More than 20 Thai senators accused of election fraud
15 September 2026
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Asia
Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
12 September 2026
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Asia
Philippine ferry fire death toll jumps to 76: coast guard
12 September 2026
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Asia
Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
11 September 2026
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World
Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Asia
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Nepal to strap Everest climbers with GPS
Some climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest during the upcoming spring climbing season will be strapped with a
20 March 2017
Pakistan passes landmark Hindu marriage bill
The president of mainly Muslim Pakistan has signed into law a bill allowing the Hindu minority to register their
20 March 2017
Indian authorities seize Zakir Naik’s assets worth Rs 18cr
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attaches assets worth Rs 18.37 crore of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an NGO based at Dongri in south Mumbai, in the Zakir Naik money laundering case.
20 March 2017
India hunts hidden cash
Mansions owned by maids, gardeners and drivers until now have aroused little suspicion in India, where the wealthy
19 March 2017
Saffron nation?
A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in yesterday to lead India's most populous state, sealing what appears to
19 March 2017
Chinese firms offer pollution solutions with bottled air, hat filters
Even as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledges to ensure that blue skies never become a luxury, a state-backed firm is doing brisk business selling 48 yuan ($6.95) cans of fresh air bottled in a forest in western China.
19 March 2017
Thousands of saker falcons die from electrocution in Mongolia
Due to inefficient solutions in power lines, over 4000 saker falcons worth Mongolian Tugrik 64 billion ($26 million) die annually in Mongolia. This number increases by two times in some years.
19 March 2017
Remittances: From America with love
Out of the top five countries that received the most remittances from the US, four are from Asia, according to the latest World Bank data.
18 March 2017
Japan court: Govt liable for Fukushima disaster
A Japanese court yesterday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and
17 March 2017
China, Pakistan to jointly build missiles, aircraft
Beijing was furious with India last year for launching Agni V, but now it plans to build ballistic, cruise, anti-aircraft and anti-ship
17 March 2017
US promises new North Korea plan
The United States yesterday vowed a fresh strategy to counter the North Korean nuclear threat, admitting that all previous efforts had failed.
16 March 2017
River recognised as 'legal person'
A New Zealand river revered by Maori has been recognised by parliament as a "legal person", in a move believed to be a world first.
16 March 2017
Dozens more killed
Raging battles on Myanmar's border with China have claimed dozens more lives, military and official sources said
15 March 2017
'My wife deserves a medal'
The professor who became an incidental internet sensation when his family crashed a live television interview says his wife
15 March 2017
Top US envoy begins first Asia tour
Washington's top diplomat arrived in Tokyo yesterday to kick off a first tour of Asian capitals under the shadow of
15 March 2017
Kim Jong-Nam's identity confirmed
Malaysia used a DNA sample from one of Kim Jong-Nam's children to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-
15 March 2017
Irish woman killed in Goa: police
Indian police yesterday said they had launched a murder investigation after a young Irish woman was found dead in the
15 March 2017
Pakistan launches first census in 19 yrs
Pakistan yesterday launched its first census in nearly two decades, with security high as thousands of enumerators
15 March 2017
Manipur gets BJP CM
Ending 15 years of Congress rule in Manipur, BJP leader Nongthombam Biren Singh was sworn in as the state's chief
15 March 2017
Girl, 3 militants killed during Kashmir firefight
A seven-year-old girl and three militants were killed in a shootout with government forces in Indian-administered
15 March 2017