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
S Korea urges 'parallel' talks, sanctions
South Korea's new president launched international efforts to defuse tension over North Korea's weapons
12 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Indian EC to hold EVM challenge
The Election Commission yesterday said it will offer political parties an opportunity to prove that electronic voting
12 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Nepal signs up to China's plan
Nepal yesterday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65
12 May 2017, 18:00 PM
China, US seal trade deal as relationship warms
Beijing and Washington yesterday announced an agreement giving US beef, natural gas and certain financial services
12 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka rejects Chinese request for submarine visit: Sources
Sri Lanka rejects China's request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior government officials say as the Indian prime minister lands in the island nation.
12 May 2017, 04:43 AM
Duterte rails against corrupt police
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday launched another tirade against corrupt police who are the frontline troops in his
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Religious tension grips Myanmar
Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar's
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
ICJ stays ex-Indian naval officer's execution
In a major breakthrough in the Government of India's efforts to save former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
S Korea's Moon vows to address North Korea
South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in yesterday and vowed to immediately tackle the
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
11 children, several South Korean, die in bus crash in China
Eleven young children - five South Korean and six Chinese - are killed along with their driver when their bus crashes and bursts into flames in a tunnel in China's eastern Shandong province, the local government says.
9 May 2017, 13:12 PM
Car bomb hits Thailand's troubled south, injures 51
More than 50 people including children are injured when a car bomb explodes outside a supermarket in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police say, the largest attack for months on a civilian target there.
9 May 2017, 12:47 PM
Indonesia to disband radical Islamist group
Indonesia said yesterday it would disband the local branch of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, as concerns grow
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Corruption, North Korea ignite South Korea poll
South Korea's presidential hopefuls made a final push for votes yesterday, with the left-leaning candidate a clear
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM
World leaders react to Macron's win
"Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his big win today as the next President of France. I look very much forward
8 May 2017, 18:00 PM
China to tighten internet controls
China will further tighten its internet regulations with a pledge to strengthen controls over search engines and online
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
N Korea detains another US citizen
North Korea has detained another US citizen for committing "hostile acts", it said yesterday, its second arrest of an
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Five killed in latest Kashmir violence
Suspected militants launched an attack in Indian Kashmir killing three civilians and a policeman, the latest violence
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Pakistan claims 50 killed, Kabul disputes toll
Pakistan's military yesterday said it had killed more than 50 Afghan soldiers in a clash on a major border crossing
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Outrage as Kejriwal faces bribery allegation
Anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal's government in the Indian capital plunged into a crisis yesterday as a
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
200 students hospitalised
Nearly 200 school students were hospitalised yesterday after complaining of irritation in their eyes and throat following
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM