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
India planning military attack this month: Pak
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday claimed his government had reliable intelligence that India was planning
7 April 2019
Modi has done nothing for us: sanitation workers
Five sanitation workers, all from the lowest rung of India's caste system, were chosen in late February to meet a very important guest:
7 April 2019
BJP ignores biggies
BJP on Saturday dropped nine more of its sitting MPs, disregarding resistance from influential satraps and dramatic protests of the
7 April 2019
Nasheed wins landslide win in Maldives polls
The former Maldives president yesterday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to a
7 April 2019
Manipulation suspicions rise
Thailand's first general election since a 2014 army coup has been touted by the ruling military junta as a return to democratic rule, but
7 April 2019
Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners
Pakistan will release 360 Indian prisoners this month, the foreign office said on Friday, as the nuclear-armed neighbours scale back from
6 April 2019
BJP using war hysteria to win polls
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "whipping up war hysteria" over claims that
6 April 2019
Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha yesterday officially joined the Congress. As he bid a farewell to the BJP, with which he has
6 April 2019
First vote has been cast from Arunachal
The first vote for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 has been cast from Arunachal Pradesh by DIG Sudhakar Natarajan, head of ATS Indo-
6 April 2019
Mamata slams EC over cops transfer
The transfer of four top West Bengal police officers ordered by the Election Commission days before national polls has triggered an ugly
6 April 2019
Nasheed makes political comeback in Maldives
The Maldives yesterday held its first parliamentary election since former strongman leader Abdulla Yameen was forced to stand down,
6 April 2019
Rising Thai political star hit with sedition charge
The telegenic leader of an anti-junta political party who rose to prominence in Thailand's election last month was charged with sedition
6 April 2019
This is what it takes to get a foreigner to Everest
Every year in the spring, hundreds of aspiring Everest climbers from all over the world arrive in Nepal, hoping to conquer the mountain.
6 April 2019
Japanese aren't too happy about extra offs
For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers will enjoy an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. But not everyone is popping the champagne corks in famously workaholic Japan.
4 April 2019
Suspected killer donated to European extremists
The alleged New Zealand mosque attacker made several donations to far-right "identitarian" activists in Europe known for their anti-immigration stunts, Austrian daily Der Standard reported yesterday.
4 April 2019
Meet Lini Zurlia, the poster girl for protest voting in Indonesia presidential election
It never occurred to Lini Zurlia that she would become the subject of a controversy surrounding golput (voting abstention) on social media. A photo she posted late last month, depicting her holding up a sticker saying “Saya Golput”, was originally intended as harmless self-expression.
4 April 2019
Congress won't let it pass: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi yesterday said his party would not allow the Citizenship Amendment Bill, that seeks to give citizenship
3 April 2019
Rising Thai political star faces fresh legal woes
The telegenic leader of a Thai political party who rode to prominence during last month's election on a wave of millennial support stands
3 April 2019
Malaysia ex-PM goes on trial over 1MDB scandal
Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial yesterday over a multi-
3 April 2019
Brunei introduces new harsh sharia laws
Brunei yesterday introduced harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global
3 April 2019