ICJ genocide case 'flawed and unfounded': Myanmar govt
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Asia
Myanmar made lives of the Rohingyas a nightmare
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Myanmar pro-military party claims Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll
12 January 2026, 13:58 PM
Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4
12 January 2026, 02:46 AM
Japan PM mulling snap election in coming weeks: reports
11 January 2026, 02:08 AM
Bangabandhu’s autobiography translated to Korean
2 July 2021, 08:18 AM
Asia
Japan minister says necessary to 'wake up' to protect Taiwan
29 June 2021, 02:49 AM
Japan
Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Asia
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport: media
28 June 2021, 11:36 AM
China
China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam
28 June 2021, 08:40 AM
China
Pakistan Supreme Court rules ousted PM Sharif cannot lead his party
Pakistan's Supreme Court orders that ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif be removed as head of the political party he founded, six months after the court removed him as premier.
21 February 2018, 15:54 PM
China flexes its muscles
Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the
20 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Tokyo to build world’s tallest timber tower
Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry is set to build the world's tallest wooden skyscraper to mark its 350th anniversary in 2041.
20 February 2018, 07:29 AM
18 killed in explosion at Indian wedding
Rescuers yesterday discovered nine more bodies beneath the ruins of a Indian hotel, bringing the known death toll from an explosion
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Malaysia apologises for barking rooster
Malaysia has apologised after a government ad in Chinese-language newspapers featuring a picture of a barking rooster to mark the
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Pak to send transgenders as volunteers
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, transgenders will be part of a team of boy scouts being sent to Saudi Arabia to serve as
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Sacred monastery hit by fire in Lhasa
Streets around Lhasa's fire-hit Jokhang temple, one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, were reopened to pilgrims yesterday
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Three arrested over Indian bank fraud
Indian investigators have arrested three people who allegedly helped a billionaire jeweller obtain fake documents for overseas loans in
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM
'Too early' for North Korea summit: Moon
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in yesterday said it was too early to think about a summit with North Korea despite the Olympic-
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM
India, Iran to step up cooperation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday agreed to step up efforts to bring stability to war-
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Four death sentences for Pak child killer
A Pakistani court yesterday handed four death sentences to a man charged with raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, in a case that
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Japan scientist uses egg white for clean energy
A Japanese scientist says his team has cracked open a method to improve the production of carbon-free energy -- by using proteins taken from egg white.
17 February 2018, 06:13 AM
Pak to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia
Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a "training and advise mission", the military said, three years after it decided against
16 February 2018, 18:00 PM
China confirms first case of H7N4 bird flu
China has confirmed the first human case of H7N4 bird flu, prompting Hong Kong to issue a health warning for those travelling to the
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
US, Japan agree to keep up pressure on Pyongyang
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed to keep up pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
China slams India PM trip to disputed region
China yesterday expressed anger over a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the remote Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh,
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Australia bans sex between govt ministers and staff
Australia's prime minister imposed a formal ban on sex between ministers and their staff on Thursday after his deputy made "a
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Rights groups slam Nepal for failure
Rights groups have criticised Nepal for failing to prosecute wartime rights abuses, saying the government appeared more interested in
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Maldives tries to fight off travel alerts
Tourists have been cancelling hundreds of hotel bookings in Maldives every day since the imposition of a state of emergency last week,
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Taliban kill 4 paramilitary cops in Quetta
Pakistani Taliban militants yesterday shot dead four paramilitary policemen in Pakistan's western city of Quetta, where last month seven
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM