Iraq will take back Ramadi from IS 'in days'

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi says that the city of Ramadi could be taken back from Islamic State militants "in days".
25 May 2015, 05:46 AM

Malaysia finds 139 graves at ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps

Malaysian authorities find 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have been used by gangs.
25 May 2015, 05:14 AM

Landslide blocks river in Nepal

Thousands of panic-stricken villagers fled their homes fearing flash floods after an overnight landslide blocked a river in quake-hit Nepal's mountainous north-west, officials said yesterday.
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Militants kill 400 in Palmyra

Islamic State fighters have killed at least 400 people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, most of them women and children, Syrian state television said yesterday.
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Pushing boundary for peace

An international group of women peace activists, led by American feminist Gloria Steinem, yesterday made a rare crossing of one of the world's most militarised borders between North and South Korea.
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Rohingya crisis highlights toothless nature of Asean

The Southeast Asian grouping known as Asean has made a point of not pressuring member nations over internal issues such as rights
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Pope urges help for stranded migrants

Pope Francis yesterday called on the international community to help migrants crossing the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea,
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Death toll hits 335

The blazing summer sun continued to scorch cities across India yesterday, with even hill stations like Mussoorie, which is 6,580 feet
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

All is fair in love and war

French police have arrested a man who called in a false bomb alert to an airport to delay his girlfriend's flight because she was in danger
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Saudi identifies bomber as ISIS collaborator

Saudi Arabia yesterday confirmed the suicide bomber who killed 21 worshippers at a Shia mosque had links with the Islamic State group
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Floods kill 35 in China

Heavy rain which caused mudslides and flooding in southern and central China has left at least 35 people dead and another 13 missing,
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

UK opposition to back EU referendum bill

Britain's centre-left opposition Labour party will support Prime Minister David Cameron's proposal for a referendum on European Union
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Putin bans 'undesirable' NGOs

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill which allows foreign organisations to be banned from operating in the country.The
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

'Beautiful Mind' John Nash killed in car crash

Nobel prize-winning US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the film "A Beautiful Mind," was killed with his wife in New Jersey in a car
24 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Italy coast guard rescues 70 Afghan, Iraqi migrants from crowded boat

Seventy Afghan and Iraqi migrants have been rescued from a packed boat off the southeastern coast of Italy and brought to shore on Sunday
24 May 2015, 15:37 PM

Bangladeshi crushed to death at Malaysia MRT site

A Bangladeshi worker dies while working in the tunnel portion of the Klang Valley MRT.
24 May 2015, 15:15 PM

Modi's one year in comic video

Comic video shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes one year in office and sings about the work done during this time, as well as the many attacks launched by opposition parties on his travel.
24 May 2015, 14:47 PM

'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash killed

US mathematician John Nash, whose life story was turned into the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, dies in a car crash
24 May 2015, 14:27 PM

Rushanara Ali targets UKIP in Labour deputy leader race

Rushanara Ali is entering the contest to be deputy Labour leader, with a pledge to target former supporters who have switched to UKIP.
24 May 2015, 14:07 PM

The amazing elephant selfie. But is it a world first?

Forget selfie sticks. If you're looking for a wide-angle shot with a much longer range than any pole can give you, then ask an elephant.
24 May 2015, 12:08 PM