Put ties on right track

China wants to put its relationship with India on the "right track", President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM

N Korean ICBM on the move

South Korea yesterday said an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help it
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Taiwan appoints new premier

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen named a staunchly pro-independence city mayor as her new premier yesterday in a
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Eight killed in clashes with Pakistan militants

Eight people including four security personnel have been killed in three separate clashes with militants in southwest
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Pak rejects BRICS claims on militants

Pakistan yesterday rejected a statement by the five emerging-market BRICS powers that militant groups in Pakistan
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Cambodia charges opposition leader

A Cambodian court yesterday charged opposition leader Kem Sokha with treason and espionage over an alleged
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian senior journo Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru

Indian senior Kannada journalist and social activist Gauri Lankesh is shot dead by unidentified men at her residence in Bengaluru.
5 September 2017, 17:52 PM

Watch Live from Ukhia Rohingya shelter

Follow the fresh influx of Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar as our Star Live team member Priyo Yusuf is reporting Live over our Facebook page.
5 September 2017, 05:58 AM

Japanese princess to wed commoner

Japan's Princess Mako and her fiancé -- a commoner -- announced their engagement Sunday, a match which will cost
4 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Two rebels killed in Kashmir gun battle

Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed two suspected rebels in a gun battle yesterday, police said,
4 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Modi to discuss Rohingya issue on Myanmar trip

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Myanmar today and discuss the exodus of the Rohingya ethnic minority with Aung San
4 September 2017, 18:00 PM

BRICS opposes protectionism

China will give $80 million in funding for BRICS cooperation plans, Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday, while
4 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Dhaka concerned over North Korea nuclear tests

Bangladesh issues concern over the recent nuclear tests conducted by North Korea and cited the act citing as threat to regional peace and stability.
4 September 2017, 06:56 AM

India deplores NKorea's nuclear test

India deplores the latest nuclear test conducted by North Korea accusing Pyongyang of once again acting in violation of its international commitments.
3 September 2017, 15:46 PM

NKorea and its nuclear test: What next?

North Korea conducts the sixth nuclear test and declares itself in command of a working hydrogen bomb just hours after the explosion. Here are some key questions around the blast and the isolated state's nuclear programme.
3 September 2017, 15:08 PM

Buddhists, Hindus also flee Myanmar's sectarian clashes

Rakhine, Myanmar's poorest state, has become a crucible of religious hatred focused on the Rohingya, who are reviled and perceived as illegal immigrants in the Buddhist-majority country.
3 September 2017, 11:32 AM

NKorea nuclear test 'extremely regrettable': UN watchdog

North Korea's latest nuclear test is "extremely regrettable" and violates the international community's repeated demands, the head of the UN atomic watchdog says.
3 September 2017, 10:33 AM

Erdoğan accuses Myanmar of ‘genocide’ as thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Myanmar of "genocide" against the Rohingya Muslim minority, who have fled in the tens of thousands across the border into Bangladesh to escape ethnic violence.
2 September 2017, 08:21 AM

Food aid suspended as Myanmar state sinks deeper into violence

The World Food Programme has suspended food aid in Myanmar's violence-scorched Rakhine State, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates with a surging death toll and tens of thousands -- both Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Buddhists -- on the move.
2 September 2017, 07:56 AM

'Smart vest' turns stray dogs into Thailand's street guardians

An advertising agency in Thailand has developed a “smart vest” that potentially could turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok’s streets and alleyways.
2 September 2017, 07:03 AM