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
Pak FM makes light of no invitation for Imran Khan
Pakistan has played down a decision by the Indian government not to invite Prime Minister Imran Khan to tomorrow’s swearing-in
28 May 2019
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste
Malaysia is to ship back hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste to different countries where it came from.
28 May 2019
India snubs Pakistan for Modi's swearing-in ceremony: sources
India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday's swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as India's prime minister, two sources in the foreign ministry say, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.
28 May 2019
Woman narrowly cheats death after python attack
A 52-year-old woman was just going about her household chores in Baling in southeastern Kedah of Malaysia when she was attacked by a six-meter python last Saturday night.
27 May 2019
Modi takes oath May 30
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be administered oath of office for his second term along with his new council of ministers on May 30, the President's Office says.
26 May 2019
3 killed as activists clash with Pak army
Three activists from a civil rights movement were killed yesterday as they clashed with the Pakistani troops in a restive tribal region near
26 May 2019
3 dead, 6 injured in Nepal blasts
Three men died and six were injured yesterday in two separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police said. There was no immediate
26 May 2019
Strong quake strikes northern Peru
A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of yesterday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off
26 May 2019
600 people test HIV positive in Pak village
Pakistan said yesterday over 600 people, most of them children, had tested HIV positive in a city in southern Sindh province.
26 May 2019
Sri Lanka detains nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
Sri Lanka’s military has detained nearly 100 suspects during four days of search operations against remnants of an Islamist group
26 May 2019
US ambassador urges China to talk to the Dalai Lama
China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during
26 May 2019
Pakistan PM speaks with India's Modi to congratulate him on election win
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to Narendra Modi and congratulates the Indian leader on the runaway election victory of his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), both countries have said.
26 May 2019
3 killed, 6 injured in Nepal blasts
Three men have died and six others have been injured in two separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police have said.
26 May 2019
Amethi BJP worker, who campaigned for Smriti Irani, shot dead
A BJP worker, who closely worked with Smriti Irani during her Lok Sabha election campaign in India’s Amethi, has been allegedly shot dead.
26 May 2019
Ninh Binh: A place for all seasons in Vietnam
Ninh Binh is one of the most spectacular places on earth to visit.
26 May 2019
Five economic challenges for India's Modi
With Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party securing a landslide win in the Indian elections, AFP looks at the key economic challenges facing Asia's third-biggest economy:
26 May 2019
Lanka freezes accounts of 41 terror suspects
Bank accounts of 41 terror suspects in Sri Lanka having links with the outlawed Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jammath
25 May 2019
PM Modi to meet mother today
With the national election over and the BJP making a big bang comeback, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted he will fly to his home
25 May 2019
Cow vigilantes beat up three in MP
Suspected cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed two persons in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni with sticks, accusing them of carrying beef, following
25 May 2019
More than 40pc MPs face criminal charges
More than 40 percent of lawmakers in India’s new parliament face criminal charges -- some as serious as murder and rape -- and the
25 May 2019