Most were killed in flash floods and collapsing houses

Indian rescuers yesterday pulled bodies from mud and rubble after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people and washed away dozens more.

People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge.

Says disaster authority; majority of the deaths, 150, were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The accused are Md Mamun Ali, 31, and Refat Bishat, 27, reports Bernama

'An MI-17 helicopter of the provincial government, carrying relief goods for rain-affected areas of Bajaur, crashed in the Pandiyali area of Mohmand district due to bad weather'

The exact number of missing persons is yet to be determined

Tens of thousands of people braved blazing heat to pay their respects at a controversial Japanese shrine on Friday, as Emperor Naruhito spoke of his "deep remorse" on the 80th anniversary of the nation's World War II surrender...Two cabinet ministers were among the visitors to the Ya

Beijing yesterday offered to help Thailand and Cambodia patch up relations after their deadliest border clashes in decades, as the three nations’ foreign ministers met for talks in China.

A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world’s second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers were waiting yesterday for weather conditions to improve to recover her body.

More than a hundred injured

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet President Donald Trump during a visit to the United States next month to attend the UN General Assembly meeting, the Indian Express newspaper reported yesterday, citing sources.

Crisis-hit Myanmar’s Rakhine state has witnessed a “dramatic rise in hunger” after US aid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump, the World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday.

To the wolves of Tibet, China’s first ‘robot antelope’ may look as appetising as the real herds that roam the rugged tundra, but the “creature” is part of Beijing’s growing surveillance that now even reaches into its most remote places.

Bangladesh, Malaysia, and several other Southeast Asian countries will send a joint peace mission to Myanmar in the coming weeks to advocate for peace and humanitarian aid for the Rohingya population and other communities in the country.

China’s President Xi Jinping yesterday told his Brazilian counterpart the two countries could set an example of “self-reliance” for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount.

India’s Supreme Court (SC) yesterday ordered the removal of tens of thousands of stray dogs from the capital, citing public safety concerns after a surge in dog bites.

The goods are bleached and unbleached woven fabrics of jute or other bast fibre, twine, cordage and cables of jute besides sacks and bags of jute

Opposition lawmakers were stopped midway as they marched to the Election Commission, demanding rollback of electoral roll revision

The Arakan Army (AA) has emerged as a key challenger to Myanmar's ruling generals since a 2021 military coup sparked war and today controls nearly all of western Rakhine state