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Asia
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Asia
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
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India
China coast guard patrols waters east of Taiwan
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China
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South Asia
Nepal PM urges calm after unrest leaves 3 dead
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South Asia
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Myanmar president slams Asean peace plan
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India’s govt tells parliament Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for political activity
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Diplomacy
Samsung Galaxy A7: A solid performer
Will you be in seventh heaven thanks to Samsung’s new mid-range offering, the Galaxy A7 (2018)? Jump in and find out.
5 November 2018, 04:41 AM
Asia Bibi's husband pleads for asylum
The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman at the centre of a divisive blasphemy case has pleaded for international help to leave the
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Cuban president arrives in N Korea
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Pyongyang yesterday, North Korea's state media reported, describing the visit as a "historic
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Yemen 'living hell' for children: UN
Conflict-ravaged Yemen has become a "living hell" for children with thousands dying every year from malnutrition and easily preventable
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Hunt for Man-eating tiger ends in India
A man-eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims in two years has been shot dead in India, sparking controversy over the legality of its
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Time short to avert 'bloodbath'
Sri Lanka's sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned time is running out to avert a "bloodbath" while voicing hope that
3 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Diver dies in search for Indonesia jet crash dead
An Indonesian diver died while recovering body parts from the ill-fated Lion Air plane which crashed into the sea killing 189 people, an official says.
3 November 2018, 06:58 AM
Bangladesh remains lowest in Asian hydropower production
Bangladesh remains the lowest hydropower producer among other countries in Asia since 2017. However, Bangladesh, with a capacity of 230 megawatts, is working towards increasing their capacity by commissioning more projects, says a latest report.
3 November 2018, 04:51 AM
S Korea's top court allows conscientious objection
South Korea's Supreme Court yesterday ruled that moral and religious beliefs are valid reasons to refuse the country's mandatory military service, in a case that has implications for hundreds of conscientious objectors.
1 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Kim to visit South Korea 'soon': Moon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said yesterday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
1 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Did a video show the last moments aboard a doomed Indonesian flight?
A video purporting to show panicked passengers aboard an Indonesian Lion Air plane before it crashes into the sea has gone viral with millions of views on social media, and multiple news outlets around the world report it as fact.
1 November 2018, 12:12 PM
Lion Air Crash: Indonesia hunts for answers
Indonesia steps up a search for an airliner that plunged into the sea with all 189 aboard feared dead, deploying underwater beacons to trace its black box recorders and uncover why an almost-new plane crashed minutes after take-off.
30 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Indonesia deploys divers, "pinger locators" in hunt for doomed plane's cockpit recorders
Indonesian divers resume a search for an airliner that crashed with 189 people on board, as "pinger locators" try to zero in on its cockpit recorders and uncover why an almost-new plane went down in the sea minutes after take-off.
30 October 2018, 08:26 AM
Indonesian jet flew erratically the day before it crashed
The Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed in Indonesia flew erratically during a flight the previous evening when it experienced a "technical problem", according to data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
30 October 2018, 07:53 AM
Distraught families recall JT610 passengers' last words
Twenty-six-year-old Kezia Saroinsong bows her head in grief while standing silently in front of the Halim Perdanakusumah Airport maintenance office in East Jakarta, waiting for the latest update on her brother, Hizkia Jorry Saroinsong, 23.
30 October 2018, 05:02 AM
Japanese princess marries commoner
Princess Ayako yesterday married commoner Kei Moriya at a traditional ceremony at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, to become the latest female royal to leave Japan's imperial family.
29 October 2018, 18:00 PM
21 dead in China mining accident
The death toll from a mining accident in east China rose to 21 yesterday after rescuers pulled two more bodies from the mine following a nine-day search, state media said.
29 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Japan, India agree to upgrade military ties
Japan and India yesterday agreed to upgrade diplomatic and military ties, with Tokyo also offering low-interest loans as the two countries seek closer ties to balance China's weight in the region.
29 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Over 2,200 cars found registered in name of former Pakistan judge
In an unusual development, more than 2,200 cars are found registered in the name of a former judge in Pakistan.
28 October 2018, 13:20 PM
SL crisis worsens
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament yesterday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime minister, deepening a sudden swell of political turmoil in the island nation.
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM