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Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
29 August 2026
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Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge
29 August 2026
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Asia
Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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India successfully launches 36 OneWeb satellites
India entered the lucrative and burgeoning world of commercial launch of satellites with the country’s space research organisation, successfully placing 36 satellites of the UK-based communication firm OneWeb in the designated orbit.
23 October 2022
"World needs China": Xi after securing historic third term
Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China's leader on Sunday and promoted some of his closest Communist Party allies, cementing his position as the nation's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
23 October 2022
Questions swirl as Hu Jintao escorted out of Great Hall
Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in a dramatic moment that disrupted the highly choreographed event.
22 October 2022
What you need to know
China’s Communist Party wrapped up its twice-a-decade congress on Saturday, approving amendments cementing Xi Jinping’s iron grip on the party and revealing a new Central Committee missing two key officials lacking close ties to the leader.
22 October 2022
China communist party’s congress: Xi solidifies control
Chinese President Xi Jinping was all set for a historic third term in power as the Communist Party’s Congress ended yesterday, but the dramatic removal of his predecessor from the event stole the headlines.
22 October 2022
FAFT blacklists Myanmar
Myanmar was added on Friday to a global financial blacklist while Russia was sidelined by the international money-laundering watchdog FATF.
22 October 2022
Japan, Australia ink security pact
Australia and Japan agreed to share sensitive intelligence and deepen defence cooperation yesterday, signing a security pact to counter China’s military rise.
22 October 2022
Imran Khan challenges disqualification verdict against him
PTI chief Imran Khan filed a plea in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today (October 22, 2022), challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to disqualify him over what the electoral watchdog cited as his failure to properly account for monetary proceeds from the sale of Toshakhana gifts while he was the prime minister.
22 October 2022
14 killed, 40 hurt in Madhya Pradesh bus accident
At least 14 people have been killed and 40 injured when a bus rammed into a trolley-truck in central Indian state Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district last night (October 21, 2022).
22 October 2022
Myanmar blacklisted by money-laundering watchdog
Myanmar was added on Friday to a global financial blacklist while Russia was sidelined by the international money-laundering watchdog FATF.
21 October 2022
Lanka votes to curb presidential powers
Sri Lanka’s parliament yesterday voted to curtail the powers of the president, a partial concession to the protest movement that forced the island nation’s former head-of-state into exile.
21 October 2022
Imran barred from polls for five years
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified yesterday from running for political office for five years, after the election commission ruled he misled officials about gifts he received from foreign leaders while in power.
21 October 2022
Pakistan taken off FATF ‘grey’ list
Pakistan has been removed from an international grey list that warrants increased surveillance for terrorism financing, the head of the international money laundering watchdog which makes the list said yesterday.
21 October 2022
Pakistan off "grey list" in global terror financing
Pakistan has been removed from an international grey list that warrants increased surveillance for terrorism financing, the head of the international money laundering watchdog which makes the list said on Friday.
21 October 2022
Sri Lanka trims presidential powers via constitutional amendment
Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday passed a constitutional amendment aimed at trimming presidential powers, beefing up anti-corruption safeguards and helping to find a way out of the country's worst financial crisis since independence.
21 October 2022
Pakistan EC bars ex-PM Imran Khan from holding public office
Pakistan's Election Commission disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday from holding public office after its tribunal found him guilty of unlawfully selling state gifts given by foreign dignitaries and heads of state, a lawyer for Khan said.
21 October 2022
Indian Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh
An Indian Army helicopter, carrying army personnel, crashed at Migging in West Siang district of north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh today, a defence official said.
21 October 2022
Dengue patient dies after India hospital “administers fruit juice instead of platelets”
A dengue patient was allegedly administered fruit juice instead of blood platelets at a private hospital leading to his death later in Prayagraj (former Allahabad) in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, police said.
21 October 2022
Sri Lanka top court shoots down ‘de-radicalisation’ bill
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court blocked the country’s parliament from approving a bill that would have allowed the state to arbitrarily detain suspects for up to two years for “de-radicalisation”, MPs were told yesterday.
20 October 2022
Modi promises 1m govt jobs as elections loom
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office said yesterday he would launch a drive this weekend to give government jobs to 1 million people, starting with 75,000 immediate appointments, as he tries to tackle criticism of widespread unemployment.
20 October 2022