China's Xi meets Taiwan opposition leader in Beijing

Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng is party's first leader to visit China in a decade
10 April 2026, 10:42 AM

2025 Crackdown: Freed Nepal ex-PM Oli issues defiant message

Nepal’s ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli offered a defiant message yesterday after he was released from custody following questioning over his alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters.
10 April 2026, 00:34 AM

India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border

Senior Border Security Force officer Manoj Barnwal told AFP that "the use of reptiles" was discussed in a February meeting with the Home Ministry
8 April 2026, 16:02 PM

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigns: Reports

The chief executive of Indian carrier Air India, Campbell Wilson, has resigned from his position, local media reported Tuesday
7 April 2026, 10:58 AM

Vietnam parliament elects party chief To Lam as president

After securing another term as the party's general secretary in January, Lam will now take over the number two position in Vietnamese politics -- unifying leadership of the party and state as President Xi Jinping did in neighbouring China
7 April 2026, 09:00 AM

How is South Asia tackling the Iran war-driven energy crisis?

Countries in South Asia, home to a fifth of the world's population and some struggling economies, have unveiled a number of measures to tackle the energy crisis triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has squeezed supplies and raised prices
6 April 2026, 14:58 PM

Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

Three Indonesian peacekeepers killed in two separate explosions in southern Lebanon last week were laid to rest in their hometowns yesterday.
6 April 2026, 05:50 AM

Pakistan, Afghanistan: Heavy rain, storms kill 121

Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said yesterday.
5 April 2026, 01:40 AM

Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 members of same family

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan's ⁠Hindu Kush region on Friday
4 April 2026, 09:42 AM

Myanmar junta chief elected president

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president yesterday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup.
4 April 2026, 03:45 AM

Pakistan hikes fuel prices sharply

Pakistan has hiked consumer prices for diesel and petrol sharply, its second increase in less than a month, amid rising global oil prices spurred by the conflict in the Middle East.
4 April 2026, 03:17 AM

Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs

Min Aung Hlaing secures 429 of 584 votes cast
3 April 2026, 20:42 PM

Five killed in Pakistan suicide bombing: police

Attack took place in Bannu, a district in Pakistan's turbulent Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
3 April 2026, 18:19 PM

Nepal holds its first post-polls parliament session

Nepal’s newly elected lawmakers yesterday met for the first parliamentary session since deadly anti‑corruption protests toppled the government in September 2025 and left the old parliament building in flames.
3 April 2026, 05:01 AM

Myanmar House to elect new president today

Myanmar lawmakers will elect a new president today, the parliamentary speaker said, with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing one of three candidates for the post.
3 April 2026, 04:44 AM

Major quake in Indonesia kills one, sparks panic

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia yesterday, killing one person, damaging buildings and sending people running into the streets in panic.
3 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Burden lies with Afghanistan to end hostilities

Pakistan said yesterday that the burden of ending its conflict with Afghanistan lay with Kabul, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.
2 April 2026, 23:45 PM

Nepal to issue formal apology to Dalits within 15 days

Nepal’s new govt said it would issue a “formal state apology” to Dalits and other historically excluded communities within 15 days under Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s 100-point reform agenda, in what activists described as a historic acknowledgment of generations of caste-based discrimination and denial of opportunity.
2 April 2026, 23:43 PM

Nepal court extends detention of ex-PM Oli in deadly protest probe

Police arrested Oli, and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak on Saturday
2 April 2026, 21:54 PM

India hikes jet fuel, commercial LPG prices

India’s oil ministry said yesterday that domestic jet fuel prices would rise as the Middle East war pushed up energy costs, but that it had cushioned airlines from an expected 100 percent jump.
2 April 2026, 02:44 AM