Suicide attack at Kabul airport kills 5

A Taliban suicide bomber has attacked a checkpoint near the entrance to the international airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing five people.
10 August 2015, 11:06 AM

Typhoon Soudelor kills 12 in China

Typhoon Soudelor killed 12 people in eastern China and five are missing after parts of the country were hit by the heaviest rains in a century, state media reported yesterday.
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Abe pledges nuke free Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by renewing his
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

North Korea's new time zone to break from 'imperialism'

North Korea is to switch to a new time zone to mark its liberation from the Japanese at the end of World War Two, say state media.
7 August 2015, 04:37 AM

Suicide attack in Saudi mosque kills 13

A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Saudi Arabia kills 13 people.
6 August 2015, 11:55 AM

Hiroshima attack: Images show impact of first atom bomb

Seventy years after the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, explore these panorama and 'before and after' images, reported by ABC, to see the devastation wrought by the world's nuclear dawn.
6 August 2015, 08:15 AM

South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks

Southeast Asian diplomats yesterday said that China's controversial island-building drive is raising regional tensions, with the
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmar seeks int'l help

Myanmar yesterday formally appealed for international help in tackling massive floods with rescuers struggling to reach isolated
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Asean, China discuss 'hotline'

ASEAN and China are discussing setting up a "hotline" in case of an emergency regarding the territorial dispute over the South China Sea, a Philippine official said yesterday.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Meet the Facebook reporters of India-Bangladesh enclaves

A group of "Facebook reporters" have been the main source of information from the enclaves of India and Bangladesh in the past few years.
1 August 2015, 15:53 PM

China escalator mishap: New video footage shows mall employees had close shave minutes before tragedy

New video footage shows mall employees experience a close shave just minutes before Xiang Liujuan was killed in the escalator mishap.
1 August 2015, 07:21 AM

Myanmar frees 6,966 prisoners ahead of polls

Myanmar pardons and releases 6,966 prisoners, including 210 foreigners, the government says.
30 July 2015, 13:58 PM

Why Delhi buys water on the black market

20 percent of Delhi population have no access to piped water and have to be supplied by water tankers, but difference between demand and supply is over 750 million litres a day.
29 July 2015, 15:41 PM

Depression likely to cross Bangladesh tomorrow

A deep depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and Indian state of West Bengal is likely to cross Bangladesh tomorrow morning.
29 July 2015, 10:54 AM

Pak army releases pics to 'prove' Indian drone claim

Pakistan Army's media arm releases several photos and videos that purportedly show the drone was launched from the Indian side for a spying mission.
28 July 2015, 12:43 PM

US would show flexibility in talks

The recent nuclear deal with Iran showed that the United States can be flexible with a willing counterpart, including North Korea if it
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Cameron visits Southeast Asia

British Prime Minister David Cameron began a visit to Southeast Asia yesterday, looking to seal $1.2 billion in trade deals and push for
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM

US, Turkey to create ISIS-free zone in Syria

The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State jihadists from northern Syria, a senior US official said yesterday, as
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Afghanistan: Wedding shootout in Baghlan province 'kills 20 people'

At least 20 people have been killed and 10 wounded in a gunfight at a wedding party in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan
27 July 2015, 10:22 AM

China cops foil Spartan 'invasion'

Beijing police said Thursday they halted the march of dozens of semi-naked young foreigners dressed as Spartan warriors because the
24 July 2015, 18:00 PM