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
OIC for filing case against Rakhine’s human rights violation
The OIC Islamic Summit Conference has called for launching the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against Rohingya at the International Court of Justice on behalf of the organisation.
3 June 2019
4 rescued, 8 still missing on avalanche-hit Indian peak
Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, Indian authorities said yesterday, as a frantic
2 June 2019
India heatwave heat pass 50 degree Celsius
Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water
2 June 2019
Breast cancer drug found to boost survival rates by 30%
A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of younger women with the most common type of breast cancer, researchers said
2 June 2019
Abe to meet Khamenei to mediate with US: report
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later this month with Tokyo hoping to
2 June 2019
Suspended top cop blames Sirisena
Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the
2 June 2019
China won’t be bullied by US
China’s defense minister yesterday issued a stern rebuke to the United States amid the ongoing trade war and tension over the South
2 June 2019
Twitter apologises for blocked China accounts ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Twitter Inc has apologised for suspending accounts critical of Chinese government policy days ahead of the 30th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, after an outcry among users.
2 June 2019
China must end threatening behaviour to neighbours
The United States warned China yesterday against threatening its neighbours’ sovereignty and said Washington is investing in new military technology to defend its Asian allies.
1 June 2019
Huawei Mate 20 Pro back in Google's Android Q beta programme
Google reinstates Huawei Mate 20 Pro as one of the devices eligible for its Android Q Beta programme.
1 June 2019
Modi's first cabinet meet today
The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Lok Sabha elections will take place in Delhi today.
31 May 2019
‘Naked economic terrorism’
China yesterday accused the United States of “naked economic terrorism” as Beijing ramps up the rhetoric in their trade war.
30 May 2019
PM places five ideas to make better Asia
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts forward five ideas to make a better Asia and says Bangladesh wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis through dialogues which is a lesson for the world to overcome chaos in a peaceful manner.
30 May 2019
Tokyo stands by Bangladesh over Rohingya repatriation issue
Japan extends its full support to Bangladesh’s call for safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland as the two countries came up with a joint press statement following talks between Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina and her counterpart Shizo Abe.
29 May 2019
Mamata refuses to attend Modi swearing-in
Making a U-turn in less than 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says she would not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi tomorrow.
29 May 2019
Hasina at Abe’s office: Guard of honour given
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Japanese Prime Minister's Office to hold a bilateral meeting with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at his office.
29 May 2019
Islamic State cases: Indian investigators in Sri Lanka
Reflecting enhanced bilateral security cooperation, a team of India's counter-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials is in Sri Lanka to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people in the island nation.
29 May 2019
Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban
Huawei says the tech giant has asked a US court to throw out US legislation that bars federal agencies from buying its products.
29 May 2019
Lanka signs port deal with Japan, India
Sri Lanka yesterday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a
28 May 2019
Maldives ex-leader Nasheed tipped as new Speaker
The former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been nominated as the country’s parliamentary speaker and is set to be sworn in, a party
28 May 2019