Over 500,000 displaced in Cambodia by Thai border clashes: interior ministry

More than half a million people in Cambodia have been displaced from their homes by two weeks of deadly border clashes with neighbouring Thailand, Phnom Penh's interior ministry said Sunday
21 December 2025, 06:17 AM

7 elephants killed in India train accident

Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early yesterday, district police chief VV Rakesh Reddy said.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Graft Case: Court hands Imran 17-year jail term

A Pakistani court yesterday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

China’s rare-earth magnet exports hit second-highest ever in Nov

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets rose to the second-highest level on record in November, the first full month after the US and China agreed to streamline exports of the elements.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan, his wife sentenced to 17 years in Toshakhana-2 case

A special court in Pakistan on Saturday sentenced PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana-2 case
20 December 2025, 13:01 PM

4 security forces personnel killed in attack on camp in Pakistan's North Waziristan

The Pakistan ISPR says the car bomb attack inflicted damage to nearby homes and other structures and inflicted severe injuries to fifteen local civilians
20 December 2025, 03:45 AM

Delhi bans tandoors in its fight against air pollution

The humble tandoor, used to prepare rotis and roasted delights, has become the latest target of Delhi’s pollution fight. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued directions banning tandoors that use coal and firewood across all hotels, restaurants and open eateries in the city.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Nepal’s ousted PM Oli re-elected as party leader

Members of ousted Nepali prime minister KP Sharma Oli’s political party voted for him to retain leadership of the organisation yesterday, meaning he will oversee its preparations for national elections next year.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Thailand bombs casino hub on border: Cambodia

Cambodia said Thailand’s military yesterday bombed the casino town of Poipet, a major crossing between the two nations, as foreign powers pressured them to halt reignited border clashes.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Cambodia says Thai military bombs Poipet casino hub on border

Thailand has not commented on the strike as of early Thursday afternoon
18 December 2025, 06:57 AM

Imran’s sons planning to visit Pakistan in January, say ex-premier being held in ‘death cell’

The duo also shared that they were looking to do more advocacy and visit Brussels or Geneva in January to speak to politicians and officials about Imran’s situation
18 December 2025, 04:03 AM

Myanmar junta seeks to prosecute hundreds for election 'disruption'

Myanmar's junta said Wednesday it was seeking to prosecute more than 200 people for "disruption" of upcoming military-run elections
17 December 2025, 06:16 AM

Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery

Nepal yesterday launched a nationwide tiger census, a key step in conservation efforts to aid the recovery of the big cats that once faced near extinction in the Himalayan nation.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Thai party nominates Thaksin’s nephew as PM candidate

The populist party founded by Thailand’s former leader Thaksin Shinawatra nominated his nephew yesterday as its top choice for prime minister in the upcoming election.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Two killed in Pak militant raids on banks

Heavily armed militants looted several banks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province yesterday before clashing with security forces, with one policeman and a civilian killed, authorities told AFP.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Deadly Floods: Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits

Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said yesterday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Security trial: Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty

Hong Kong’s High Court yesterday found tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in the city’s highest-profile trial under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

'For all I know, she could be dead,' says son of Suu Kyi

'Nobody has seen her in over two years. She hasn't been allowed contact with her legal team, never mind her family,' he says
15 December 2025, 09:34 AM

Thailand, Cambodia clashes hit coastal areas

Thailand announced a curfew in its southeastern Trat province yesterday as fighting with Cambodia spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region, two days after US President and would-be peacemaker Donald Trump said the sides had agreed to stop.
14 December 2025, 18:00 PM

India responds to Bangladesh’s assertions after envoy is summoned

MEA says India has never allowed its territory to be used for activities against Bangladesh
14 December 2025, 12:43 PM