Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 340

Most were killed in flash floods and collapsing houses

13h ago

Indian Kashmir: Rescuers scour debris after 60 killed in flood

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.

20h ago

Situation in Myanmar ‘getting worse day by day’

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.

20h ago

Nearly 200 killed in Pakistan flash floods

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

23h ago

Two Bangladeshis charged with terrorism-related offences in Malaysia

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

1d ago

Pakistan helicopter crashes during monsoon rescue mission, 5 dead

'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'

1d ago

Jammu and Kashmir floods: Death toll rises to 65

The exact number of missing persons is yet to be determined

1d ago

Japan's emperor expresses 'deep remorse' 80 years after WWII

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

1d ago

China offers help in Thai-Cambodia row

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.

Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan’s K2

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.

China, Brazil can model ‘self-reliance’ for Global South

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.

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 340

Most were killed in flash floods and collapsing houses

13h ago

Indian Kashmir: Rescuers scour debris after 60 killed in flood

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.

20h ago

Situation in Myanmar ‘getting worse day by day’

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.

20h ago

Nearly 200 killed in Pakistan flash floods

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

23h ago

Two Bangladeshis charged with terrorism-related offences in Malaysia

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

1d ago

Pakistan helicopter crashes during monsoon rescue mission, 5 dead

'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'

1d ago

Jammu and Kashmir floods: Death toll rises to 65

The exact number of missing persons is yet to be determined

1d ago

Japan's emperor expresses 'deep remorse' 80 years after WWII

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

1d ago

China offers help in Thai-Cambodia row

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.

1d ago

Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan’s K2

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.

1d ago