Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
16 August 2026
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Asia
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
Japanese zoo apologizes for naming monkey after new princess
A Japanese zoo apologises after naming a baby monkey Charlotte in honour of the newborn British princess.
6 May 2015
45 officials promoted to SP
The government has promoted a total of 45 additional superintendents of police to the position of superintendent of police in different districts across the country.
5 May 2015
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins China's Weibo
India's PM Narendra Modi has joined China's main microblogging service Weibo, gaining thousands of followers by the hour and plenty of comments too.
4 May 2015
105-year-old man rescued alive from debris in earthquake-hit Nepal
A 105-year-old man has been pulled out alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Central Nepal eight days after the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the country.
3 May 2015
Nepal quake: Airport issues ban on larger aid carrying planes
Nepal's only international airport has banned larger aircraft carrying aid from landing because of concerns over its runway.
3 May 2015
Unapologetic Abe 'reunites' rival Korea
In a rare display of political unity, South and North Korea yesterday both condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for failing to
30 April 2015
China, Russia to hold Mediterranean drills
China will hold joint naval drills with Russia in mid-May in the Mediterranean Sea, the first time the two countries will hold military
30 April 2015
N Korean leader scraps Moscow visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not attend events in Moscow next week commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World
30 April 2015
India girl dies after molestation attempt on bus
A 14-year-old Indian girl dies and her mother is seriously injured after miscreants throw them off a bus after trying to molest them.
30 April 2015
Nepal earthquake: Teenage boy rescued after five days
A teenage boy has been rescued after surviving for five days in the rubble of a building, following an earthquake that killed some 5,500 people in Nepal.
30 April 2015
North Korea 'executed 15 people'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.
29 April 2015
Nepal earthquake: Relief starts reaching remote villages
Aid begins to reach remote regions near the epicentre of Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal.
29 April 2015
Nepal earthquake death toll now crosses 1000
The death toll from a massive earthquake which devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to over 1000, according to a government official.
25 April 2015
Pakistani jets hit militant hideout in northwest, kill 22
Pakistan's military warplanes has pounded a militant hideout in a troubled tribal region along the Afghan border, killing 22 "terrorists."
22 April 2015
Storm kills 32 in India's Bihar state
At least 32 people were killed in a storm which hit the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
22 April 2015
11 dead in Somali car bomb explosion
A car bomb has exploded outside a popular restaurant in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
21 April 2015
Japan train sets new speed records
A Japanese magnetic levitation train has broken its own world speed record, hitting 603km/h (374mph) in a test run near Mount Fuji.
21 April 2015
Japan records 15-year low population
Marking another chapter in the curious case of Japan's population, newly released government figures have revealed the country's numbers fell
19 April 2015
Xi on business, not to aid Pakistan
By the time Chinese President Xi Jinping completes his Pakistan tour tomorrow, the foundation of his ambitious Silk Road programme would
19 April 2015
Pakistan suspends military court death sentences
Pakistan's Supreme Court suspends death sentences passed by controversial new military tribunals, until it rules on the legality of the sentences.
16 April 2015