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Myanmar arrests 145 fleeing Rohingyas
Myanmar authorities have arrested nearly 150 Rohingyas suspected of trying to flee the country, an official told AFP yesterday.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Search on for survivors after India landslides kill 65
Rescuers yesterday searched for people feared missing in floods and landslides that have killed at least 65 in India, including 11 who died in the collapse of a popular temple.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Turkish journo jailed fifth time
Turkish investigative journalist Baris Pehlivan, who was ordered to return to prison by text message this month, was jailed yesterday for the fifth time in three years.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
N Korea’s Kim, Putin vow stronger ties
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters yesterday pledging to develop their ties into what Kim called a “long-standing strategic relationship,” Pyongyang’s state media KCNA said.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Situation ‘spiralling out of control’: UN
Millions of people are running out of food in Sudan and some are dying due to lack of healthcare after four months of war that have devastated the capital Khartoum and sparked ethnically-driven attacks in Darfur, the United Nations warned yesterday.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Hawaii wildfire death toll hits 99, may double
The death toll in Hawaii’s wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state’s governor said Monday, as emergency personnel painstakingly scoured the incinerated landscape for more human remains.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Death toll from blast in Russia's Dagestan rises to 33: agencies
At least 33 people were killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Russia's Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the health ministry said Tuesday, updating a previous toll
15 August 2023, 02:48 AM
Taiwan won’t back down to China threats
Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down in the face of authoritarian threats, the island’s vice president told supporters on a US visit that Beijing has condemned, while reiterating a willingness to talk to China.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Kakar sworn in as new Pakistan PM
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, a little-known politician who is believed to be close to the military, was sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister yesterday to oversee national elections as the country navigates political and economic crises.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
36 feared dead at jade mine
At least 36 people were feared dead at a jade mine in northern Myanmar after being swept into a lake by a huge landslide, a rescue worker and local journalist said yesterday.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Hawaii wildfire death toll nears 100
The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century ticked towards 100 Sunday, fuelling criticism that government inaction contributed to the heavy loss of life.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
India regulator seeks more time
India’s market regulator yesterday sought 15 more days to complete a probe into conglomerate Adani’s dealings with some offshore entities, while shares in the group’s firms slid after the surprise exit of a key business unit’s auditor.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran arrests 8 ‘foreigners’ after shooting
Iranian security forces have arrested eight foreign suspects after detaining a gunman in the killing of one person at a Shia Muslim shrine, state media reported yesterday.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Death toll rises sharply to at least 50
At least 50 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in north India, officials said yesterday.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
South Korea landslides, floods kill more than 20
Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of today
14 August 2023, 07:51 AM
India set for Sun expedition
India’s first satellite to study the Sun is getting ready for its launch soon, the national space research agency was quoted as saying today
14 August 2023, 06:26 AM
Landslides, cloudburst kill at least 29 in India
At least 29 people were killed today in separate incidents of cloudburst and landslides in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
14 August 2023, 06:02 AM
N Korea's Kim orders making more missiles ahead of S Korea, US drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an increase in missile production to help secure "overwhelming military power" and be ready for war, state media KCNA said on Monday, as South Korea and the United States gear up for annual military drills
14 August 2023, 05:20 AM
Zuckerberg, Musk throw verbal jabs over proposed cage match
Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at each other Sunday, with the Meta founder declaring the owner of X -- formerly known as Twitter -- was not treating a proposed charity cage match seriously
14 August 2023, 03:44 AM
Six Malian soldiers killed in attack: army
Six Malian soldiers have been killed in an attack by “armed terrorist groups” in the north of the country, according to an army report.
13 August 2023, 18:00 PM