Cyber threat: North Korean hackers build AI tools for attacks
11 August 2026
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Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row
11 August 2026
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Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
10 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
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
Man beaten to death in India for 'killing cow'
A Muslim man accused of killing a cow was beaten to death by a mob in central India, police said Sunday, the latest vigilante murder over
20 May 2018
Malaysia ex-PM Najib denies graft charges
Malaysia's scandal-tainted former leader yesterday denied he stole public funds and complained of the way he has been treated since
20 May 2018
Sri Lanka warns of Tamil separatist resurgence
Sri Lanka's president has warned that Tamil extremists were regrouping abroad to revive their demand to divide the island nation nine years after
20 May 2018
Modi faces revived opposition
Indian opposition parties have joined forces to snatch power from the country's ruling party in a big southern state, laying the stage
20 May 2018
BJP pulls out of test to govern Karnataka
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party yesterday walked away from a court-mandated test to prove it had the support of a majority
19 May 2018
Premature public trial!
Malaysia's unpopular former first lady yesterday lamented the "trying times" since her husband Najib Razak's ouster from power, in a
19 May 2018
Oldest leaders: Hasina fourth senior in Asia, Mahathir top in world
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 70, has been ranked the fourth senior head of state based on age in Asia while Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is the world’s oldest.
19 May 2018
NZ PM's husband fends off shark
New Zealand's "first bloke" Clarke Gayford revealed yesterday how he fought off an angry shark with a pole while diving off Auckland.
17 May 2018
BJP trying to bribe its way to power
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party yesterday hit back against charges it tried to bribe opposing lawmakers to change sides after
16 May 2018
Afghan leader apologises for air strike
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani yesterday apologised to the families of civilians, mainly children, killed when the country's air force
16 May 2018
Crisis escalates in northern Myanmar
The UN on Tuesday warned of increasing attacks perpetrated by military forces and armed groups in the Kachin and Shan states of
16 May 2018
Anwar gets full pardon
Reformist Anwar Ibrahim yesterday declared a "new dawn for Malaysia" after his release from prison paved the way for a return to
16 May 2018
Japan passes law to get more women politicians
Japan's parliament yesterday passed a law to encourage female candidates to stand for elections in a country where women are vastly
16 May 2018
4 shot dead in attack on Indonesia police
Indonesian police shoots dead four sword-wielding men who attacked a police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the latest in a spate of militant attacks across the Muslim-majority country.
16 May 2018
N Korea will never fully give up nuke
North Korea will never completely give up its nuclear weapons, a top defector said ahead of leader Kim Jong Un's landmark summit
15 May 2018
Modi rejigs cabinet
Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal will temporarily take additional charge of the finance ministry until Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
15 May 2018
Mahathir expects to stay in power for 1-2 years
Malaysia's 92-year-old new leader Mahathir Mohamad said he expects to stay as prime minister for up to two years and vowed not to cut any deals to keep his predecessor out of jail for alleged corruption.
15 May 2018
Mahathir to stay up to two years as Malaysia leader, no deal for Najib
Malaysia's 92-year-old new leader Mahathir Mohamad says he expects to stay as prime minister for up to two years and vows not to cut any deals to keep his predecessor out of jail for alleged corruption.
15 May 2018
Taiwan ex-leader Ma convicted in political leaks case
A Taiwanese court finds former president Ma Ying-jeou guilty in a political leaks case, his first conviction in a raft of lawsuits brought against him since he steps down two years ago.
15 May 2018
Ex-Pak PM Sharif defends remarks
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sparked a firestorm at home and in India after suggesting Pakistani militants were
14 May 2018