Inside the human tragedy of Nepal’s flood
Star Report
9 HOUR(s) South Asia
I watched my village disappear in an instant
The Kathmandu Post
28 August 2026 South Asia
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
Agencies
28 August 2026 South Asia
New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
The Kathmandu Post
27 August 2026 South Asia
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
Reuters, Kathmandu
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
AFP, Kathmandu, Nepal
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
AFP, Nuwakot, Nepal
27 August 2026 South Asia

India's beloved tiger Machli dies, aged 20

India's most famous tiger, photographed by thousands of tourists over the years at a popular northern wildlife park, died
18 August 2016

Pakistan military kills 11 militants

Pakistan's military said yesterday it had killed at least 11 militants in air strikes in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border
18 August 2016

Top N Korea envoy defects to S Korea

South Korea yesterday said that North Korea's deputy ambassador to Britain had defected to Seoul, in a rare and major
17 August 2016

Action if agencies take money for jobs in Malaysia: Minister

Legal action will be taken against the recruiting agencies which took money from people in the name of giving jobs in Malaysia as the country is yet to open its doors for foreign workers, the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister says.
17 August 2016

33 people killed in Nepal bus crash

An overcrowded bus veered off a mountain highway in Nepal yesterday, killing at least 33 people and injuring 28 others in one of the
15 August 2016

Modi, in address, chides Pakistan and urges Indian unity

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took aim at supporters of "terrorism" in his Independence Day speech on Monday, ratcheting up criticism of Pakistan while avoiding direct mention of month-long protests in Indian-ruled Kashmir.
15 August 2016

Pakistan passes controversial cyber-crime law

Pakistan has adopted a much-criticised cyber security law that grants sweeping powers to regulators to block private information they deem illegal. The National Assembly approves the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 after the Senate had unanimously adopted it last month.
13 August 2016

Pakistan alerts India over Taliban attacks

Pakistan's top counter-terrorism agency has issued two alerts, warning about possible terror attacks by two Taliban suicide bombers at
12 August 2016

India summons Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit

India has summoned Pakistan envoy and issued a strong demarche over Pakistan's continued support to cross-border terrorism in Kashmir, which has fuelled unrest in the Kashmir Valley.
9 August 2016

Indian ministry issues notice to Zakir Naik’s foundation

Indian home ministry issues an inspection notice to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation for alleged Foreign Contribution Regulation Act violations.
9 August 2016

26/11 case: Pak asks India to send witnesses

Pakistan has directed a top official to follow up with India the matter of sending 24 witnesses of the Mumbai attack case to Pakistan to
8 August 2016

Seven killed in Nepal chopper crash

A helicopter crashed into a hillside in Nepal yesterday, killing all seven people on board including a baby, officials said. The Kathmandu-
8 August 2016

Two BSF jawans, rebel killed in Kashmir

Two border guards and a suspected rebel were killed yesterday in a gunbattle in Indian-administered Kashmir, the Indian army said. The
8 August 2016

70 killed in Pakistan hospital blast

A bomb blast has killed 70 people at a hospital in the city of Quetta in south-west Pakistan, officials say. Dozens of people are injured in the attack, which happened at the entrance to the emergency department where the body of a prominent lawyer shot dead earlier on Monday was being brought.
8 August 2016

Building collapse traps 6 near Mumbai

Rescuers were yesterday searching for a family of six feared trapped in a building that collapsed and killed two people on the outskirts of
7 August 2016

Pak terror suspect captained Italy cricket team!

A Pakistani man expelled from Italy for allegedly plotting an attack in the name of the Islamic State (IS) group used to captain the
4 August 2016

Terrorism biggest threat to Saarc

Indian Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday used the Saarc platform to take on Pakistan over terrorism saying it posses the biggest challenge to peace the region.
4 August 2016

West rebukes Maldives over defamation bill

The Maldives yesterday brushed off warnings from Western governments that a new defamation bill risked undermining basic freedoms
1 August 2016

9 feared dead after building collapses in Pune

At least nine people who were helping construct a new building are feared killed after a part of the 13-storey building collapsed in Pune, reports NDTV.
29 July 2016

India Dalit couple killed over 22 cents debt

A couple from India's Dalit community are hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Uttar Pradesh state.
29 July 2016