US and allies want IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council, diplomats say

Iran is the only country to enrich uranium to 60% without making a bomb, and the IAEA calls that stockpile “a matter of serious concern”.

Air India A320 issued stall warning when seatbelt signs off, injuring 24, investigators say

The hydraulic systems began recovering about nine seconds after the first was lost.

Judge declares mistrial in US infanticide case but puts ruling on hold

A deadlocked jury pushes Lindsay Clancy’s child-killing trial to the brink of collapse as a Massachusetts judge declares a mistrial, then pauses it for an appeal.

US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks

BEIJING, Sept 4 - The U.S. and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions told Reuters, as rapidly advancing frontier AI capabilities reach a global tipping point.

China's Xi to bring large CEO delegation on US visit: Sources

UK pharmacist can be sent to India to stand trial for ex-mother-in-law's arsenic death

LONDON, Sept 4 - A British-based pharmacist wanted in India for allegedly poisoning his ex-wife's family with arsenic, killing her mother, and trying to hire assassins to kill her father can be extradited to stand trial, a London court ruled on Friday.

'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors

There are still hundreds of workers trapped in a network of tunnels that run along the Trishuli river.

Sri Lanka ex-president's son arrested on graft charges

COLOMBO, Sept 4 - The son of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested and remanded until September 18 on graft charges linked to purchases of Airbus planes by national carrier SriLankan Airlines, a top court said on Friday.

Major tunnel and underground rescue operations

MUMBAI, Sept 4 - Rescuers pulled two survivors from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on Nepal's Trishuli River on Friday, nine days after a glacier collapse caused a torrent of ice, rock and mud that killed more than 1,300 people and left over 5,600 missing.

Nepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel after two found alive

More than 1,300 people have died and thousands are missing, but rescuers' hopes have risen after finding survivors in a tunnel.

Malaysia GE16: UMNO, PAS push for early polls but Anwar likely to wait till late 2027

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has little reason to rush Malaysia’s next general election, or GE16.

Chinese shipper COSCO denies its vessels spied for Beijing

BEIJING, Sept 4 - China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO rejected allegations it used concealed equipment on its vessels to collect intelligence for Beijing, calling the claims \"totally unfounded\" and false.

Wildfires creep towards Indonesia’s new capital, prompting calls for action

Fires have spread around Nusantara, with the biggest now at Bukit Suharto just 50km away.

Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires

The vast archipelago has been battling for weeks to contain fires.

Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son over Airbus deal

China's Xi to bring large CEO delegation on US visit, sources say

BEIJING, Sept 4 - President Xi Jinping is preparing a large business delegation to accompany him on his visit to Washington, two sources said, an unusual move given U.S. scepticism towards Chinese investment and Beijing's strained ties with private enterprise.

CNA Explains: How does China deal with pyramid schemes?

Following the arrest of 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi, CNA speaks to lawyers in China about the laws governing pyramid schemes and potential penalties for different levels of involvement.

US pressure puts Takaichi’s economic agenda in the crosshairs

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Bessent gives orders to Japan’s Katayama and UedaScott Foster reports that US pressure on Japan to strengthen the yen and raise rates is colliding with Sanae Takaichi’s

Taiwan is a society comfortable with contradictions

Taiwan correspondent Yip Wai Yee reflects on her four-year journey in this special farewell episode.

Nepali foreman rescued from tunnel says he stayed behind to help others

"My responsibility was to save everyone's lives. When there was such a big accident, it was not right for me to run away," said mechanical foreman Sanjay Shah.

Thailand freezes 49 data centres as resource fears escalate

With data centres draining power and water, the government is rethinking its approach.

Malaysia declares state of emergency in Sarawak’s Serian after air pollutant index exceeds 500

Serian recorded an air pollutant index reading of 515 as of 5pm on Friday after haze there worsened overnight. Readings above 400 are classified as “very hazardous”.

