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Najib spent $0.8m on cards in a day!

Credit cards belonging to Malaysia’s disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak were used to spend over $800,000 in one day at a luxury jeweller
Nuke talks at risk: N Korea

North Korea yesterday said looming US-South Korea military drills could impact the proposed resumption of nuclear talks between
S Korea bans seeking job applicant’s personal info

From today, prospective employers in South Korea cannot ask job seekers for information unrelated to the positions they are being hired
Floods wreak havoc across South Asia

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia
Lunar eclipse marks Moon landing's 50th anniversary

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
China detains Canadian citizen on drugs charges

A Canadiancitizen detained in China is being held on drug-related offences, Beijing said yesterday, at a time of tense relations between
HK leader slams ‘rioters’ after clash

Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were “rioters”, the finance hub’s pro-Beijing leader
China says it will freeze out US companies

China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with US firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said
Afghan pvt radio station shuts down

A private radio station in Afghanistan has shut down after numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who objected to
Int’l drug gangs behind Lanka bombings

International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country’s leader claimed yesterday, despite
10 miners trapped in Pak coal mine for over 20 hrs

At least 10 miners are trapped more than a kilometre (nearly a mile) underground after a fire started by an electrical short circuit in a
Navjot Sidhu resigns from Punjab govt

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from the Punjab cabinet amid ongoing tussle with Chief Minister Amarinder
‘Pakistan mafia’ uses blackmail, threats to pressurise judiciary

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday likened Pakistani money laundering suspects to the Sicilian Mafia, saying they, like
Another Canada citizen detained in China

China detained another Canadian citizen amid sour relations between the two countries, Canada’s foreign ministry said on Saturday,
Death toll rises to 50

Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across South Asia while dozens more are
S Korean PM at PMO; bilateral talks on

Bilateral talks between Bangladesh and South Korea begins at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka.
Protesters, police clash again

Hong Kong protesters clashed with police yesterday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against
At least 40 people killed

Floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people across South Asia in the last two days,
Hasina-Lee talks tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her South Korean counterpart Lee Nak-yon are set to hold a bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here tomorrow.
Kathmandu airport shut after aircraft suffers 'runway excursion'

Tribhuvan International Airport was shut down after a Yeti Airlines aircraft suffered a “runway excursion” during landing, airport officials say.
Japan’s probe makes history

Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe made a “perfect” touchdown yesterday on a distant asteroid, collecting samples from beneath the surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on the origins of the solar system.
10 killed as passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan

A passenger train rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others, an official says.
Nine deer dead in Japan after eating plastic

Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan’s Nara Park, a wildlife group said yesterday, warning that a surge in tourism may be
Tunisia rescues 37 Italy-bound Bangladeshis in Mediterranean

Tunisian authorities rescued 71 migrants including 37 Bangladesh nationals as their boat began to sink after setting out from neighbouring Libya for Italy, the National Guard says.
Dr Mahathir, now 94, says he has just one simple birthday wish

As birthday wishes pour in for the oldest prime minister in the world, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he only has one birthday wish – to see Malaysia on the road to recovery.
Two top officials released on bail

Sri Lanka’s police chief and former defence secretary were released on bail yesterday, a week after they were arrested over allegations
China furious as US okays $2.2b arms sale to Taiwan

China yesterday demanded that the United States “immediately cancel” a potential sale of $2.2 billion in arms to self-ruled Taiwan,
China extradition bill ‘dead’

Hong Kong’s embattled pro-Beijing leader yesterday said a China extradition bill that sparked unprecedented political unrest “is dead”
HK leader says extradition bill ‘dead’, but critics not satisfied

The extradition bill that sparked Hong Kong's biggest crisis in decades is dead, the territory's leader says adding that the government's work on the legislation had been a "total failure", but critics accused her of playing with words.
South Korean man defects to the North

A South Korean man has defected to North Korea, following in the footsteps of his political parents who also made a high-profile switch