Inside the human tragedy of Nepal’s flood
29 August 2026
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South Asia
Missing soar past 2,400 in deadly Nepal, China floods
29 August 2026
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South Asia
Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
28 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
I watched my village disappear in an instant
28 August 2026
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South Asia
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
28 August 2026
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South Asia
New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
27 August 2026
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South Asia
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
27 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
27 August 2026
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Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
27 August 2026
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South Asia
ICRC concerned over violence against Rohingya in Myanmar
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expresses grave concern over the violence and its effect on all people in the northern areas of Rakhine in Myanmar.
16 September 2017
Vaccination campaign for 1.5 lakh Rohingya children
A rubella and polio vaccination campaign for 1.5 lakh children of Rohingya refugees started in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar this morning as Bangladesh sees an influx of people fleeing persecution in Myanmar.
16 September 2017
Pak tightens grip on foreign NGOs
Pakistani authorities have asked the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) aid group to close its medical facilities in a militancy-wracked tribal
14 September 2017
Pakistan EC issues arrest warrant for Imran Khan
Pakistan's Election Commission (EC) has issued a bailable arrest warrant against cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan for repeatedly
14 September 2017
3 more ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team operatives’ arrested in India
Three Bangladeshi youths, suspected to have links with banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), are arrested in Lucknow, capital city of India's Uttar Pradesh.
14 September 2017
Trudeau presses Suu Kyi on violence against Rohingyas
Talking to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed "deep concerns" over treatment of Muslims and other ethnic minorities in her country.
14 September 2017
Sri Lanka, Pakistan among Asia’s most undernourished countries
Timor Leste, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have the highest rates of undernourishment in Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank.
14 September 2017
2 flights in Bangladesh with aid for Rohingya refugees: UN
Two flights – one of UN refugee agency and another of United Arab Emirates –landed in Bangladesh with supplies to help 25,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, UNHCR Spokesperson in Bangladesh Joseph S Tripura said today.
13 September 2017
BNP appreciates PM’s Rohingya camp visit
BNP today appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for visiting Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar but strongly criticised her government for not adopting a motion in parliament condemning the ongoing genocide against ethnic community in Myanmar.
13 September 2017
EU gives €3m more as Rohingya aid
European Commission has disbursed €3 million aid to address the most pressing needs of Rohingyas who have fled into Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar.
13 September 2017
EU gives €3m more as Rohingya aid
European Commission has disbursed €3 million aid to address the most pressing needs of Rohingyas who have fled into Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar.
13 September 2017
India hits back at UN after criticism
India has hit back at the United Nations’ criticism on Rohingya issue saying that “enforcing laws should not be mistaken for lack of compassion”.
13 September 2017
White House condemns violence in Myanmar
The White House reiterates condemnation towards the ongoing attacks and violence in Myanmar that has thrown the Rohingyas in limbo.
13 September 2017
Suu Kyi to skip UN General Assembly amid Rohingya crisis
Myanmar's national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over ethnic violence that has forced about 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh, will not attend the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York, a party spokesman says.
13 September 2017
US sanctions would be counter-productive
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said it would be counter-productive for the United States to sanction Pakistani
12 September 2017
Couple electrocuted on elder's order
Pakistani police were yesterday hunting a tribal elder who ordered a teenage couple to be electrocuted by their families as punishment
12 September 2017
Lankan minister sacked for rocking coalition
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday sacked a minister who had threatened to split his coalition government, three weeks
12 September 2017
200,000 Rohingya children at risk in Bangladesh camps: Unicef
More than 200,000 Rohingya children who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar are at incredible risk and they need urgent support, Unicef said today.
12 September 2017
Rohingya refugee influx in Bangladesh now 370,000: UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said a total of 370,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state since August 25.
12 September 2017
Myanmar must take back its nationals: PM
Describing the atrocities by Myanmar military as "acts against humanity and violation of human rights", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Rohingya refugees are Myanmar nationals and it must take its citizens back.
12 September 2017