Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
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Natural Disaster
I watched my village disappear in an instant
11 HOUR(s)
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South Asia
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
28 August 2026
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South Asia
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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Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
27 August 2026
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South Asia
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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South Asia
Nepal PM allowed to wear sunglasses in parliament
26 August 2026
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South Asia
10 killed, scores missing
Rescuers yesterday pulled out two more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in eastern India, taking the death toll to 10,
30 December 2016
CBI arrests Trinamool MP Tapas Pal in chit fund case
Actor Tapas Paul, a lawmaker of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, has been arrested in Kolkata by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a chit fund scam.
30 December 2016
CBI arrests Trinamool MP Tapas Pal in chit fund case
Actor Tapas Paul, a lawmaker of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, has been arrested in Kolkata by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a chit fund scam.
30 December 2016
CBI arrests Trinamool MP Tapas Pal in chit fund case
Actor Tapas Paul, a lawmaker of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, has been arrested in Kolkata by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a chit fund scam.
30 December 2016
9 killed, many trapped in Indian coal mine collapse
At least nine Indian miners are killed and nearly two dozen trapped when mine waste collapses at a coalfield run by state-owned Coal India Limited.
30 December 2016
Twin bombings in Philippine wound 39
At least 39 people have been injured in two separate bomb attacks in the Philippines, authorities said yesterday.
29 December 2016
Rohingya crisis: Nobel laureates, global leaders write open letter to UNSC
Twenty-three Nobel laureates and global leaders urge the UN Security Council members to urgently put the Rohingya issue on its agenda and call upon the UN secretary-general to visit Myanmar as a priority.
29 December 2016
Kashmir newspaper returns after ban
Local English daily Kashmir Reader hit the stands yesterday after it was banned by the Jammu and Kashmir government for nearly three
28 December 2016
Local made alcohol kills 34 in Pakistan
Pakistani police yesterday caught three men accused of preparing home-made liquor mixed with aftershave that killed 34 people
28 December 2016
Indian plane skids off runway, 15 hurt
An Indian plane carrying 161 passengers and crew skidded off the runway at Goa airport early yesterday, injuring 15 people. The Indian
27 December 2016
China's aircraft carrier enters South China Sea
Taiwan said yesterday it was closely monitoring the movements of China's sole aircraft carrier and five other
26 December 2016
Indian train e-ticketing proposed for Bangladeshis
Bangladesh can become the first South Asian neighbour to get Indian Railways' online train ticket booking facilities if the Indian Home Ministry clears the plan.
26 December 2016
Indian Ken-Betwa river-linking project gets wildlife clearance
The “last” hurdle for India’s ambitious Ken-Betwa river-linking project is cleared with the wildlife board giving its green signal, the Indian government announces.
26 December 2016
China aircraft carrier to lead Pacific drills
China's first aircraft carrier will carry out drills in the Western Pacific, in what the navy called part of routine exercises,
25 December 2016
Modi greets Nawaz Sharif on his birthday
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday, notwithstanding the extremely strained ties between the two countries.
25 December 2016
Rohingya man’s headless body found after speaking to media in Myanmar
The headless body of a Rohingya Muslim villager is found days after he spoke to reporters on a rare government-guided media tour of restive northern Rakhine State in Myanmar.
24 December 2016
Nepal's national unity under attack
Nepal's former king has warned that national unity is under attack, making a rare public statement after protests sparked by
22 December 2016
Kashmir struggles to cope with tide of trauma
In a consultation room in a Kashmiri hospital, Parvaiz Ahmed struggles to find the words to describe how his interrogation at
22 December 2016
UN nuclear chief set for re-election
The UN nuclear watchdog's chief, Yukiya Amano, will secure a third term in office since his most likely challenger has
21 December 2016
Indonesia police kill three IS-linked militants
Indonesian police have foiled plans by an IS-linked group for a Christmas-time suicide bombing after killing three
21 December 2016