World / Asia

China activates flood emergency response for Beijing, Tianjin 09 Jul 2026 - 07:17 pm

Beijing:China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Thursday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in Beijing and Tianjin, the...

China factory fire kills at least 28 people: state media 09 Jul 2026 - 06:29 pm

Beijing: A fire that tore through a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday killed at least 28 people, state media said, after...

Firefighters battle deadly blaze in China shoe factory 09 Jul 2026 - 02:54 pm

Beijing: Nearly 200 fire and rescue personnel raced to put out a deadly fire at ashoefactory in eastern China on Thursday, with people...

Woman arrested in Japan for sewing shut housemate's lips 09 Jul 2026 - 01:45 pm

Tokyo: Japanese police arrested a woman near Tokyo for allegedly sewing shut the lips of her housemate, officials said Thursday. The 42-year-old female...

Taiwan warns of 'destructive' winds as typhoon nears 09 Jul 2026 - 12:08 pm

Keelung, Taiwan: Taiwan's weather forecaster warned on Thursday of "destructive" winds as the biggest typhoon in years swept towards the island after pounding...

Top court upholds Korean ex-president Yoon's 7-year jail sentence 09 Jul 2026 - 09:06 am

Seoul: The highest court in the Republic of Korea on Thursday upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's seven year prison sentence over crimes tied...

Protecting the protectors: racing to save Philippine mangroves 09 Jul 2026 - 08:14 am

Masbate, Philippines: Standing knee-deep in coastal waters, environmentalist Andrea Pimentel guides workers as they drive bamboo poles into the seabed to block sediment...

Around 900 snakes escape flooded Chinese farm, residents reportedly bitten 08 Jul 2026 - 10:12 pm

Doha: Nearly 900 snakes, including venomous cobras, escaped from a snake farm in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after floodwaters destroyed the...

Landslide kills eight at refugee school in Bangladesh 08 Jul 2026 - 05:25 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Heavy rain in Bangladesh triggered a landslide at the world's largest refugee camp on Wednesday, killing seven children and a...

Researchers use data-carrying sea turtles to track cyclone 08 Jul 2026 - 02:57 pm

Sydney, Australia: Sea turtles fitted with tracking devices and oceanographic sensors are helping scientists in Australia improve tropical cyclone forecasts by collecting critical...

Sri Lanka to convert hospital into prison after deadly riot 08 Jul 2026 - 01:50 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka plans to open a new prison in a disused hospital building, the justice ministry announced Wednesday after a riot killed...

Rescuers search for survivors of China storms as super typhoon nears 08 Jul 2026 - 01:03 pm

Liulan, China: Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday after storms killed 17 people and caused dozens of rivers to...

Pakistan searches for Boeing cargo plane that PM says crashed into sea 08 Jul 2026 - 11:52 am

Karachi: Pakistan searched on Wednesday for a Boeing cargo plane that went missing off the country's southern coast, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Pakistan searches for Boeing cargo plane missing off Karachi 08 Jul 2026 - 12:45 am

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan searched Wednesday for a Boeing cargo plane missing off the coast of Karachi after radar showed it "rapidly descending," the...

Indonesia, India agree to broaden cooperation 07 Jul 2026 - 05:57 pm

Jakarta: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday agreed to broaden cooperation, reaffirming their commitment to closer collaboration...

9 Pakistani police officers killed in armed attack on security checkpoint 07 Jul 2026 - 05:39 pm

Islamabad: Nine Pakistani police officers were killed on Tuesday after armed militants attacked a security checkpoint in the Ziarat district of Balochistan province...

'Pokemon airport' opens to help Japanese quake-hit region 07 Jul 2026 - 02:57 pm

Tokyo: An airport in a remote Japanese region hit by a deadly earthquake in 2024 was given a new look on Tuesday, temporarily...

Indonesia, India announce long-range missile deal 07 Jul 2026 - 02:54 pm

Jakarta: India will supply Indonesia with long-range missiles, an Indian official said on Tuesday as their leaders agreed to deepen ties in defence,...