Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
31 August 2026
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Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
31 August 2026
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Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
30 August 2026
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Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
29 August 2026
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Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge
29 August 2026
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Asia
Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Now is ‘not a time for war’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was “not a time for war” on the sidelines of a regional summit, television images showed.
16 September 2022
Rohingya killed, 4 others injured as mortar shells fired from Myanmar explode
A Rohingya youth was killed and four others were injured in mortar shells blast fired from Myanmar in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban today (September 16, 2022).
16 September 2022
Bangladeshi man loses leg as landmine explodes on Myanmar side of border
A Bangladeshi youth was severely wounded in a landmine explosion in the Myanmar side of the Bangladesh border along Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban today (September 16, 2022).
16 September 2022
UN urges countries to do more to cut Myanmar military’s revenue, arms supply
The UN Human Rights Office has called out to countries to do more to cut the Myanmar military’s access to revenue and arms supply to halt its repression of the people.
16 September 2022
China to sanction Boeing Defense, Raytheon CEOs over Taiwan sales
China will impose sanctions on the CEOs of Boeing Defense and Raytheon over their involvement in Washington's latest arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
16 September 2022
9 killed as wall collapses on hut amid rain in India’s Lucknow
At least nine persons, including three minors, were killed when the boundary wall of an army enclave collapsed on their hut in the northern Indian city of Lucknow amid heavy rains, police said today.
16 September 2022
6 held over rape, murder of Indian sisters
Indian police yesterday arrested six men accused of gang-raping and murdering two teenage sisters whose bodies were found hanging from a tree outside their village, prompting protests.
15 September 2022
Typhoon lashes China
High winds and heavy rain lashed China’s densely populated east coast yesterday after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes
15 September 2022
Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes: Ceasefire holds
Azerbaijan yesterday said that 71 of its troops had died in border clashes with Armenia over the last two days in the worst fighting since 2020. Yerevan said a
15 September 2022
“India should play crucial role to restore peace in Myanmar”
Chief Minister of north eastern Indian state of Mizoram Zoramthanga has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India should play a vital role in bringing back peace in trouble-torn Myanmar, an official of the state said today.
15 September 2022
Roadside bomb claimed by Pak Taliban kills eight
A bomb killed the former head of a pro-government militia and seven others in northwestern Pakistan, officials said yesterday, in an attack claimed by the local Taliban.
14 September 2022
At least 7 killed in Ahmedabad elevator crash
At least seven labourers were killed and one was seriously injured when they fell to the ground while working inside an elevator shaft at an under-construction building in Ahmedabad city of western Indian state of Gujarat today, police said.
14 September 2022
“India to take steps to notify Bangladesh if it halts sugar, onion export”
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) said the Indian government will take steps to notify Bangladesh in advance if they halt exports of any essentials such as sugar, onions, ginger and garlic.
14 September 2022
Beijing for ‘more just’ world order
China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a “more just and rational direction”, a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries’ leaders prepare to meet this week.
13 September 2022
India to bring back Cheetahs
Eight cheetahs will be sent to India where they will be personally welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, officials said yesterday, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the speedy big cats to the country.
13 September 2022
Armenia, Azerbaijan Clashes: War fears grow as truce violated
Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday accused each other of violating a truce, after the worst clashes since a 2020 war put in doubt a halting peace process between the arch foes.
13 September 2022
Xi in Central Asia for SCO meet
China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan yesterday in the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
13 September 2022
E-bike showroom fire kills 8 in South India
At least eight people were killed in a fire that broke out in an electric bike showroom and spread to a lodge above it in southern Indian city of Secunderabad early today.
13 September 2022
Indian doctor runs 3km abandoning car in traffic to save patient’s life
Bengaluru is notorious for its traffic, which makes simple routes seem unendingly long. However, the story of a doctor who made an exceptional decision to save his patient's life is proving to be motivating.
12 September 2022
CAA: India’s SC to hear all petitions on Oct 31
India’s Supreme Court fixed the hearing in 220 petitions challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019 on October 31 and said it will refer the case to a three-judge Bench.
12 September 2022