Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
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Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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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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Suspected JMB terrorist arrested in India’s West Bengal
India’s National Investigation Agency has arrested a suspected terrorist of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, an official said today.
3 November 2021
Attack on Kabul Military Hospital: Blasts, gunfire kill at least 25
At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded yesterday in an attack on Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital which saw two heavy blasts followed up by gunmen assaulting the site in central Kabul, officials said.
2 November 2021
‘Good’ mosquitoes to combat dengue
Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which carries a kind of bacteria that prevents viruses like dengue from growing inside them.
2 November 2021
West Bengal Assembly Bypolls: TMC wins all four seats
West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress yesterday swept all the four bypolls in assembly seats in the state wresting two of them from Bharatiya Janata Party which also suffered setbacks in bye-elections in two northern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
2 November 2021
At least 25 killed in Afghanistan hospital attack
At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan's biggest military hospital after two heavy explosions at the site in central Kabul, officials said.
2 November 2021
Blast targeting civilians in front of military hospital in Kabul: Taliban
An explosion rocked Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday apparently targeting civilians in front of a military hospital, a Taliban spokesman said.
2 November 2021
VietJet signs $400m deal with Rolls-Royce for provision of aircraft engines, services
Vietnam's VietJet Aviation on Sunday signed a $400-million contract with Rolls-Royce for the provision of aircraft engines and services, the budget airline said.
1 November 2021
Pakistani Islamist group reaches deal with govt
A hardline Pakistani Islamist group called off a protest march to the capital Islamabad yesterday after reaching a deal with the government, ending two weeks of clashes that left at least seven policemen dead and scores injured on both sides.
31 October 2021
China rejects ‘political, false’ US report on Covid origins
Beijing lashed out against a US intelligence review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic yesterday, calling it “political and false” while urging Washington to “stop attacking” China.
31 October 2021
Japan’s ruling coalition retains power
Japan’s ruling coalition is on track to retain power but lose seats in parliament, media predictions said after polls closed in
31 October 2021
Journo killed in Philippines
A Philippine news reporter has died after being shot multiple times in his home, police said yesterday, becoming the latest in a long
31 October 2021
Akhundzada resurfaces
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced
31 October 2021
Man dressed as Batman's Joker attacks passengers on Tokyo train; 17 hurt
A 24-year-old man dressed in Batman's Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening, injuring 17 people as many party-goers headed into the city centre for Halloween gatherings, media reported.
31 October 2021
Indira Gandhi ‘told me not to cry if something happened to her’: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today posted a touching video clip on his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary, recalling how she told him not to cry if something happened to her and that “she sort of sensed that she would be killed”.
31 October 2021
Japan votes in test for new PM Kishida, political stability
Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to endorse the conservative government of Fumio Kishida or weaken the new prime minister and possibly return the world's third-largest economy to a period of political uncertainty.
31 October 2021
Huawei reports 32pc revenue plunge
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Friday its revenue plunged by a third in the first three quarters of the year, as it continued to struggle under US sanctions that have hit its smartphone sales.
30 October 2021
Taliban fighters kills two over wedding music
Taliban fighters shot dead two wedding guests who were listening to music, local officials and a witness said yesterday, forcing Afghanistan’s new government to insist such attacks are not authorised.
30 October 2021
Gitmo detainee sentenced after detailing CIA torture
A Pakistani held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba told a sentencing jury how he was raped, beaten and
30 October 2021
Modi invites Pope to India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday asked Pope Francis to visit India, a significant opening towards the head of the Catholic
30 October 2021
Dozens of homes destroyed: reports
Myanmar troops on Friday shelled a restive western town, with an ensuing fire destroying dozens of houses, as well as the office of charity Save the Children, witnesses and local media reported.
30 October 2021