Sectarian fighting / 13 more killed in Pakistan
Sectarian feuding in northwest Pakistan killed 13 more people, a local government official said yesterday, as warring Sunnis and Shias defied repeated ceasefire orders in recent conflict claiming 124 lives.
116 Rohingyas rescued off Indonesia: UN
More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued after their boat sank off the coast of Indonesia, the United Nations refugee agency said yesterday.
Man throws liquid at ex-Delhi CM Kejriwal
A man allegedly hurled liquid at former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal during his "padyatra" in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar locality today, police said
Tharoor concerned but cautious of talking too much about Bangladesh
India's Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed concern over the situation in Bangladesh in the aftermath of the arrest of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, according to ANI
Thailand flooding kills nine, displaces thousands
More than 13,000 people had been forced to flee their homes, with temporary shelters set up in schools and temples
Nepal PM to make official visit to China
Nepal’s premier will visit China next month, the foreign ministry said yesterday, a departure from the usual practice by the Himalayan republic’s leaders of making India their first official destination.
Malaysia floods displace more than 90,000
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday barred his cabinet members from going on leave, after the displacement this week of more than 90,000 people in a growing flood disaster that officials fear could be country’s worst in a decade.
SPY CHARGES / China court jails journo for 7 years
A Beijing court yesterday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the verdict a grave injustice.
Adani issue a legal matter between pvt firms and US
India’s foreign ministry said yesterday that bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani is a legal issue between private firms and the US Department of Justice and that New Delhi has not received any request on this case from Washington.
Taiwan detects 41 Chinese ships, military aircraft
Taiwan said yesterday it detected 41 Chinese military aircraft and ships around the island ahead of a Hawaii stopover by President Lai Ching-te, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fury in Beijing.
Rohingya crimes: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for junta chief
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday said he would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity in the alleged persecution of the Rohingyas.
South Korean capital hit by record November snowfall
Falling trees caused power outages, affecting more than 150 households around Seoul in the morning
BJP distances itself from India's Adani amid opposition protests
Andhra was likely to suspend the contract and ask the federal government to investigate the charges
PTI protesters reach Islamabad's D-Chowk amid intense tear gas shelling
The convoy of the PTI leaders and workers coming from KP comprised over 34,000 persons
India expresses concern over Chinmoy arrest
A statement of the Indian foreign ministry highlighted concerns about the rising violence against minorities
Woman in China dies after a series of laser treatments for spot removal
If medical professionals in China are found guilty of causing a patient's death through negligence, they may be jailed for up to three years and fined
6 killed in violence as Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown
Protesters battled security forces and ignored a government threat to respond with gunfire
PTI supporters lay siege to Pak capital
At least one policeman was killed and dozens on both sides wounded as supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces outside Pakistan’s capital Islamabad yesterday, a government minister and Khan’s party said.
Adani bribery case: Indian parliament suspended amid opposition fury
India’s parliament was suspended yesterday after opposition lawmakers disrupted it demanding a discussion over bribery allegations against the Adani Group and Adani dollar bond prices fell to almost one-year lows as investors and lenders weighed the case.
Chinese balloon detected near island: Taiwan
Taiwan’s defence ministry yesterday reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to Taiwan’s north, the first time since April it has reported such an incident in what Taipei views as part of a pattern of harassment by Beijing.
39 foreigners flee Myanmar scam centre: Thai police
Thirty-nine foreigners have fled an online scam centre in Myanmar across the border to Thailand, where officials are working to identify potential trafficking victims, police told AFP yesterday.