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
Nepal extends deadline for war crimes probe
Nepal yesterday extended the mandates for two commissions tasked with probing crimes committed during the bloody
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Live cockroach pulled out from woman's skull
It's the stuff of nightmares -- a cockroach crawls up your nose in the middle of the night, burrows in and drives you
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Abducted Pak blogger breaks silence
A Pakistani activist abducted last month has broken his silence on his weeks-long disappearance, but is refusing to
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
China villages cheer Robin Hood-like hero in festival
Carrying the golden statue of a revered ancient general, villagers in eastern China dash wildly through waterlogged
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Nasheed to stand for polls
The exiled former leader of the Maldives yesterday announced he would return to run for election as president of the
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
No plan for travel ban on Pakistanis: US
The Trump administration has no plan to ban Pakistani citizens from travelling to the United States because Pakistan is providing the data they need to vet a visitor, US officials say.
9 February 2017, 06:43 AM
6 Red Cross staff killed, 2 missing in Afghanistan
Suspected Islamic State gunmen kill six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan, officials say.
9 February 2017, 05:29 AM
Tamil Nadu CM refuses to give way to successor
The chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state yesterday refused to give way to his anointed successor, threatening to
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Pope Francis speaks out on 'tortured' Rohingya
Pope Francis yesterday spoke out over the alleged maltreatment of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority, who he
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar rejects criticism
A Myanmar state commission probing allegations the military has killed, tortured and raped Rohingya Muslims
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM
20 dead in blast outside Supreme Court in Afghan capital
At least 20 people are killed in a bomb blast outside the Supreme Court in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, government officials say.
7 February 2017, 12:31 PM
Start-up fever grips young tech-savvy Indians
In the basement of a Bangalore building, hundreds of young Indians sit in neat rows of desks typing furiously, all dreaming of becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.
7 February 2017, 05:17 AM
China welcomes Mattis' emphasis
China yesterday welcomed US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' suggestion that diplomacy should be the priority in the South China Sea, and
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
18 killed in massage parlour fire in China
Police detain one person in connection with a fire at a foot massage parlour in China that kills at least 18 people and injures another 18, media says.
6 February 2017, 12:17 PM
Asia's stability at stake
China yesterday warned the US it was risking instability in Asia after President Donald Trump's new defence secretary vowed to back Japan in any military clash with Beijing over a disputed island chain.
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Hundreds 'likely killed' in Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar's four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN says in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state.
3 February 2017, 10:41 AM
92,000 people displaced in Myanmar since Oct: UN
At least 92,000 people have been displaced since the last October attacks on police posts in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, a UN spokesman says.
3 February 2017, 09:41 AM
China tests missile with 10 nuke warheads
China has reportedly tested a new version of a missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, signalling a major
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM
India’s objection to a Pakistani secretary general may hurt Saarc
New Delhi, however, through a diplomatic note last month asked the secretariat to adhere to the “due working procedures” in the appointment of Thapa’s successor.
2 February 2017, 05:17 AM
Ban abandons South Korea presidency bid
Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea's presidency yesterday, dropping
1 February 2017, 18:18 PM