Landslides in eastern China kill 13
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N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
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Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
31 August 2026
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Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Free transport for 8.5 lakh women in Delhi
Almost a million women will enjoy free public transport as part of an attempt to make the Indian capital safer, New Delhi’s government
3 June 2019
Purged no more
A senior North Korean official appeared at an arts performance with the country’s top brass, official media reported yesterday, just three
3 June 2019
Prosecute top EU officials
Top European Union and member states’ officials should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity over the drownings of thousands
3 June 2019
India’s NSA Ajit Doval gets extension, given cabinet rank
Ajit Doval has been granted cabinet status and five more years as the National Security Adviser (NSA). “He has been given cabinet rank in
3 June 2019
Sri Lanka Muslim ministers resign en masse after protests
Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers resigned en masse yesterday over widespread hate attacks against their community in the wake of the
3 June 2019
‘Repent’ for Tiananmen
China must “sincerely repent” for the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square three
3 June 2019
OIC for filing case against Rakhine’s human rights violation
The OIC Islamic Summit Conference has called for launching the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against Rohingya at the International Court of Justice on behalf of the organisation.
3 June 2019
4 rescued, 8 still missing on avalanche-hit Indian peak
Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, Indian authorities said yesterday, as a frantic
2 June 2019
India heatwave heat pass 50 degree Celsius
Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water
2 June 2019
Breast cancer drug found to boost survival rates by 30%
A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of younger women with the most common type of breast cancer, researchers said
2 June 2019
Abe to meet Khamenei to mediate with US: report
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later this month with Tokyo hoping to
2 June 2019
Suspended top cop blames Sirisena
Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the
2 June 2019
China won’t be bullied by US
China’s defense minister yesterday issued a stern rebuke to the United States amid the ongoing trade war and tension over the South
2 June 2019
Twitter apologises for blocked China accounts ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Twitter Inc has apologised for suspending accounts critical of Chinese government policy days ahead of the 30th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, after an outcry among users.
2 June 2019
China must end threatening behaviour to neighbours
The United States warned China yesterday against threatening its neighbours’ sovereignty and said Washington is investing in new military technology to defend its Asian allies.
1 June 2019
Huawei Mate 20 Pro back in Google's Android Q beta programme
Google reinstates Huawei Mate 20 Pro as one of the devices eligible for its Android Q Beta programme.
1 June 2019
Modi's first cabinet meet today
The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Lok Sabha elections will take place in Delhi today.
31 May 2019
‘Naked economic terrorism’
China yesterday accused the United States of “naked economic terrorism” as Beijing ramps up the rhetoric in their trade war.
30 May 2019
PM places five ideas to make better Asia
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts forward five ideas to make a better Asia and says Bangladesh wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis through dialogues which is a lesson for the world to overcome chaos in a peaceful manner.
30 May 2019
Tokyo stands by Bangladesh over Rohingya repatriation issue
Japan extends its full support to Bangladesh’s call for safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland as the two countries came up with a joint press statement following talks between Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina and her counterpart Shizo Abe.
29 May 2019