Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
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Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
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
2 Bangladeshis honoured for honesty in Singapore
Two Bangladeshi migrant workers in Singapore have been commended for their honesty after returning $45,000 worth of jewellery to its owner.
29 June 2016
IIT plans to enroll students from Bangladesh
Students from Bangladesh can now look forward to securing admission in Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), one of the most prestigious and sought-after tech institutions in the world.
29 June 2016
Sri Lanka must rein in its military forces
Sri Lanka must rein in its military forces, prosecute war crimes committed during the long civil war with Tamil rebels
28 June 2016
130 in hospital after China plant leak
More than 130 people were taken to hospital after chemicals leaked from a plant in eastern China, state media
28 June 2016
Pakistan transgender fatwa a 'good step'
A religious decree declaring transgender marriage to be legal has been cautiously welcomed in Pakistan, but activists
28 June 2016
Singapore plane catches fire on runway
A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan catches fire shortly after making an emergency landing.
27 June 2016
Iraq's Fallujah 'fully cleared of IS'
Elite Iraqi forces retook the Islamic State group's last bastion in Fallujah, securing full control of the city after a month-long operation, a spokesman says.
26 June 2016
Buddhists ransack mosque in Myanmar
Scores of Buddhists ransacked a mosque in central Myanmar forcing Muslims to seek refuge in a police station
24 June 2016
Tornado kills 98 in eastern China
Survivors scrabbled through the rubble of their homes yesterday after hurricane-force winds and a tornado left at least
24 June 2016
China blow to India NSG hopes
India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has suffered a setback following Chinese opposition. The
24 June 2016
Pound, Asia markets collapse as Britain quits EU
The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and there was pandemonium on currency, equity and oil markets as Britain voted to leave the European Union, fuelling a wave of global uncertainty.
24 June 2016
Rescuers search rubble in China after tornado kills 98
Rescuers in eastern China search for survivors of a tornado and hailstorm that killed at least 98 people as it swept over a city's outskirts, destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs.
24 June 2016
Pakistan mourns slain Sufi singer
Thousands of Pakistanis yesterday thronged the streets of Karachi to attend the funeral of one of the country's best known Sufi
23 June 2016
Make fair assessment of India's NSG application
As India makes a strong bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Prime Minister Narendra Modi
23 June 2016
Tornado, hail storms kill at least 51 in China
Tornado and hail storms kills at least 51 people in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, state media says.
23 June 2016
Lightning kills at least 93 in India
At least 93 people have been struck by lightning and killed in India over the past two days, disaster management
22 June 2016
US support may bring us close to China: Pak NSA
Pakistan's National Security Adviser Nasser Janjua has alleged that America's efforts to include India in the Nuclear
22 June 2016
India launches 20 satellites in single mission
India successfully launches 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space programme.
22 June 2016
24 dead, 26 missing in Indonesian floods, landslides
Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia kills 24 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said on Sunday (June 19), with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes.
19 June 2016
Man hurls explosives inside china airport; 4 injured
A man hurled a bottle containing home-made explosives inside the main international airport in China's commercial hub of Shanghai yesterday, injuring four people before attempting to kill himself, authorities said.
12 June 2016