FBI chief to visit India after US raised issue

FBI Director Christopher Wray will visit India next week, officials said, days after Washington accused an Indian government official of directing an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Don’t engage in ‘confrontation’

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned top EU officials yesterday that China and Europe should not view each other as rivals or “engage in confrontation” due to their different political systems,
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

India’s SC seeks info on Bangladeshi immigrants

India’ Supreme Court yesterday asked the federal government to provide data on the number of Bangladeshi immigrants granted Indian citizenship in Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971 and the measures being taken to deal with illegal immigration into the country, particularly in north eastern states.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Pakistan zoo shut down after mystery tiger attack

A zoo in Pakistan has been shut down after a man was mauled to death by tigers in an attack discovered during routine cleaning, officials said today
7 December 2023, 11:43 AM

BID to “Influence” Next Polls: Taiwan probes free China trips

Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating five people over accusations they had arranged free trips to China for dozens of voters in a bid to “influence” next month’s elections.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Nepal detains 12 for illegal recruitment of citizens

Police in Nepal said yesterday they had detained 12 people accused of illegally sending young men to be recruited into the Russian army, days after authorities confirmed the death of six Nepalis fighting for Moscow.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

J&K bills passed by India’s LS

India’s Lok Sabha (LS) yesterday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the legislative assembly.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Myanmar’s Yangon hit by fuel shortage

Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon is facing a fuel shortage, residents and junta-controlled media said yesterday, with hundreds of vehicles queueing up at dawn in the hope of securing petrol.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

China launches world’s first 4G nuclear reactor

China began commercial operations of the world’s first next-generation, gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant, state media reported yesterday.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Indonesians protest against Rohingya refugees

More than one hundred Indonesians protested yesterday against Rohingya refugees who arrived on a western island by boat last week, calling for them to be relocated and clashing with police.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM

'Cash for kidneys' scam: India to probe Apollo Hospital Delhi's alleged links

India's health ministry has ordered a probe into Apollo Hospital Delhi, part of largest private hospital chain Apollo Hospitals (APLH.NS), after media reports linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants
6 December 2023, 08:19 AM

Philippines bus falls off ravine, at least 16 killed

A bus in the Philippines carrying dozens of people lost its brakes and fell off a cliff in the central province of Antique, killing a least 16 people, local authorities said on Wednesday
6 December 2023, 05:35 AM

Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Philippine capital

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people rushing out of buildings and briefly halting train services in the city.
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Junta calls for political solution with rebel groups

Myanmar’s junta chief has called on ethnic armed groups battling the military across the country to find a political solution, state media reported yesterday.
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Nepal urges Russia not to recruit its citizens into army

Nepal said it has asked Moscow not to recruit its citizens into the Russian army and immediately send back any Nepali soldier commissioned there back to Himalayan nation after revealing six soldiers serving Russia’s military had been killed.
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

13 dead as cyclone batters India’s south

Cyclone Michaung hit the southern India coast yesterday afternoon, after torrential rains sent tall waves crashing into coastal towns, submerging roads and killing at least 13 people, including a child.
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Ethical journalism: World Media Summit opens in China

Global media leaders have gathered in southern China's Guangzhou to discuss ways to ensure accurate reporting and ethical journalism in the age of digitalisation
5 December 2023, 17:49 PM

13 killed as cyclone Michaung hits India's south

Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast today with winds of up to 110 kph (70 mph), its arrival preceded by intense rain and flooding that killed at least 13 people, as officials assessed the damage
5 December 2023, 15:34 PM

14 killed as Thai bus smashes into tree

A double-decker coach smashed into a tree in southern Thailand, killing at least 14 people and injuring 32, police said Tuesday
5 December 2023, 06:26 AM

Eight dead as cyclone batters India's southeast coast

At least eight people were killed as storms lashed India's southeast coast, police said Tuesday, with Cyclone Michaung expected to make landfall within hours
5 December 2023, 05:27 AM