3 killed, 38 missing

Searchers yesterday raced to rescue at least 38 people still believed trapped a day after the collapse of an under-construction Islamic school building in Indonesia that has already left three dead, authorities said.
30 September 2025, 18:00 PM

India, Bhutan to have rail connectivity

India and Bhutan will build the first cross-border railway lines connecting both countries, New Delhi announced Monday, with the $454-million project to be completed in four years.
30 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Key points of peace plan

WAR ENDS, HOSTAGE RELEASE: Israel will immediately suspend military operations once the two sides agree, and Hamas then will have 72 hours to return all October 7 hostages, including the remains of those who are dead. Israel, in turn, will free Palestinian prisoners Irael will eventually withdraw from Gaza in phases.
30 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump’s peace plan a ‘farce’

Residents of war-torn Gaza expressed scepticism over the latest peace plan unveiled Monday by US President Donald Trump, dismissing it as a farce that fails to end the war.
30 September 2025, 18:00 PM

New youth-led protests in Madagascar despite government's dismissal

Thousands rallied in the capital Antananarivo following calls on social media
30 September 2025, 17:53 PM

Trump says Hamas will 'pay in hell' unless it accepts plan within days

Earlier gave Hamas 'three to four days' to accept the deal
30 September 2025, 14:26 PM

Will Trump’s visa crackdown drive more US work toward India?

H-1B visa restrictions expected to turbocharge India’s global capability centres
30 September 2025, 13:17 PM

Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout

A UN source meanwhile said "operations are severely impacted, falling back to radio communications and limited satellite links".
30 September 2025, 10:22 AM

Dozens missing, three dead in Indonesia school collapse

Tearful families are desperate for news of their loved ones
30 September 2025, 10:03 AM

Madagascar protesters undeterred despite sacking of government

Inspired by "Gen Z" protests in Indonesia and Nepal, the youth-led movement has taken aim at ingrained misgovernance
30 September 2025, 09:58 AM

Under-fire Starmer to urge patience as he attacks hard right

Starmer has only been in power for 14 months, but is already facing questions
30 September 2025, 06:40 AM

India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears

Proposed blueprints show India considering the site in Arunachal Pradesh
30 September 2025, 03:09 AM

At least 22 killed in Madagascar protests

At least 22 people have been killed in protests in Madagascar that security forces have met with a “violent” response, the office of the UN’s human rights chief said on Sunday.
29 September 2025, 19:32 PM

Trump’s Gaza peace plan unveiled

President Donald Trump yesterday said that he had Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan that would bring an immediate ceasefire.
29 September 2025, 18:36 PM

Communications blackout hits Afghanistan

A huge communications blackout hit Afghanistan yesterday, weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent “vice”.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Gunman kills four in attack on US church

A man opened fire in a Mormon church in Michigan and set the building ablaze on Sunday, killing at least four people in the latest deadly tragedy that US President Donald Trump called part of a national “epidemic of violence.”
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Thai ex-PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon

Thailand’s influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for a royal pardon to reduce his one-year prison sentence, his lawyer told reporters yesterday.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Ukraine could get nod to ‘hit deep’ into Russia

US President Donald Trump’s envoy Keith Kellogg has floated the possibility of long-range strikes by Ukraine against Russia with American weapons, following the administration’s recent pivot on the conflict.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Nepal imposes travel ban on ex-PM Oli

Nepal has imposed travel bans on ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli and four former senior officials as part of an investigation into deadly unrest earlier this month, the interior minister said yesterday.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Dozens killed in Vietnam, Philippines

A typhoon that ripped roofs off homes has killed dozens of people across Vietnam and the Philippines, officials from both countries said yesterday, as a weakened storm Bualoi crossed into neighbouring Laos.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM