Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home, school
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Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
7 August 2026, 20:48 PM
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
Singapore plane catches fire on runway
A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan catches fire shortly after making an emergency landing.
27 June 2016, 04:38 AM
Iraq's Fallujah 'fully cleared of IS'
Elite Iraqi forces retook the Islamic State group's last bastion in Fallujah, securing full control of the city after a month-long operation, a spokesman says.
26 June 2016, 09:50 AM
Buddhists ransack mosque in Myanmar
Scores of Buddhists ransacked a mosque in central Myanmar forcing Muslims to seek refuge in a police station
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Tornado kills 98 in eastern China
Survivors scrabbled through the rubble of their homes yesterday after hurricane-force winds and a tornado left at least
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
China blow to India NSG hopes
India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has suffered a setback following Chinese opposition. The
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Pound, Asia markets collapse as Britain quits EU
The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and there was pandemonium on currency, equity and oil markets as Britain voted to leave the European Union, fuelling a wave of global uncertainty.
24 June 2016, 07:07 AM
Rescuers search rubble in China after tornado kills 98
Rescuers in eastern China search for survivors of a tornado and hailstorm that killed at least 98 people as it swept over a city's outskirts, destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs.
24 June 2016, 06:43 AM
Pakistan mourns slain Sufi singer
Thousands of Pakistanis yesterday thronged the streets of Karachi to attend the funeral of one of the country's best known Sufi
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Make fair assessment of India's NSG application
As India makes a strong bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Prime Minister Narendra Modi
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Tornado, hail storms kill at least 51 in China
Tornado and hail storms kills at least 51 people in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, state media says.
23 June 2016, 13:58 PM
Lightning kills at least 93 in India
At least 93 people have been struck by lightning and killed in India over the past two days, disaster management
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
US support may bring us close to China: Pak NSA
Pakistan's National Security Adviser Nasser Janjua has alleged that America's efforts to include India in the Nuclear
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
India launches 20 satellites in single mission
India successfully launches 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space programme.
22 June 2016, 11:52 AM
24 dead, 26 missing in Indonesian floods, landslides
Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia kills 24 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said on Sunday (June 19), with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes.
19 June 2016, 08:51 AM
Man hurls explosives inside china airport; 4 injured
A man hurled a bottle containing home-made explosives inside the main international airport in China's commercial hub of Shanghai yesterday, injuring four people before attempting to kill himself, authorities said.
12 June 2016, 18:00 PM
More talks needed to build consensus
China yesterday said that more talks were needed to build a consensus on which countries can join the main group controlling access to sensitive nuclear technology, after a push by the United States to include India.
12 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Defying China, India set to export BrahMos to Vietnam
India has stepped up efforts to sell an advanced cruise missile system to Vietnam and has at least 15 more markets in its sights, a push experts say reflects concerns in New Delhi about China's growing military assertiveness.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Iraq suicide attacks kill 18
Two suicide bomb attacks near the entrance of a military base north of Baghdad and by a market in the Iraqi capital killed at least 18 people, police say.
9 June 2016, 10:33 AM
Bangladeshi imprisoned 10yrs for trafficking in Malaysia
A Malaysian court sentences a Bangladeshi national to 10 years, finding him guilty of trafficking three fellows through Andaman Sea of Songkhla province of Thailand between 2014 and 2015.
9 June 2016, 09:49 AM
Thai king marks 70 years on the throne
Queen Elizabeth of Britain and US President Barack Obama have sent congratulations to King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the occasion of his 70th anniversary of accession to the throne.
9 June 2016, 06:21 AM