Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire
AFP, Hong Kong
20 April 2026, 09:53 AM China
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
Reuters
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM Southeast Asia
Fire at India firecracker factory kills 20
AFP, New Delhi
19 April 2026, 22:41 PM India
Myanmar cuts Suu Kyi’s jail term
Reuters
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM Asia
China intensifies Iran diplomacy
Reuters, Beijing
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM China

Adani Power refutes reports of costly power supply to Bangladesh

Adani Power has refuted reports in the Bangladeshi media that say that the company is supplying costly power to India's neighbouring country, CNBC TV 18 reports
30 August 2024, 06:01 AM

Typhoon Shanshan churns up Japan, up to six dead

Typhoon Shanshan dumped record rains Friday as it slowly churned up through Japan, triggering transport havoc and widespread warnings of landslides with up to six people killed.
30 August 2024, 03:37 AM

2-ex editors found guilty of sedition in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition yesterday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Monsoon floods in India's Gujarat kill at least 28

Intense monsoon rains and floods in India's Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said
29 August 2024, 04:31 AM

India rape protests spiral into political street clashes

Thousands of protesters clashed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata yesterday, where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals.
28 August 2024, 18:00 PM

China says ‘willing to engage’ with UN rights body on Xinjiang

China said Wednesday it was “willing to engage” with the UN Human Rights Office over its northwestern region of Xinjiang but rejected efforts to “smear” its policies there.
28 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Clashes erupt across West Bengal amid BJP’s 12hr strike

Day-to-day life was partially affected in India's West Bengal today during a 12-hour shutdown called by BJP protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat yesterday
28 August 2024, 07:27 AM

India for swift end to Ukraine war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he supports a swift end to the grinding conflict in Ukraine after visiting the war-hit country.
27 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan hunts separatist militants who killed dozens

Pakistani forces hunted separatist militants Tuesday who killed dozens when they pulled passengers off buses, blew up a bridge and stormed a hotel a day earlier.
27 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Experts sound alarm on new Rohingya crackdown in Myanmar

The persecuted and stateless Rohingya minority is caught in a new violent crackdown in Myanmar, with children among those killed, two reports from influential expert groups warned today.
27 August 2024, 09:49 AM

Vietnam to have new president in October: state media

Vietnam's national assembly will elect the country's new president in October, state media said today, the latest top-level change during an unusually turbulent period for the communist state.
27 August 2024, 05:21 AM

Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty, lawyer says

Malaysia has charged opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin with sedition for allegedly insulting the country's former king, his lawyer said on Tuesday
27 August 2024, 04:12 AM

Southwest Pakistan: Over 70 killed in militant attacks

At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said yesterday.
26 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Water release from Farakka no cause of concern for Bangladesh: India

Experts here say all barrage gates usually kept open during monsoon
26 August 2024, 16:56 PM

BJP slams Kangana for linking India's farmers' protest to Bangladesh unrest

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today pulled up its lawmaker and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut over her remarks linking farmers' protest to the unrest in Bangladesh
26 August 2024, 12:32 PM

Flash floods in Thailand after heavy rain kill 22 people

Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said today, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week.
26 August 2024, 08:34 AM

Gunmen kill 22 on Pakistan highway

Separatist gunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan today in an attack that singled out ethnic Punjabis, government officials said.
26 August 2024, 08:30 AM

China, Philippines clash in disputed waters

The Philippines and China clashed in disputed waters of the South China Sea yesterday over what Manila said was a resupply mission for fishermen, the latest in a series of sea and air confrontations in the strategic waterway.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM

34 dead in two Pakistan bus accidents: rescue officials

At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan today, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue officials said.
25 August 2024, 08:52 AM

CBI raids RG Kar ex-principal's Kolkata house in graft probe

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today searched the residences of RG Kar Medical College's former principal Sandip Ghosh and 14 others over alleged financial irregularities.
25 August 2024, 06:25 AM