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Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall have killed at least 148 people in Nepal, officials have said. At least 50 others are missing. Rain began pouring down on Friday night and continued into Saturday, inundating low-lying neighbourhood…
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia’s West Papua region. Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot, was taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in February 202…
A Thai zoo whose baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng has become a global sensation has moved to patent her image so it can benefit financially from the hippo’s popularity. The director of Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Marongwit Chodchoi, said it took the step to prevent …
A Thai woman has described being trapped in the coils of a python for about two hours in her home before rescuers were able to free her. The python was 4 metres long and weighed more than 20kg. In footage filmed by first responders, Arom Arunroj can be…
Israel planted explosives inside thousands of pagers imported by Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s unprecedented attack in Lebanon, according to sources cited by Reuters and US media. The Lebanese militant group blamed the major security breach on Isra…
A two-month-old pygmy hippo has become an internet sensation across Thailand and beyond, after footage of her wobbling around her enclosure, nibbling her zookeeper and being sprayed with water went viral online. Coffee has been made in her image, while…
The bridge in Vietnam collapsed as more rain fell following Typhoon Yagi, which has caused dozens of deaths in the south-east Asian country. Reports said 10 cars and trucks along with two motorbikes fell into the river and while three people were pulle…
At least 24 people have been killed and hundreds of others injured after the most powerful storm so far this year in Asia made landfall in north-east Vietnam. Typhoon Yagi triggered deadly landslides and floods, and on Monday the Vietnamese authorities…
The Tongan prime minister, Hu’akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, spoke at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, after Pacific island leaders agreed to back a regional policing plan that will see…
On Wednesday night, thousands of women took to the streets in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, in protest against the rape and murder of a junior doctor inside a hospital. The 31-year-old, who has not been named, was attacked at night on Friday while…
After 15 years in power, Bangladesh’s prime minister suddenly resigned and fled the country. Sheikh Hasina’s departure, which came after weeks of student-led protests that were met with deadly force, was greeted with jubilation on the streets of the ca…
An earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Kyushu on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings. There were no immediate signs of major damage.Earthquake strikes off Japan’s coast and triggers tsunami warning Continue reading…
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned and left the country amid some of the worst violence since the birth of the south Asian country more than 50 years ago. The country’s army chief, Waker-Uz-Zaman, announced he was assuming co…
Footage from a local broadcaster shows protesters looting the official residence of the prime minister in Bangladesh’s capital after news that the incumbent, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned and fled the country. Some of the protesters could be seen carryin…