Nearly 50,000 flee

Nearly 50,000 people have evacuated their homes for fear of an imminent volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort
25 September 2017

World's ‘heaviest’ woman Eman Ahmed dies in Abu Dhabi

Eman Ahmed, the world's heaviest woman who went to India for weight-loss surgery, has died at 36.
25 September 2017

India 'mother of terrorism'

Pakistan accused India of adopting a posture of that of a "predator" and said if the international community wishes
24 September 2017

Evacuate now

Some 70,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a rain-swollen dam in Puerto Rico failed in the
23 September 2017

Thai junta says police helped Yingluck escape

Thailand's deputy junta leader has accused three police officers of helping sneak ex-prime minister Yingluck
23 September 2017

China to limits fuel, textile exports to North Korea

China yesterday said it will ban exports of some petroleum products to North Korea, as well as imports of textiles
23 September 2017

No Saarc summit again?

For the second year in a row, there may be no Saarc summit. India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan had pulled out of
23 September 2017

‘Unusual seismic activity’ in North Korea

China's earthquake administration says it has detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea that is a "suspected explosion", raising fears the isolated state had conducted another nuclear bomb test weeks after its last one.
23 September 2017

Process for taking back some Rohingya refugees ‘anytime’, Suu Kei tells Nikkei

Facing worldwide outrage over ethnic violence that forced over four lakhs of Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh, Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her country is willing to start the verification process “any time” to take back some of the Rohingya refugees.
23 September 2017

Fires continue at Rohingya villages in Myanmar: Amnesty

Amnesty International says new satellite images and videos taken as recently as Friday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims that military operations there have ended.
23 September 2017

Permanent Peoples' Tribunal finds Myanmar guilty of Rohingya genocide

The Myanmar government is guilty of genocide against the Rohingya people and other Muslim minorities, according to the international Permanent Peoples' Tribunal.
22 September 2017

China bans anti-Islam words on social media

"Islamophobic" terms used by Chinese internet users to stigmatize Muslims have been blocked by authorities to prevent bias against
21 September 2017

Trump urges 'strong and swift' UN action to end Rohingya crisis: Mike Pence

US President Donald Trump is urging the United Nations Security Council to take "strong and swift action" to bring Myanmar's Rohingya crisis to an end, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
20 September 2017

Malaysian tribunal reveals horrific details of atrocities against Rohingyas

A woman from Laung Don village flees her house when Myanmar soldiers came into the village, leaving behind her sister who had just given birth and her newborn baby.
20 September 2017

China opens highway to Nepal border via Tibet

China has opened a strategic highway in Tibet to the Nepal border which could be used for civilian and defence purposes, a move that
18 September 2017

Philippine captures key pro-IS base

The Philippine military said yesterday it had captured the command centre of Islamic State group supporters who
17 September 2017

BJP suspends minority leader in Assam

BJP has suspended a leader of its Assam state executive committee belonging to the minority community for voicing
17 September 2017

Pak by-election tests support for ousted PM

Pakistanis began casting votes yesterday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,
17 September 2017

Judgment day for Rohingyas in India

Detested in Myanmar, Rohingyas desperately seeking sanctuary will get a new reminder today of just how unloved
17 September 2017

Tributes pour in for Indian war hero

Tributes poured in yesterday for late Indian war hero Marshal Arjan Singh, who rose to prominence during World War II
17 September 2017