Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
13 July 2026, 02:47 AM
Accidents & Fires
Rape of 11-yr-old: Dozens arrested in West Bengal after protests
11 July 2026, 00:00 AM
India
‘He has received punishment’: Mother rejects body of rape suspect shot dead by West Bengal police
10 July 2026, 21:40 PM
South Asia
At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China
9 July 2026, 22:15 PM
China
Woman arrested in Japan for 'sewing shut' housemate's lips
9 July 2026, 13:05 PM
Japan
Senkaku islands: Japan, China coast guards face off in disputed waters
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
‘Pokemon airport’ opens to help Japan’s quake-hit region
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Gunmen kill 9 police officers near dam project in southwest Pakistan: officials
7 July 2026, 12:52 PM
South Asia
Amit Shah renews anti-infiltration vow in West Bengal
7 July 2026, 12:34 PM
India
Storms, strong winds kill 8 in central China
7 July 2026, 08:27 AM
China
China warns against trade deals that 'hurt' others after Vietnam-US pact
Beijing's commerce ministry said it had "always firmly opposed" US tariffs
3 July 2025, 07:52 AM
Thailand set for another acting PM after cabinet reshuffle
Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister
3 July 2025, 07:15 AM
Two dead, 16 injured in Malaysia tour bus crash
The crash near the town of Ayer Hitam, some 250 kilometres (156 miles) southeast of the capital Kuala Lumpur
3 July 2025, 05:10 AM
4 dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
The vessel carrying 65 passengers sank before midnight on Wednesday
3 July 2025, 02:20 AM
Blast kills four Pakistani officials
An explosion in northwest Pakistan yesterday killed at least four local government officials and police officers, a police official told AFP.
2 July 2025, 19:05 PM
Japanese islanders left sleepless after 900 quakes hit
A remote island chain in southern Japan has been shaken by more than 900 quakes in the last two weeks, the weather agency said yesterday, with residents saying they were unable to sleep.
2 July 2025, 18:31 PM
Over 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June ahead of return deadline: IOM
Since January, 691,049 people have returned, 70 percent of whom were forcibly sent back
30 June 2025, 07:22 AM
5.3-magnitude quake hits central Pakistan
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck central Pakistan on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey
29 June 2025, 02:20 AM
Step down Shinawatra!
Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Thai capital of Bangkok yesterday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger.
28 June 2025, 19:14 PM
Pakistan flash floods kill 32
Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 32 people including 16 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said.
28 June 2025, 19:13 PM
Suicide blast kills 16 soldiers in Pakistan
A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians, local government officials and police officers told AFP yesterday.
28 June 2025, 18:46 PM
India arrests 3 after student gang-rape in Kolkata
Indian police have arrested three men accused of gang raping a law student in Kolkata, officials said yesterday, a case that has reignited anger in a city still scarred by the rape and murder of a doctor last year.
27 June 2025, 22:33 PM
India bans land import of jute, yarn from Bangladesh
India yesterday banned the imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through land ports.
27 June 2025, 21:10 PM
Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered nine people
Japan yesterday executed a man dubbed the “Twitter killer” who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation’s first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.
27 June 2025, 19:01 PM
North Pakistan: Nine dead as floodwaters sweep away children
At least nine people died when floodwaters swept away children in a river in northern Pakistan and relatives jumped into the water to try to save them yesterday, officials said.
27 June 2025, 19:00 PM
India’s ties with Bangladesh must go beyond Hasina era: experts
One expert said India needs to grasp the reality of the new power structure in Bangladesh and move ahead
27 June 2025, 18:56 PM
Border dispute: India calls for a permanent solution with China
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart that the two countries should seek a “permanent solution” to their decades-old border dispute, in a new push for a conclusive outcome.
27 June 2025, 18:56 PM
Lanka court stops state land grab from Tamils
Sri Lanka’s top court yesterday halted a government move to acquire land in northern regions still reeling from the consequences 16 years after the end of a decades-long civil war.
27 June 2025, 18:55 PM
Six dead from floods in China’s south
Six people have died from floods inundating China’s Guizhou province, state media said yesterday, after more than 80,000 people were driven from their homes this week.
26 June 2025, 19:39 PM
People of W Bengal being branded Bangladeshis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said Bangla-speaking people from the state were being branded as “Bangladeshis” in some BJP-ruled states.
24 June 2025, 18:42 PM