
Sri Lanka police chief arrested
Sri Lankan police yesterday arrested their top commander and a former defence chief over alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Crisis in Congress deepens
Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his resignation as leader of India’s Congress Party after losing a second general
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Shock as former president’s TV interview taken off air
Pakistan’s largest private broadcaster abruptly took an interview with former president Asif Ali Zardari off air shortly after it began,
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Ease sanctions in ‘timely’ fashion
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump to “show flexibility” towards North Korea, including the “timely” easing of
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM
China demands criminal probe
Hong Kong yesterday grappled with the aftermath of a night of unprecedented anti-government protests which saw parliament
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM
June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth: EU satellite agency
Last month was the hottest June ever recorded with soaring temperatures worldwide capped off by a record-breaking heatwave across Western Europe, satellite data showed on Tuesday.
2 July 2019, 15:39 PM
PM places proposal for making any Indo-Pacific initiative a success
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina places a five-point proposal, including creation of an environment of peace and fair competition by all countries staying away from rivalries, to make any Indo-Pacific initia
2 July 2019, 14:21 PM
HK leader condemns 'extremely violent' protests
Hong Kong's leader has condemned "the extreme use of violence" by masked protesters who stormed and ransacked the city's legislature in an unprecedented challenge to Beijing's authority.
2 July 2019, 04:34 AM
Sri Lanka president rebuffs UN chief over hangings
Sri Lanka’s president said yesterday he had rejected a telephone appeal by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to reconsider his
1 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Protesters ransack HK parliament
Hundreds of protesters stormed Hong Kong’s parliament late yesterday as the territory marked its China handover anniversary,
1 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Japan restricts chip, smartphone materials exports to South Korea
Japan says it will tighten regulations on the export to South Korea of several chemicals used in chip and smartphone production amid a row with Seoul on wartime forced labour.
1 July 2019, 04:31 AM
HK protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Protesters in Hong Kong push barriers and dumpsters into the streets in an apparent bid to block access to a symbolically important ceremony marking the anniversary of the return of the former British colony to China.
1 July 2019, 04:25 AM
‘Beauty and the beast’
Whether he is tweeting from his bed late at night or wrapping up a historical visit to North Korea, US President Donald Trump never fails
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Don’t take democracy for granted: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday reminded people of the emergency imposed By Indira Gandhi and urged them not to take
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM