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
US would show flexibility in talks
The recent nuclear deal with Iran showed that the United States can be flexible with a willing counterpart, including North Korea if it
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Cameron visits Southeast Asia
British Prime Minister David Cameron began a visit to Southeast Asia yesterday, looking to seal $1.2 billion in trade deals and push for
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM
US, Turkey to create ISIS-free zone in Syria
The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State jihadists from northern Syria, a senior US official said yesterday, as
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Afghanistan: Wedding shootout in Baghlan province 'kills 20 people'
At least 20 people have been killed and 10 wounded in a gunfight at a wedding party in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan
27 July 2015, 10:22 AM
China cops foil Spartan 'invasion'
Beijing police said Thursday they halted the march of dozens of semi-naked young foreigners dressed as Spartan warriors because the
24 July 2015, 18:00 PM
China's '300': When Spartans met the Beijing police
Half-naked models, dressed as Spartan warriors similar to the action-fantasy film "300" are subdued by Beijing police while taking part in a marketing stunt,
24 July 2015, 05:21 AM
Toshiba president, senior execs quit over $1.2 bn scandal
Toshiba president Hisao Tanaka and his predecessor Norio Sasaki resign over a $1.2 billion accounting scandal blamed on management's overzealous pursuit of profit that has battered one of Japan's best-known firms.
21 July 2015, 06:58 AM
Malaysia cops hunt 'culprits' who leaked documents
Malaysian police said yesterday a special task force set up to probe reported transfers involving a state investment fund to Prime
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Dog filmed steering motorcycle, owner faces hefty fine (video)
In Vietnam a man faces fine of up to $320 for allowing his dog steer his motorbike in an 'extremely dangerous' stunt, reports NDTV
12 July 2015, 15:02 PM
Air strike kills ISIS leader in Afghanistan
A senior Islamic State commander has been killed by an air strike in eastern Afghanistan, intelligence officials said yesterday, the fourth
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Typhoon swipes eastern China
Typhoon Chan-hom swiped eastern China yesterday, paralysing transport links and devastating farmland as authorities evacuated more
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Chinese journo freed after detention
A Chinese journalist detained for nine months after helping a German magazine report on democracy protests in Hong Kong has been released, she told AFP
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies at 112 in Japan
The world's oldest man, Japanese supercentenarian Sakari Momoi, has died in Tokyo at the age of 112.
7 July 2015, 04:59 AM
China factory collapse kills 12
Twelve people died after a shoe factory collapsed in eastern China, state media reported yesterday, with more than 40 escaping on their own or being rescued.
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
China 'trying to hack into everything'
Hillary Clinton accused China on Saturday of "trying to hack into everything that doesn't move in America" and stealing government information, in strongly
5 July 2015, 18:00 PM
6.4 quake kills 3 in China's Xinjiang
A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck China's far western region of Xinjiang yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, with three
3 July 2015, 18:00 PM
17 killed in Pakistan train plunge
At least 17 die in Pakistan after a train carrying hundreds of army personnel derails from a bridge and plunges into a canal.
3 July 2015, 11:04 AM
Khmer Rouge leaders begin appeal hearings
Two former Khmer Rouge leaders yesterday began appeal hearings against landmark convictions for crimes against humanity last year
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Pilot shut off wrong engine: probe report
The pilot flying a TransAsia Airways (6702.TW) ATR mistakenly switched off the plane's only working engine seconds before it crashed in February, killing 43
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Ferry tragedy kills 38 in Philippines
A ferry loaded with nearly 200 people capsized off a central Philippine port on yesterday, officials said, killing at least 38 people in the
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM