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

Taliban issue audio to prove 'leader' is alive

The Afghan Taliban released an audio message Saturday it said was from leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, vehemently rejecting reports of
6 December 2015

North Korea rejects UN rights resolution

North Korea yesterday rejected a UN resolution on its human rights violations as a product of the hostile policy by the United States
21 November 2015

Coal mine fire in China kills 21

At least 21 people died in a fire at a mine operated by northeast China's biggest state-owned coal company, state media reported
21 November 2015

Commuters suffer in Rajshahi transport strike

Indefinite transport strike imposed in Rajshahi district from this morning causing acute sufferings for commuters.
15 November 2015

Abducted boy found murdered, 7 arrested

A minor boy, abducted from Kadimnagar village under Ghoraghat municipality on Tuesday, was found murdered at a mango orchard at the
12 November 2015

Vitamin A plus campaign on Nov 14

Over 2.14 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A-plus capsules under a national campaign on November 14.
12 November 2015

Robbers hack 3 villagers in Tangail

Three people were hacked by robbers in Delduar upazila of the district early yesterday.
10 November 2015

Olama League leader lands in Sylhet jail

Mahi Hossain Masum, publication secretary of Olama League Sylhet district unit, was sent to jail yesterday in a case for killing schoolboy
10 November 2015

7 murder case shifted to another court

One of two cases filed in connection with the sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj has been sent to the District and Session Judge’s Court for starting charge framing hearing.
9 November 2015

Carter warns of conflict in S China Sea

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Saturday warned that land reclamation efforts and a military buildup in the South China Sea could lead to conflict between nations in the region.
8 November 2015

Suu Kyi eyes historic win as polls campaign ends

Myanmar's boisterous election campaign drew to a close yesterday, two days before milestone polls that could finally propel Aung San
6 November 2015

Refugee boy Azam reunited with parents in Germany

A Syrian boy whose disappearance from a hospital in Belgrade while on the European refugee trail sparked a huge social media campaign is reunited with his parents in Germany.
6 November 2015

Presidents of China, Taiwan to hold historic meeting

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore this weekend, the two sides said, in what will be the first meeting between leaders from the rivals since the end of a civil war in 1949.
4 November 2015

Nepal bus crash kills 30 people

At least 30 people are killed and 35 injured in a bus crash in Nepal.
3 November 2015

Afghan girl seeking 'better future' for Kabul children

Fourteen-year-old Aziza Rahimzada is trying to help her impoverished community by offering classes to children.
3 November 2015

China building collapse kills 17 workers

A two-storey building collapsed in China's central Henan province on Friday killing 17 construction workers and injuring 23 others,
31 October 2015

China's one-child policy reversal cautiously welcomed

Chinese state media have welcomed the news China is reforming its decades-old one-child policy, with one editorial saying it "echoes the people's will".
30 October 2015

Aziza Rahimzada speaks up for refugee children

At the age of just 14, Afghan rights activist Aziza Rahimzada has already surmounted legal hurdles preventing 25,000 refugee children from attending school.
26 October 2015

US soldier's remains returned from N Korea after 65 years

The remains of a US soldier missing since the Korean War have been returned to his family in California.
26 October 2015

US updates security alert after Hossaini Dalan blasts

The United States has updated its security alert for its citizens residing in Bangladesh after the bomb attack on Shia Muslim community in Old Dhaka.
26 October 2015