Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
AFP, Singapore
14 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead official over money row
AFP, Bangkok
11 August 2026 Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
AFP
10 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home, school
AFP, Nonthaburi
8 August 2026 Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
AFP, Nonthaburi
7 August 2026 Southeast Asia
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
Reuters, Seoul
7 August 2026 Asia

India tries to resets Nepal ties with aid, power plants

India and Nepal pressed the reset button on bilateral relations as the government welcomed Prachanda, the new PM
17 September 2016

Myanmar soldiers jailed for killing villagers

Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to jail for killing villagers during an interrogation, the military said, a rare
16 September 2016

Indian PM's 66th birthday today

The 66th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be celebrated in Navsari district today. On the occassion, Modi
16 September 2016

Pak may be building new nuclear site

Pakistan, estimated to have the world's fastest-growing nuclear stockpile, could be building a new uranium
16 September 2016

Nepal PM tries to heal wounds in first India visit

Nepal's new prime minister during a visit to New Delhi said yesterday he was trying to "bring everyone on board"
16 September 2016

Activists launch leaflets into North Korea

South Korean activists launched tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border into North Korea yesterday,
15 September 2016

6 killed in Pakistan train accident

At least six passengers were killed and more than 100 others were injured Thursday when a passenger train collided with a freight train near the central Pakistani city of Multan, rescuers and railway officials say.
15 September 2016

Alibaba fires 4 employees accused of stealing mooncakes

Four employees at Chinese internet giant Alibaba have lost their jobs after being accused of reprogramming an internal system to steal more than 100 boxes of mooncakes, a traditional delicacy shared during this week's Mid-Autumn Festival.
14 September 2016

China, Russia naval drill to begin today

China and Russia will hold eight days of naval drills in the South China Sea off southern China's Guangdong province
11 September 2016

Five more killed in Kashmir violence

A police officer and four militants were killed in separate incidents yesterday in Indian administered-Kashmir as
11 September 2016

South vows annihilation

South Korea has a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital if it shows any signs of mounting a nuclear attack,
11 September 2016

US must recognise it as 'nuclear weapons state': N Korea

North Korea demands that the United States recognises it as a "legitimate nuclear weapons state" following its fifth and largest atomic test.
11 September 2016

2 more killed as army moves in

Two protesters were killed and at least 100 injured Saturday when anti-India demonstrators clashed with
10 September 2016

Girls face broken dreams as Nepal fails to curb child marriage

Child marriage is illegal in Nepal, yet the impoverished Himalayan nation has failed to put in place policies to curb the practice with almost 40 percent of girls married before the age of 18.
9 September 2016

Malaysia reports first pregnant Zika patient

Malaysia yesterday reported its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika -- a resident of a Malaysian state bordering
7 September 2016

AFP opens North Korea bureau

Global news agency AFP opens a bureau in North Korea, becoming one of only a handful of foreign media organisations to have a permanent presence in the one of the world’s most isolated states.
7 September 2016

1 killed in Kashmir

A protester died from pellet gun injuries during fresh clashes yesterday with security forces in Anantnag district of
6 September 2016

Floods kill 60, displace 44,000 in N Korea: UN

Flooding following heavy rain has killed 60 people and left over 44,000 homeless in North Korea, the United Nations
6 September 2016

Blast kills 3 at Thai school

A four-year-old girl and her father were among three killed yesterday when a bomb hidden in a motorcycle's fuel tank exploded
6 September 2016

Buddhists jeer Kofi Annan in Rakhine

Hundreds of Buddhists jeered former UN chief Kofi Annan as he arrived in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state
6 September 2016