Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home, school
8 August 2026
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Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
7 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Four dead, 15 injured in Thailand school shooting: deputy minister
7 August 2026
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Asia
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
7 August 2026
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Asia
Indian visa scam alert: High Commission warns applicants in Bangladesh
6 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan restricts international media reporting outside main cities
6 August 2026
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South Asia
India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
6 August 2026
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India
Rukhsar Ahmed, rape accused in UK, wins Pakistan-occupied Kashmir election on bail
6 August 2026
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South Asia
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
6 August 2026
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India
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
5 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Pakistan closes a corridor of its air space for India
Pakistan has once again closed a corridor in its airspace in a move that will result in an additional 12 minutes of flying time for overseas flights from India, a spokesman of state-owned Air India official says.
8 August 2019
Delhi airport on high alert; domestic flyers urged to report 3 hours before departure
The Government has put Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on high alert in the wake of recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Independence Day celebrations.
8 August 2019
Over 500 detained as Indian Kashmir seethes under lockdown
More than 500 people have been rounded up in the latest crackdown in Indian Kashmir which has been on the edge since the right-wing government revoked its autonomy, reports say.
8 August 2019
Huawei's first devices powered by HongMeng OS said to launch in 2019
Chinese media outlet Global Times reports that Huawei will launch the first commercial devices powered by its in-house operating system this year.
7 August 2019
Korea tests missiles, slams US-S Korea drill
North Korea yesterday threatened to carry out more weapons tests after it fired its fourth pair of projectiles in less than two weeks
6 August 2019
Beijing warns of ‘countermeasures’
China warned yesterday it would take unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based
6 August 2019
Do not ‘play with fire’
Protesters in Hong Kong must not “play with fire” and mistake Beijing’s restraint for weakness, China said yesterday in its sharpest
6 August 2019
Scrapping of Article 370: Who said what
The BJP-led government in India has gained much support for the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, both from
6 August 2019
N Korea threatens more launches after fourth test in 12 days
North Korea threatens to carry out more weapons tests after it fired its fourth pair of projectiles in less than two weeks following the start of joint exercises between the US and the South.
6 August 2019
Five things to know about changed status
Article 370 gave Jammu and Kashmir state a special position in India’s union. The provision gave Kashmir’s assembly the power to vet
5 August 2019
Maldives cops arrest ex-vice president
Maldives police on Sunday said they had arrested former vice-president Ahmed Adeeb and were bringing him to the capital Male after he
5 August 2019
US, S Korea start joint military drills
Seoul and Washington yesterday began annual joint military exercises, defying warnings from Pyongyang that the war games will
5 August 2019
Strike grips Hong Kong as leader warns protests challenge China's sovereignty
Hong Kong is plunged into fresh chaos as a general strike followed another weekend of violent protests, paralysing transport, leading to more than 200 flight cancellations and bringing the city to an unprecedented standstill.
5 August 2019
Khmer Rouge ‘brother number two’ dies
Khmer Rouge ‘brother number two’ Nuon Chea died yesterday aged 93, a spokesman for the Cambodia tribunal where he was convicted
4 August 2019
Indo-Pak tensions flare again
Fears of an impending curfew in the disputed region of Kashmir ratcheted up tensions yesterday, as nuclear rivals India and Pakistan
4 August 2019
HK police make fresh arrests, city braces for further protests
Hong Kong police have said that they have arrested more than 20 people after violent clashes with anti-government protesters overnight, as the Chinese-controlled territory braced for more protests and a general strike aimed to bring the city to a halt.
4 August 2019
7 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh
seven suspected Maoist rebels in a raid on a jungle camp yesterday, police said. The far-left rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh
3 August 2019
Tourists flee Kashmir after ‘terror’ warning
Thousands of tourists and students scrambled to get places on planes and buses leaving Kashmir yesterday after the Indian
3 August 2019
India deports Maldives ex-vice president
India yesterday deported former Maldives vice president Ahmed Adeeb, who faces attempted murder and corruption charges at home,
3 August 2019
HK protesters defy China
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas yesterday evening at pro-democracy protesters in a popular tourist district, as violence rocked the
3 August 2019