Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home, school
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Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
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Southeast Asia
Four dead, 15 injured in Thailand school shooting: deputy minister
7 August 2026, 11:40 AM
Asia
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
7 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Indian visa scam alert: High Commission warns applicants in Bangladesh
6 August 2026, 20:03 PM
South Asia
Pakistan restricts international media reporting outside main cities
6 August 2026, 17:30 PM
South Asia
India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
6 August 2026, 09:08 AM
India
Rukhsar Ahmed, rape accused in UK, wins Pakistan-occupied Kashmir election on bail
6 August 2026, 08:59 AM
South Asia
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
6 August 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
5 August 2026, 17:02 PM
Southeast Asia
Which Asian country consumes more oil?
Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63% of the Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.
11 February 2017, 06:41 AM
Japan's Abe heads for Trump summit
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed to Washington yesterday with a massive investment package for Donald
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Nepal extends deadline for war crimes probe
Nepal yesterday extended the mandates for two commissions tasked with probing crimes committed during the bloody
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Live cockroach pulled out from woman's skull
It's the stuff of nightmares -- a cockroach crawls up your nose in the middle of the night, burrows in and drives you
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Abducted Pak blogger breaks silence
A Pakistani activist abducted last month has broken his silence on his weeks-long disappearance, but is refusing to
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
China villages cheer Robin Hood-like hero in festival
Carrying the golden statue of a revered ancient general, villagers in eastern China dash wildly through waterlogged
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Nasheed to stand for polls
The exiled former leader of the Maldives yesterday announced he would return to run for election as president of the
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
No plan for travel ban on Pakistanis: US
The Trump administration has no plan to ban Pakistani citizens from travelling to the United States because Pakistan is providing the data they need to vet a visitor, US officials say.
9 February 2017, 06:43 AM
6 Red Cross staff killed, 2 missing in Afghanistan
Suspected Islamic State gunmen kill six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan, officials say.
9 February 2017, 05:29 AM
Tamil Nadu CM refuses to give way to successor
The chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state yesterday refused to give way to his anointed successor, threatening to
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Pope Francis speaks out on 'tortured' Rohingya
Pope Francis yesterday spoke out over the alleged maltreatment of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority, who he
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar rejects criticism
A Myanmar state commission probing allegations the military has killed, tortured and raped Rohingya Muslims
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM
20 dead in blast outside Supreme Court in Afghan capital
At least 20 people are killed in a bomb blast outside the Supreme Court in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, government officials say.
7 February 2017, 12:31 PM
Start-up fever grips young tech-savvy Indians
In the basement of a Bangalore building, hundreds of young Indians sit in neat rows of desks typing furiously, all dreaming of becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.
7 February 2017, 05:17 AM
China welcomes Mattis' emphasis
China yesterday welcomed US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' suggestion that diplomacy should be the priority in the South China Sea, and
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
18 killed in massage parlour fire in China
Police detain one person in connection with a fire at a foot massage parlour in China that kills at least 18 people and injures another 18, media says.
6 February 2017, 12:17 PM
Asia's stability at stake
China yesterday warned the US it was risking instability in Asia after President Donald Trump's new defence secretary vowed to back Japan in any military clash with Beijing over a disputed island chain.
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Hundreds 'likely killed' in Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar's four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN says in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state.
3 February 2017, 10:41 AM
92,000 people displaced in Myanmar since Oct: UN
At least 92,000 people have been displaced since the last October attacks on police posts in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, a UN spokesman says.
3 February 2017, 09:41 AM
China tests missile with 10 nuke warheads
China has reportedly tested a new version of a missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, signalling a major
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM