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Six rebels, one soldier die in Kashmir

Six suspected rebels and a soldier have died in two separate gun battles in Indian Kashmir as violence flared in the
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Africans in India living 'in fear'

African nationals in the Indian capital live in a "pervading climate of fear and insecurity", a group of African ambassadors has said, after the brutal murder of a Congolese teacher sparked allegations of racism.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

India allows Italian marine to go home

India's top court yesterday allowed an Italian marine accused of killing two fishermen to return home pending a
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'I still hate the glow of the setting sun'

For survivors of the world's first nuclear attack, the day America unleashed a terrible bomb over the city of
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Leaders 'rattled' by Trump: Obama

US President Barack Obama yesterday said that international leaders "have good reason to be rattled" by
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Record 51C heat hits India

Temperatures have soared to a scorching 51 degrees Celsius in one Indian city, meteorologists said yesterday, with
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Hiroshima victims want apology from Obama

Victims of the atomic bombings of Japan want an apology from US President Barack Obama when he visits Hiroshima
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM

An attempt to 'wash away the crimes of the conflict'

Human rights groups on Friday slammed a deal between Nepal's ruling parties to withdraw civil war cases from
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Nepal makes case for more aid

Aid-dependent Nepal needs $7.86 billion over five years, $1.17 billion more than earlier estimates, to rebuild homes and
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Britons scale Everest after disasters

British mountaineers Kenton Cool and Robert Lucas became the first foreigners to summit Mount Everest after a deadly
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

No 'imminent' signs of N Korea nuke test

Recent satellite images show no imminent signs of a fifth North Korean nuclear test, following the conclusion of a party
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM

North Korea readies for party congress

North Korea readied yesterday to kick off its most important ruling party gathering for nearly 40 years, amid persistent
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters

When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest.
23 April 2016, 11:47 AM

Indian minister caught on cam touching woman inappropriately

Madhya Pradesh of India Home Minister Babulal Gaur has struck again. This time the minister was caught on camera inappropriately touching a woman during an event in Bhopal, reports India Today.
22 April 2016, 16:19 PM

Panama papers: I will resign and go home if proven guilty, vows Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in his address to the nation today, said he will resign and go home if proven guilty by the Panama Papers probe.
22 April 2016, 16:07 PM

6 killed in India air force base attack

Four gunmen and two guards are killed when unidentified militants attack an Indian Air Force base near the Pakistan border in an apparent challenge to attempts to revive a dialogue between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
2 January 2016, 04:22 AM

Hopes fade for 100 miners missing after Myanmar landslide

Hopes faded that any of 100 people still missing would be found alive two days after a landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar smashed into a makeshift settlement, burying mine workers as they slept.
23 November 2015, 05:26 AM

Nepal earthquake: People flee as landslide blocks river

Thousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal which blocked the flow of a river.
24 May 2015, 10:30 AM

BJP ally threatens agitation against beef meat ban

After protests by farmers and beef traders, the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government in Maharashtra of India now faces protests against the beef ban by an ally, RPI(A).
21 May 2015, 05:54 AM

Traffic camera films collapsing Kathmandu structure (video)

Dramatic footage recorded by traffic camera has emerged of the moment a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the Nepalese capital.
30 April 2015, 09:29 AM