Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
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I watched my village disappear in an instant
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Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
28 August 2026
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New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
27 August 2026
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South Asia
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
27 August 2026
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Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
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Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
27 August 2026
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Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
27 August 2026
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South Asia
98 dead, hundreds missing as deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border
26 August 2026
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Nepal PM allowed to wear sunglasses in parliament
26 August 2026
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Pak raids hideout of militants
Pakistani counter-terrorism police raided a militant hideout and killed six suspected members of a Taliban faction that has launched a new campaign of violence against the government, police said yesterday.
16 February 2017
Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine claimed by IS kills 72
At least 72 people are killed and dozens more wounded as a suicide bomber attacks a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan, police say.
16 February 2017
Fourth suicide bomber strikes Pakistan in one day
A series of suicide attacks kill six in Pakistan, unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple blasts this week.
15 February 2017
India puts record 104 satellites into orbit
India successfully puts a record 104 satellites from a single rocket into orbit in the latest triumph for its famously frugal space agency.
15 February 2017
India to launch 104 satellites in record mission
India hopes to make history by launching a record 104 satellites from a single rocket as its famously frugal space agency looks to zoom ahead in the commercial space race.
14 February 2017
Myanmar govt to probe police action
Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims, the government has
13 February 2017
Blast kills 10 in Pakistan's Lahore
At least 10 people are killed and as many as 30 are injured when a bomb explodes outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, Pakistan.
13 February 2017
Islamabad HC bars Valentine's Day celebration in public spaces
Islamabad High Court (IHC) prohibits the celebration of Valentine's Day in public spaces and government offices across the country 'with immediate effect'.
13 February 2017
Myanmar to probe police over allegations of crimes against Rohingya
Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims.
13 February 2017
8 killed in Indian Kashmir gunbattle
Eight people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday after a gunbattle broke out between suspected
12 February 2017
End goal of Turkish ops is to capture of Raqqa
President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria was not just to retake the city
12 February 2017
Kailash Satyarthi's stolen Nobel replica recovered
The high-profile case of theft at Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's residence in India has been solved with the recovery of the replica of the Nobel Peace Prize and other stolen valuables, reports The Time of India.
12 February 2017
Trump: Washington '100%' behind Tokyo after NKorea missile launch
President Donald Trump assures Japan it has the full support of the United States following a North Korean ballistic missile launch.
12 February 2017
Test for Modi as UP votes
Millions of voters in India's most populous state cast their ballots yesterday in a contest seen as a key test for Narendra Modi halfway through his first term as prime minister.
11 February 2017
Indian IT companies worried over Trump's new visa plans
As the United States looks at tightening visa rules for skilled foreign workers, concerns are mounting that India's software industry will take a hit.
11 February 2017
Which Asian country consumes more oil?
Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63% of the Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.
11 February 2017
Malaysia ship arrives in Myanmar port
A small group of protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia when it docked in Myanmar yesterday carrying aid bound
9 February 2017
Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Prize replica stolen
Indian social activist Kailash Satyarthi's house in south Delhi has been burgled and his Nobel prize replica is among the objects that have been stolen, the country’s police said on Tuesday.
7 February 2017
Start-up fever grips young tech-savvy Indians
In the basement of a Bangalore building, hundreds of young Indians sit in neat rows of desks typing furiously, all dreaming of becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.
7 February 2017
Afghan diplomat shot dead at Karachi consulate
An Afghan diplomat is shot dead by a guard at the Afghan consulate in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi in a personal dispute, officials say.
6 February 2017