
Flooding in northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people, shuts schools
A forecast for more heavy rain over the next few days is expected to worsen the situation.
Tue Jul 09 2024

Indian child marriage arrests leave teen brides in the lurch
Police in Assam detain 3,000 men in month-long operation.
Wed Mar 01 2023

Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage
Marriage under 18 is illegal in India, but the law is openly flouted.
Fri Feb 03 2023

Climate change 'main threat' for world heritage sites
One of the world's first cities came close to being wiped off the map during tragic floods this summer in Pakistan.
Sun Nov 20 2022

Jelebu prison escapee recaptured
A prisoner who escaped from Jelebu Prison last month was recaptured at a workshop in Assam Jawa, Kuala Selangor, on Thursday.
Sat May 28 2022

Floods kill 25 in India's Assam, displace thousands
Flash floods and landslides in India's northeast Assam state displaces over 650,000 from their homes in the past 10 days.
Tue May 24 2022

World's smallest hog released into wild in India by conservationists
The programme looks after around 70 captive hogs and is breeding more to be released.
Mon Jun 28 2021

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes India's Assam, some buildings damaged
Strong tremors were repeatedly felt in several north eastern parts of India forcing people to run out of their homes.
Wed Apr 28 2021

And the world's best dish is ...
Malaysia's Penang assam laksa hits into the Top 10 of CNN's World's 50 Best Foods.
Tue Oct 27 2020

Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly four million people, at least 189 dead
Nearly four million people in India's northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains.
Mon Jul 20 2020

Over 250,000 people affected by floods in northeastern India
Indian authorities Monday said at least one person has died and over 250,000 people have been affected by floods in the northeastern state of Assam, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
Mon Jul 03 2017

Gunmen kill 12 in attack on market in northeast India
Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a busy market in a restive area of northeast India, killing 12 people and wounding several others, police said.
Fri Aug 05 2016

Police urges public not to believe story about riot in Kuala Selangor
Police have urged the public not to be duped by information spread on social media that a fatal accident involving a 36-year-old woman led to a riot in Taman Assam Jawa, on Friday.
Sun Sep 13 2015

Thousands flee deadly violence in India's Assam
More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in the restive Indian state of Assam after separatist rebels killed dozens of villagers, some of them children.
Thu Dec 25 2014

Four dead as India train derails, sabotage suspected
Some 12 carriages of the Rajdhani Express traveling from New Delhi to the northeastern state of Assam, toppled over at around 2:00am.
Wed Jun 25 2014

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025