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
Japan floods death toll rises to 18
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan's south has risen to 18, officials said yesterday, as rescue teams continued their
9 July 2017
Peninsula closer to war
North Korea yesterday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and South Korea staged in a show of force against Pyongyang, accusing Washington of pushing the peninsula to the "tipping point" of nuclear war.
9 July 2017
Pizza bytes! Pakistan enchanted by first robot waitresses
Pakistan's first robot waitresses are serving up smiles for customers at an upscale pizza restaurant in the ancient city of Multan, better known for its centuries-old Sufi shrines, mango orchards and handicrafts.
8 July 2017
Show leadership to fight global terrorism: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday urged leaders from the BRICS nations to show leadership in fighting
7 July 2017
UNHCR urges for Rohingya citizenship
The head of the UN refugee agency yesterday urged Myanmar to grant citizenship to the Rohingya, a stateless
7 July 2017
Liu Xiaobo's health deteriorates
Fears about the health of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo rose yesterday as the hospital treating him said his liver
6 July 2017
Thailand leads the pack for Asia's abused tourist elephants
Twice as many elephants work in Thailand's tourism industry as the rest of Asia combined, with the vast majority kept in "severely inadequate conditions", a new report reveals.
6 July 2017
Population in Japan falls at fastest pace
Japan's population, excluding resident foreigners, fell at the beginning of this year at its fastest pace since comparable figures were
5 July 2017
Modi makes history
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel yesterday for the first ever visit by an Indian premier, amid growing
4 July 2017
What now?
North Korea yesterday declared that the country had finally achieved its dream of building an intercontinental
4 July 2017
Philippines SC backs Dutrete's martial law
The Philippines' Supreme Court yesterday endorsed President Rodrigo Duterte's enforcement of martial law across the
4 July 2017
Irked, Pak PM to skip UN event: report
Annoyed at its non-interfering stand on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif plans to skip an upcoming
4 July 2017
Maldives leader loses majority
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen lost his majority in parliament after opposition lawmakers defected and launched a
4 July 2017
Robots to aid tourists, clean floors at South Korean airport
Robots will start roaming South Korea's largest airport this summer, helping travelers find their boarding gates and keep its floors clean as the country prepares for its first Winter Olympics game.
4 July 2017
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus best smartphone in Asia
The models of Galaxy S8/S8 Plus, of South Korean electronics giant Samsung, have won the 2017 Asia Mobile Awards in the Best Smartphone category for its a revolutionary design.
4 July 2017
Two rebels killed in Kashmir firefight
Two suspected rebels were killed and a civilian was critically wounded in a shootout with government forces in Indian
3 July 2017
Family feud is baseless
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday strongly rejected as "baseless" claims from his siblings of abuse of power
3 July 2017
Flash floods kill 11 in Pakistan
At least 11 people were killed and scores more people were injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in
2 July 2017
Japan PM Abe set for huge loss: exit polls
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly
2 July 2017
Sri Lanka deploys hundreds of troops
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of
2 July 2017