Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Asia
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
31 August 2026
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Asia
Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
30 August 2026
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World
Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
29 August 2026
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World
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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Asia
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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South Asia
Lanka ex-leader leaves Singapore
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday left Singapore where he had taken refuge following his escape from protesters at home, after he
11 August 2022
China threat remains
China’s threat of force is undiminished, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday, even though Beijing’s largest ever military drills around the island seemed to be scaling down.
11 August 2022
Militants attack Indian army post in Kashmir
Militants attacked an Indian army post in the disputed Kashmir region yesterday, killing three soldiers, while two attackers died in the shootout that came amid heightened security ahead of India’s independence day celebrations.
11 August 2022
Delhi sees Covid spike
New Delhi will enforce a mask mandate again after Covid-19 infections rose in the past fortnight, a government order showed yesterday, though
11 August 2022
Ex-Sri Lankan president Gotabaya arrives at Thailand for "temporary stay"
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests.
11 August 2022
China tops US in scientific research output, high impact studies: Report
China has surpassed the US to become the global leader in both scientific research output and “high impact” studies, according to a report published by Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTP).
11 August 2022
Gotabaya leaves Singapore for Thailand after visit pass expires
Former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left Singapore, after his short-term visit pass expired on Thursday (Aug 11).
11 August 2022
Taiwan rejects “one country, two systems” model proposed by Beijing
Taiwan rejects the “one country, two systems” model proposed by Beijing in a white paper published this week, the self-ruled island's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
11 August 2022
Sri Lanka: Ousted leader to seek haven in Thailand
Sri Lanka’s ousted leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa is seeking a new safe haven in Thailand as his Singapore visa runs out, a source and the Thai foreign ministry said yesterday.
10 August 2022
Ex-Pak PM’s aide, TV channel face sedition charges
A close aide to Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and a local media house will face sedition charges, accused of inciting mutiny in the powerful military, the country’s interior minister said yesterday.
10 August 2022
China will ‘not renounce the use of force’
China yesterday vowed zero tolerance for “separatist activities” in Taiwan and reaffirmed that it would take the self-ruled island by force if necessary.
10 August 2022
Sri Lanka proposes constitutional amendment to clip presidential powers
Sri Lanka’s justice minister submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to Parliament on Wednesday that would clip the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters calling for political reforms and solutions to the country’s worst economic crisis.
10 August 2022
Prophet remarks: Indian SC extends Nupur Sharma's interim protection
India’s Supreme Court today extended the interim protection to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma from coercive action till the probe into her controversial remarks about Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is concluded by the Delhi Police.
10 August 2022
Indian companies swap dollar for Asian currencies to import Russian coal
Indian companies are using Asian currencies more often to pay for Russian coal imports, according to customs documents and industry sources, avoiding the US dollar and cutting the risk of breaching Western sanctions against Moscow.
10 August 2022
BJP pushed out of power in India’s Bihar
The Bharatiya Janata Party was today pushed out of power in the key eastern Indian state of Bihar when its five-year-old ally Janata Dal (United) led by chief minister Nitish Kumar parted ways and joined hands with anti-BJP forces Lalu Prasad Yadav-headed Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress.
10 August 2022
Ousted Sri Lankan president Gotabaya expected to leave Singapore for Thailand
Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday (Aug 11), seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.
10 August 2022
4 soldiers killed in Pakistan suicide bomb attack
A suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold in northwestern Pakistan, killing four soldiers, officials said Tuesday.
9 August 2022
“6 fallacies of US on Nancy Pelosi’s visit to China’s Taiwan”
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi recently made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region in disregard of China’s strong opposition and serious representations.
9 August 2022
At least 9 dead in heavy rain in South Korea’s capital region
Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning Seoul’s streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations. At least nine people were killed — some drowning in their homes — and six others were missing, with more rain forecast, officials said Tuesday.
9 August 2022
Taiwan conducts military drills, says China seeks control of seas
Taiwan’s foreign minister said Tuesday that China aims to control the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, describing a greater ambition to upend the Asia-Pacific status quo and prevent nations from aiding the self-governing island.
9 August 2022