Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timing
Nations failed to break a deadlock over the timing of the UN鈥檚 next blockbuster assessment of climate change science after a marathon meeting in China that US envoys skipped.
South Asia
Four dead from India avalanche, five missing
At least four people died from their injuries in India after an avalanche hit a remote border area, officials said Saturday, as rescuers deployed helicopters to search for the remaining five missing...
84 Indonesian from Myanmar scam centres return
Eighty-four Indonesians returned home overnight on two flights from Thailand, Indonesian officials said Saturday, the latest group of alleged scam workers to be repatriated from the region.
IMF approves $330m payout for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka鈥檚 leftist president received a boost from Washington on Friday, with the International Monetary Fund greenlighting a roughly $330 million payout under an existing loan agreement.
Suicide blast at Taliban school in Pakistan kills 4
A suicide attack at an Islamic religious school in Pakistan known as the 鈥楿niversity of Jihad鈥� where key Taliban leaders have studied killed four people on Friday, police said.
Fighters surrender looted weapons in Manipur
Militia fighters from rival ethnic groups in India鈥檚 conflict-torn Manipur have surrendered scores of guns and other gear looted from security forces, police said Friday, days after the state was placed under New Delhi鈥檚 direct rule.
North Korea launches cruise missiles in 鈥榗ounterattack鈥� drills
North Korea carried out a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea this week, in a drill Pyongyang said Friday aimed at showing off its 鈥榗ounterattack鈥� capabilities.
Thailand to repatriate thousands Myanmar scam centre workers
Thailand said on Friday it had agreed with Myanmar and China to repatriate thousands of alleged scam centre workers stranded in camps at the Thai-Myanmar border, part of a crackdown on transnational crime.
20 missing after avalanche in Indian Himalayas
Rescuers were racing against time to search for more than 20 construction workers missing after an avalanche in India鈥檚 Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, the army said.
Myanmar hands over 84 Indonesian alleged scammers to Thailand
Myanmar handed over 84 Indonesians to Thailand on Thursday, local officials said, the latest group of alleged scam centre workers set to be repatriated from the region.
5,00,000 Afghans displaced due to climate disasters in 2024: IOM
More than half a million people in Afghanistan were displaced due to climate disasters in 2024, the International Organisation for Migration said in a country report published on Tuesday.
US slaps sanction on four Indian firms over Iran link
The United States imposed sanctions on four Indian firms on Monday for their alleged links to Iran\'s oil industry, reports Hindustan Times.
Pakistan NGO chief critical of election has home sealed
Pakistan authorities have sealed the home of an NGO chief who authored a report alleging widespread rigging in national elections last year, he told AFP on Saturday.
Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam centre workers
Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations....
Lanka passenger train kills 6 elephants
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island鈥檚 worst such wildlife accident, police said...