Seven killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines
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Myanmar junta strike kills 40 at festival protest: residents
8 October 2025, 03:43 AM
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Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 37
5 October 2025, 03:39 AM
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing
4 October 2025, 13:51 PM
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14
4 October 2025, 05:44 AM
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13
3 October 2025, 18:37 PM
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Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
3 October 2025, 16:00 PM
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91 people possibly still under collapsed Indonesian school: official
1 October 2025, 04:47 AM
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UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return
30 September 2025, 15:15 PM
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Argentina court urged to include Arakan Army atrocities in Rohingya genocide case
3 September 2025, 13:03 PM
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New ferry links North Korea, Russia despite US calls for isolation
A new ferry between isolated North Korea and Russia docks for the first time at the Pacific port of Vladivostok, in spite of US calls for countries to curtail relations with Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs.
19 May 2017, 06:07 AM
Duterte warns of thousands more killings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he wanted to behead opponents of his drug war and warned 50,000 people could die
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Myanmar's army sues journos for article
Myanmar's military yesterday sued two local journalists using a controversial censorship law over an article they wrote criticising the top
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Duterte open to South China Sea deals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he was open to exploring the South China Sea's natural resources with rival claimants
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Dying Malaysian mother leaves parting gift to sons
A mother dying from a rare disease in Malaysia decides to write her memoirs so that her sons will have something to remember her by.
14 May 2017, 05:58 AM
North Korea says will have dialogue with US under right conditions
A senior North Korean diplomat who handles relations with the United States says Pyongyang would have dialogue with the US administration if conditions were right, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.
13 May 2017, 06:39 AM
Earthquake kills eight in western China
An earthquake rocks China's western Xinjiang region, killing eight people and injuring another 11, state media reporsts.
11 May 2017, 05:51 AM
Maldives police arrest 2 over blogger killing
Maldives police on Wednesday announced the arrest of two potential suspects in the killing of a liberal blogger last month that sparked
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Five Thais charged with royal defamation
Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an exiled dissident
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Violence: Over half of girls who fled became child brides: UN
More than half of Rohingya Muslim girls who fled violence in western Myanmar ended up becoming child brides, according to a United
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Suu Kyi visits Pope Francis
The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations yesterday in the latest step in the former pariah Asian state's
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM
New 'order' from Calcutta HC judge
Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan orders issuance of non-bailable warrants against seven judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI), for not being represented before him.
3 May 2017, 07:33 AM
12 dead in tunnel blast in south-west China
Twelve workers die following an explosion in a high-speed rail tunnel in south-western China, state media says after rescuers spent over 14 hours searching the rubble for survivors.
3 May 2017, 05:25 AM
Trump invites Duterte to Washington for talks
US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart to Washington in a "friendly" call in which the leaders
30 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Asean gives Beijing a pass on S China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian countries took a softer stance on South China Sea disputes during a weekend summit, according to a statement
30 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Pakistan PM fires advisor over newspaper leak
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sacks one of his special advisers and sanctions another bureaucrat after an inquiry into a newspaper leak, but the country's powerful army rejects Sharif's directive as "incomplete".
30 April 2017, 06:46 AM
6.8 quake strikes the Philippines
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines early yesterday, triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted, Philippine and
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM
19 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into gorge
Nineteen people were killed and 21 injured after their bus toppled into a ravine in eastern Myanmar, police said yesterday. The bus was
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM
SE Asia faces huge drugs crisis: Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday warned Southeast Asian leaders they were facing a "massive" illegal drug menace that
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Asean urges calm over N Korea
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak warned yesterday that Southeast Asian countries needed to ensure their economic growth was
28 April 2017, 18:00 PM