South Korea’s Lee rules out military involvement in ME
19 September 2026
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Asia
AFTERMATH OF NEPAL-CHINA FLOODS / ‘Everything is gone’
17 September 2026
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Asia
More than 20 Thai senators accused of election fraud
15 September 2026
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Asia
Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
12 September 2026
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Asia
Philippine ferry fire death toll jumps to 76: coast guard
12 September 2026
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Asia
Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
11 September 2026
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World
Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Asia
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
EC removes home secretaries of six states, West Bengal top cop
India’s Election Commission yesterday issued orders for the removal of six Home Secretaries - including the top bureaucrats from Gujarat, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.
18 March 2024
8 killed in Pak air strikes on Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban said yesterday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and it fired heavy weapons at Pakistani forces along the border in retaliation.
18 March 2024
Anti-piracy ops: Pentagon chief praises Indian navy’s role
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin today appreciated Indian navy's important role in conducting anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean region
18 March 2024
Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistan air strikes on eastern Afghanistan
Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in "reckless" air strikes by the Pakistan military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government's spokesman said..Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized powe
18 March 2024
China congratulates Putin on election victory
Key Russian ally China on Monday congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his election victory
18 March 2024
21 dead after bus collides with tanker in Afghanistan
Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured yesterday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province when a bus collided with an oil tanker and a motorbike, provincial officials said.
17 March 2024
Escaping to Thailand: Fleeing military service in Myanmar
In the village of Wale, Thailand and Myanmar are connected by a small wooden bridge. The narrow river that flows beneath it constitutes the border.
17 March 2024
21 dead in bus collision with tanker in Afghanistan: provincial official
Twenty-one people were killed and 11 injured in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday when a bus collided with a tanker and a motorbike, a provincial official said
17 March 2024
Taiwanese man goes for leg amputation in scam to claim million-dollar payout
A Taiwanese university student was hoping to pocket over NT$41 million (S$1.7 million) in insurance payouts by claiming that he lost his feet to frostbite
17 March 2024
Indian navy intercepts Somali pirates
An Indian navy warship has intercepted the hijacked cargo ship Ruen and demanded the Somali pirates on board surrender, a navy spokesperson said yesterday.
16 March 2024
Afghan govt welcomes UN mission extension
Taliban authorities yesterday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN mission to Afghanistan, saying the agency should help boost ties between the country and other nations.
16 March 2024
World’s largest polls to begin in April
Setting the stage for a marathon electoral battle spread across nearly two months, India’s Election Commission announced today that the 18th Lok Sabha polls of the world’s largest democracy, will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, involving nearly 97 crore voters.
16 March 2024
Indian Navy thwarts Somali pirates by intercepting a 'pirate vessel'
The Indian Navy today said one of its warships yesterday intercepted a pirate vessel
16 March 2024
‘Misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted’
Comments by the United States expressing concern about India’s implementation of a contentious citizenship law based on religion are “misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted”, the foreign ministry of the South Asian nation said yesterday.
15 March 2024
Indian SC to hear pleas seeking stay on CAA rules
India’s Supreme Court yesterday said it will hear a batch of petitions seeking a stay on the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024.
15 March 2024
India’s top political donor subject of tax evasion probes
India’s largest known political donor is a lottery company which has been the subject of fraud and tax evasion probes, according to data published weeks before national elections.
15 March 2024
Indian warship 'in close vicinity' of hijacked Bangladeshi ship: Indian navy
The Indian Navy today said in a statement that it was in close vicinity of the Bangladeshi ship hijacked in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday
15 March 2024
BJP, TMC top receivers of electoral bonds
While India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) redeemed bonds worth Rs 6,061 crore from contentious election bonds, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress was second the encashing bonds worth Rs 1,610 crore followed by main opposition Congress in the third place with Rs 1,422 crore
15 March 2024
India SC refuses to entertain plea alleging irregularities in functioning of EVMs
Ahead of parliamentary elections due in April-May, India’s Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea alleging irregularities in functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) saying "every method has its plus and minus points"
15 March 2024
India's Election Commission to announce general elections schedule tomorrow
India's election panel today said it would announce dates for general elections at 3 pm local time (0930 GMT) on March 16.
15 March 2024