Myanmar ferry sinks, killing 32

Searchers have recovered 32 bodies after an overloaded ferry sank in central Myanmar and expect to find dozens
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Climate change will sink 122m into poverty

Climate change could sink up to 122 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mostly in South Asia and
17 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Pressure mounts on Pak PM

The Pakistan army elite has sounded the warning bell for the beleaguered Nawaz Sharif government.
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM

BRICS leaders vow closer ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday said a rising tide of protectionism and anti-globalisation was endangering the
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Tennis: Ripping yarn tells tale of Djokovic in crisis

Novak Djokovic's problems come to an explosive head at the Shanghai Masters and the Serb now faces being knocked off world number one if he can't find a quick solution.
16 October 2016, 09:57 AM

Football: Thai clubs await fate as league cancelled to mourn king

The Football Association of Thailand says it will meet clubs to explain its decision to scrap the season with three matches to go following the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
16 October 2016, 08:09 AM

Modi welcomes Hasina, tweets in Bangla

Expressing warmth and lauding the strong ties between the two countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the BRICS summit with a tweet in Bangla.
16 October 2016, 05:51 AM

Modi, Putin sign defence deals ahead of BRICS

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign defence and energy pacts following talks aimed at reinvigorating ties between the former Cold-War allies.
15 October 2016, 05:44 AM

China's Xi visits Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia for a two-day visit yesterday, praising the close ties that have seen
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Key dates in Thai king's reign

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the world's longest-reigning monarch until his death yesterday at the age
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Lanka leader calls army prosecutions 'political'

Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday accused top anti-corruption officials of launching politically motivated
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Pak delays appeal as judge steps down

Pakistan's Supreme Court delayed an appeal into a notorious blasphemy case against a Christian mother on death row
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Modi's legal reforms divisive

An influential Indian Muslim group yesterday accused the country's Hindu nationalist prime minister of triggering an
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM

China moves to curb troops

Police in the Chinese capital yesterday blocked off streets near a major military building, as hundreds of people wearing green camouflage uniforms chanted and waved national flags to protest against the loss of their posts.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Four dead as army hunts culprits

Myanmar's army yesterday hunted the attackers who staged deadly raids on border posts, searching homes in Rakhine
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Deadly gun battle erupts in Kashmir town

Indian police say security forces are battling a group of gunmen inside a government compound in the Indian-
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Suspected radioactive leak at Indian airport

Emergency workers sealed off a portion of New Delhi's international airport yesterday after officials suspected a
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM

India faces major Pak terror attack

Pakistan's NSA, Nasir Janjua talked "de-escalation" with Ajit Doval last week, but at the top levels of the Indian government
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM

One in 5 in Japan face 'death from overwork'

A fifth of the Japanese workforce faces the risk of death from overwork, according to a new government survey into the country's
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Twin blasts kill six in Pak train attack

Two explosions targeting military personnel on a passenger train killed at least six people and wounded 19 others in
7 October 2016, 18:00 PM