Heavy rains have caused major flooding in central Vietnam, with rivers swelling and inundating homes and farmland, and submerging tourist destinations including the historic cities of Hue and Hoi An. By late Monday, rainfall in the central city of Hue reached 1,085.8 millimeters (42 inches) within
Political parties in military-ruled Myanmar began election campaigning Tuesday, two months ahead of a December vote widely viewed as an attempt to legitimize the military’s 2021 coup, despite ongoing civil conflict that will prevent voting in many regions. The campaign launch came a day afte
Two workers were killed and another injured in an explosion at the recently reopened Polymetals Resources-owned Endeavor silver, zinc and lead mine in Australia on Tuesday, forcing the temporary suspension of operations. Emergency services were called to the remote mining town of Cobar in the stat
The cyclonic storm Montha, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to cross the coast of India’s Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening or night, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The BMD issued a special weather bulletin on Monday afternoon with the latest update on
Five soldiers and 25 terrorists were killed in two separate military engagements in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement that personnel of security forces
India has resumed direct flights to the Chinese mainland after a five-year hiatus, Indian officials said. The resumption was kick-started on Sunday night from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, the capital city of India's eastern state of West Bengal, with a flight t
Timor-Leste has been welcomed into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the grouping's 11th member, following an official ceremony at the 47th ASEAN Summit in the Malaysian capital on Sunday. Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao were present at
Pakistan's defence minister said on Saturday that he believes Afghanistan wants peace, but warned that failure to reach an agreement during talks in Istanbul would mean “open war.”
Syria's telecommunications ministry has signed an agreement for the landing of the first international submarine cable to the country with Barcelona-based Medusa Submarine Cable System, state-run Ikhbariya TV reported on Saturday. The submarine cable system is intended to connect 12 countries acro
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday. Sirikit had been out of the public eye since a stroke
Afghanistan is planning to build a dam on the Kunar River to restrict the flow of water into Pakistan, following India’s example of suspending water sharing under the Indus Waters Treaty earlier this year. The move comes under the instruction of Taliban Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhu
A powerful roadside bomb struck a police vehicle Friday in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest near the Afghan border, killing a city police chief and two junior officers, officials said. The bombing took place in the city of Hangu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pr
Governments attending upcoming regional summits in Malaysia should reject the Myanmar military junta's plans to hold "elections" in December 2025, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to all countries sending delegates. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN partner Summits wi
