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Thai rescuers locate missing boys and coach alive in cave 02 Jul 2018 - 08:22 pm

MAE SAI, Thailand: Rescuers found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand late...

Philippine city mayor gunned down during flag-raising event 02 Jul 2018 - 04:22 pm

TANAUAN, Philippines: A Philippine city mayor known for parading drug suspects in public but also alleged to have drug ties himself was shot...

Video of shark in Malaysia restaurant aquarium sparks outrage 02 Jul 2018 - 03:37 pm

Kuala Lumpur: A video of a blacktip shark being kept in an aquarium at a Malaysian restaurant has sparked online anger, with many...

One dead, 18 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Malaysia 02 Jul 2018 - 03:33 pm

Kuala Lumpur: One person died and 18 others were missing after a boat carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal migrants capsized in the South...

In World Cup's shadow, Rohingya find freedom on pitch 02 Jul 2018 - 01:47 pm

Kuala Lumpur: They may lack the glitz and glamour of the World Cup, but football clubs for stateless Rohingya refugees in Malaysia offer...

Japan chemical plant explosion kills one 02 Jul 2018 - 01:20 pm

Tokyo: An explosion at a Japanese chemical plant has killed one person, officials said. At least a dozen people were injured after the...

"We cannot live here": Afghanistan's Sikhs weigh future after suicide bombing 02 Jul 2018 - 12:15 pm

KABUL, Many among Afghanistan's dwindling Sikh minority are considering leaving for neighbouring India, after a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Jalalabad...

Rocket developed by Japan startup in flames after liftoff 01 Jul 2018 - 06:55 pm

TOKYO: A rocket developed by a Japanese startup company burst into flames seconds after a failed liftoff Saturday in northern Japan. The MOMO-2...

Five killed on suspicion of child abduction in western India 01 Jul 2018 - 06:35 pm

MUMBAI: Five people were beaten to death by a mob on Sunday in a fresh incident of lynching in India's western state of...

Blast rocks Afghan city killing at least seven: officials 01 Jul 2018 - 03:48 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: An explosion in a city in eastern Afghanistan where President Ashraf Ghani was visiting killed at least seven people, officials said...

Overcrowded bus plunges into gorge in India, killing 48 01 Jul 2018 - 03:00 pm

LUCKNOW, India: At least 48 people were killed on Sunday when an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in...

44 dead in bus crash in northern India: police 01 Jul 2018 - 09:51 am

Dehradun, India, At least 44 people were killed in northern India Sunday when a passenger bus crashed into a gorge in the Himalayan...

Thai rescuers establish base deep inside cave where boys trapped 01 Jul 2018 - 09:42 am

Mae Sai, Thailand, Thai officials leading a massive effort to rescue 12 boys and their assistant football coach from a flooded cave said...

Eleven people killed in India's capital, police probe link to gang war 01 Jul 2018 - 09:38 am

MUMBAI, Eleven members of a family were found dead in India's capital on Sunday, most of them hanging from the ceiling of their...

Mudslide kills 5 Indian paramilitary soldiers in northeast 30 Jun 2018 - 05:18 pm

GAUHATI, India: Five Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed and another six injured as huge boulders rolled down on their bus following a mudslide...

Thailand cave rescue efforts pick up pace as flooding eases 30 Jun 2018 - 04:04 pm

MAE SAI, Thailand: The effort to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a cave in Thailand for a week picked...

Afghan forces resume offensive operations after govt ceasefire ends 30 Jun 2018 - 03:22 pm

Kabul: Afghan security forces resumed offensive operations on Saturday after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the government's unilateral ceasefire with the...