The AI boom just blew a hole in Trump’s trade war

NEW YORK – America’s trade deficit just widened to US$88.6 billion, its largest since March 2025 — and the political reflex in Washington is almost certain to be more, not fewer, tariffs and trade restrictions. The irony is that the number doesn’t mean what US President Donald

Philippine court issues arrest warrant for VP Duterte

Will the US become China’s indirect enforcer on Taiwan?

Following the Beijing summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in May this year, their governments offered strikingly different public accounts of the meeting. Beijing’s official readout called Taiwan “the most important issue” in the

'Layer upon layer of miracles' to find tunnel survivors, Nepal rescue adviser tells BBC

From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors.

Search ongoing for nine missing Singaporeans in Nepal; MFA working with local authorities

Nine Singaporeans are still missing and unaccounted for more than a week after devastating floods in Nepal.

Myanmar leader visits Vietnam on diplomatic comeback tour

His three-day visit is aimed at boosting political and business ties with the one-party state.

Air India probe flags hydraulic loss, pilot drug test

Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte's arrest in grave threats case

MANILA, Sept 4 - A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with a criminal case accusing her of making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the first lady, and a former House speaker.

Philippine court issues warrant for V-P Sara Duterte's arrest for threats against Marcos

A conviction could remove her from office and derail her presidential bid in 2028.

Nepal floods could cost insurers over $168 million even before death, injury claims

Hydropower projects account for most claims, according to a top official at one of the country’s leading insurers.

Nepal floods could cost insurers over $130 million even before death, injury claims

MUMBAI, Sept 4 - The devastating flood in Nepal last week could result in commercial insurance losses exceeding 20 billion Nepali rupees ($132.3 million), with hydropower projects accounting for most claims, according to a top official at one of the country's leading insurers.

China overcapacity or Western protectionism? What the numbers say

As Chinese exports keep surging, Western tariffs increasingly blur the line between defending fair competition and protecting industries from superior global competitors. The European Union has threatened “harsher measures” as it approaches an October 2026 deadline to conclude

India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal’s ‘Noodle King’

The crackdown is part of an unprecedented food-safety drive in India.

Two US sailors removed from Thai resort town after drunken brawl

Police were alerted to a “small scuffle” involving the sailors in the early hours of Sept 3.

When the American aircraft carrier loses its aura

Most people around the world have probably come to know the American aircraft carrier in much the same way: through US Navy publicity films, Hollywood blockbusters, television news and political debates. For decades, these images taught us what an American carrier was supposed

Nepal floods ruin merchants, traders ahead of crucial festival season

Any pullback in spending could weigh heavily on Nepal’s roughly $57 billion economy.

Two people pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

KATHMANDU, Sept 4 - Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.

Tata Chemicals ordered out of Kenya by president

Kenya's President William Ruto orders India's Tata Chemicals to quit, saying it has failed to benefit the country.

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle'

The men were named as Sanjay Shah, 30, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor.

Court grants Malaysia ex-PM Najib and son stay of bankruptcy proceedings

The proceedings were initiated by the Inland Revenue Board following the two men’s failure to settle tax arrears.

Indonesia’s top rights body calls for police to probe food poisoning of about 2,000 students

As at Sept 1, 50,000 individuals had been affected by food poisoning cases, a lawmaker said.

US-China race for orbital supremacy could decide a Taiwan war

The opening moves of a future US-China war over Taiwan may be made not across the Pacific but hundreds of kilometers above it, as both sides race to seize the orbital advantage that underpins modern military power. The US and China are accelerating preparations for potential

Japan PM to keep finance minister Katayama in Cabinet reshuffle, sources say

The retention indicates preference for continuity in financial policy.

Japan budget requests swell to pandemic-era scale under Takaichi

The increase underscores tension at the heart of Takaichi’s economic agenda.

Australia sends drone specialists to join Nepal search as 36 citizens missing

SYDNEY, Sept 4 - Australian disaster response specialists left for Nepal on Friday to join the search for survivors after the catastrophic Himalayan floods, as the government expressed \"serious concerns\" for the welfare of its 36 missing citizens.