World / Asia

Special delivery: Indian state hands out gold for newborns 28 Sep 2026 - 01:18 pm

Madurai, India: Authorities in India's Tamil Nadu state gave babies born in government-run hospitals a free gold ring on Monday, an initiative aimed...

Seoul seeks apology after Ukraine reveals transfer of North Korean POWs 28 Sep 2026 - 12:34 pm

Seoul: The Republic of Korea's presidential office has demanded an apology from Ukraine for denying an agreement to keep the transfer of two...

Tolls mount in Thailand, Myanmar floods 28 Sep 2026 - 12:14 pm

Bangkok: Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive...

2 bodies recovered after Nepal's Mount Himlung avalanche 27 Sep 2026 - 06:51 pm

Kathmandu: Two bodies have been recovered after an avalanche struck the base camp area of Mt. Himlung in Nepal's mountainous district of Manang...

Republic of Korea, UN force inspect DMZ area of suspected mine blast 27 Sep 2026 - 03:40 pm

Seoul: Korean and UN investigators launched a probe on Sunday into a suspected mine explosion that injured three military officers, inspecting the area...

At least 56 dead in heavy rains, thunderstorms in Northern India 27 Sep 2026 - 02:53 pm

New Delhi: At least 56 people have been killed by heavy rain and thunderstorms in northern India. The office of India's relief commissioner...

Ten missing on Nepal's Himlung peak after avalanche 27 Sep 2026 - 12:19 pm

Kathmandu, Nepal: At least 10 local climbers and guides are missing after an avalanche hit the base camp of Himlung peak in central...

Curtain falls on the romance of India's single-screen cinemas 27 Sep 2026 - 12:11 pm

Bengaluru, India: The demolition has begun at Bengaluru's Urvashi Cinema, once a 1,200-seat movie palace where generations of filmgoers cheered and whistled, another...

Two giant pandas set off from Chengdu to US 27 Sep 2026 - 10:24 am

Chengdu, China: A pair of Chinese giant pandas departed for Zoo Atlanta in the United States on a chartered flight at 2:55am Sunday,...

Malaysia's state fund targets $3.7B to channel into green energy 2030 27 Sep 2026 - 05:00 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s state-owned investment firm Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) plans to direct 15 billion ringgit (around $3.68 billion) into green and climate...

Cambodia floods force over 2,900 families to evacuate 27 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am

Phnom Penh:Severe flooding across Cambodia has impacted more than 25,500 families, with at least 2,908 households forced to flee to higher ground, disaster...

Death toll from sunken Indonesia ferry rises to 64 26 Sep 2026 - 05:37 pm

Jakarta: The death toll from a ferry that sank in Indonesia's Java Sea nearly two weeks ago has risen to 64, while 71...

Drought declared in three-quarters of India's richest state 26 Sep 2026 - 01:54 pm

Mumbai, India: Drought has hit three-quarters of India's richest state of Maharashtra, the government said on Saturday, after prolonged low rainfall in the...

Xi returns to Beijing after state visit to U.S 26 Sep 2026 - 12:17 pm

Beijing:Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Saturday afternoon after concluding his state visit to the United States. Xi's entourage, including his...

Japan organisers 'not satisfied' as empty seats blight Asian Games 26 Sep 2026 - 10:55 am

Nagoya, Japan: Asian Games organisers admitted on Saturday they were "not satisfied" with ticket sales after swathes of empty seats were seen at...

Microsoft integrates Word, Excel deeper into Copilot 26 Sep 2026 - 09:53 am

San Francisco, United States: Microsoft on Friday unveiled a new vision for how it will integrate Word, Excel and Powerpoint into its AI-powered...

Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild 26 Sep 2026 - 09:05 am

Kirtipur, Nepal: Pulled alive 10 days after catastrophic floods trapped him in a tunnel, Nepali hydropower worker Kabir Maharjan is determined to help...

Japanese 11-year-old wins Asian Games eSports gold 26 Sep 2026 - 08:38 am

Nagoya, Japan: Japan's 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara won Asian Games gold on Saturday in style after thrashing a series of opponents up...