Narendra Modi urges Gujarat calm after Patel caste protests

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges the people of his home state, Gujarat, to maintain peace after a night of caste-related violence.
26 August 2015, 11:58 AM

Thai police struggle to track suspect; 'new bomb' false alarm (video)

Thai police say the trail had gone cold in the hunt for a bomber a week after 20 people were killed in the country's worst bomb attack.
24 August 2015, 12:30 PM

Malaysia again finds mass graves near its border with Thailand

Three months after the migrant crisis in Asia, Malaysian authorities on Saturday found 24 bodies in mass graves near the country's border with Thailand.
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Malaysia finds mass graves of 24 suspected human trafficking victims

Malaysian authorities have found mass graves containing the remains of more than 20 people believed to be human trafficking victims near the border with Thailand, police said.
23 August 2015, 09:02 AM

Thai police investigating CCTV showing second suspicious bag drop

Thai police on Saturday said they were investigating new security camera footage showing a man dropping a package into a canal.
22 August 2015, 08:16 AM

Rites of 5 religions held for Bangkok blast victims

The PM's Office and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Ratchaprasong community hold rites of five religions at the Erawan shrine to remember the victims of the Bangkok blast.
21 August 2015, 07:32 AM

North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchanging fire with South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders his frontline troops to be on a war footing after an exchange of fire with the South across their heavily fortified border.
21 August 2015, 07:19 AM

Cyanide 356 times limits found at China blast test point

Cyanide levels more than 350 times standard limits have been detected in water close to the site of deadly explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin.
20 August 2015, 11:48 AM

'No foreign role' in Bangkok bombing

Monday's bombing in Thailand "unlikely" to be the work of international terror group, Thai government says.
20 August 2015, 05:33 AM

Kushtia OC suspended for negligence of duty

District police administration has suspended the officer in charge of Kushtia Model Police Station Abdul Khaleq on charge of negligence
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmar ruling party chief sacked in power struggle with president (video)

Myanmar's powerful ruling party chief Shwe Mann has been ousted from his post, party members said on Thursday.
13 August 2015, 11:36 AM

26 missing in China landslide

At least 26 people remain missing after a landslide in China's northwest Shaanxi province.
12 August 2015, 05:06 AM

China devalues yuan after poor economic data

China devalued its currency after a run of poor economic data, a move it billed as a free-market reform.
11 August 2015, 12:43 PM

Ailing Thai king treated for 'water on the brain'

Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been treated for "water on the brain" and a chest infection, the palace revealed in a rare statement.
11 August 2015, 11:20 AM

Soudelor targets Japan, China as most powerful storm of 2015

Super Typhoon Soudelor develops into the world's most powerful storm of the year as it took aim at Japan, Taiwan and China after trashing the Northern Marianas.
4 August 2015, 14:09 PM

Teacher electrocuted

A schoolteacher was electrocuted at Sreerampur village in Magura Sadar upazila yesterday.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

MH370 search: Malaysia urges caution on Reunion debris find

Malaysia sends team to the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion to determine whether debris which washed up there is from missing flight MH370.
30 July 2015, 06:09 AM

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

Deep depression turns cyclonic storm ‘Komen’

Maritime ports in Bangladesh have been advised to hoist danger signal No. 7 (seven) as cyclonic storm Komen likely to hit seven southern districts by Thursday afternoon, a special weather bulletin of the Met office says.
29 July 2015, 15:13 PM

Detectives in Bangladesh foil ‘plan to snatch two JMB kingpins’

Detectives claimed that they have foiled Trishal-style snatching of two militant kingpins in custody after arresting eight suspects of banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh at Uttara on Monday.
28 July 2015, 18:00 PM