Person hit by Japan bullet train entered tracks from platform fence gap
The incident disrupted travel for about 140,000 people due to delays and cancellations.
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Australia to extend petrol price relief for motorists
Two temporary measures were due to expire at the end of June, but will be extended for the month of July.
Bangladesh's premier looks to China, Malaysia for investment, jobs in first trip
DHAKA, June 20 - Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will embark on his first overseas trip since taking office on Sunday, visiting Malaysia and China in a mission aimed at attracting investment, boosting overseas employment and signalling foreign policy priorities.
Man killed after old building in Bangkok partially collapses
Initial reports said a large concrete slab fell from the second floor of the building.
International departure fee goes up to $44 at 6 Thai airports from June 20
Domestic fees stay unchanged.
Malaysia’s energy supplies secure ‘for decades’ after talks with Russia, deals with Turkmenistan: Anwar
Russia has assured Malaysia of oil, gas and diesel supplies for at least the next 20 years, while Petronas signed new energy agreements with Turkmenistan.
Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour
PM Tarique Rahman is bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination.
Pakistan roadside blasts kill seven, AP says
June 20 - Two roadside bombs in northwest Pakistan killed at least seven people and injured three, the Associated Press said on Saturday, citing police in the South Asian nation.
Iran war gives Pakistan its biggest diplomatic boost in decades
It helped pull the country out from the shadow of its larger, wealthier rival India.
Two roadside blasts in north-west Pakistan kill 7: Police
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts.
House leaders in Indonesia meet student protesters in rally against fuel prices, free meals
Protesters referred to the President's free meals programme as wasteful state spending.
Why a speech by Pursuit Of Jade’s Zhang Linghe has divided Taiwan
Fans were delighted but critics labelled the speech as political propaganda.
Germany blurs defence lines with bet on Philippines’ old US base
A multimillion-dollar aviation deal at Clark highlights European economic investment as a tool of strategic power.
Australia poised to become an Asia-Pacific energy superpower
Energy security is a top priority globally, as governments grapple with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an accelerating clean energy transition and surging power demand from AI data centers. The problem is especially acute for Asia and the Pacific, as both regions are
Palestinians to pay the price for Netanyahu’s defeat in Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know it. And his rivals — both within his coalition and across Israel’s political spectrum — are preparing to capitalize on his growing
Everything Bangladesh’s Rahman hopes to get from China
When Ashik Chowdhury, the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, was recently asked about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming trip to China, his response caught the room off guard. “Many issues will come up,” Chowdhury remarked, “starting
Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu as virus reaches every continent
Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.
Man in Japan arrested for confining 5-year-old girl in rubbish bin
The girl, who was uninjured, was inside the bin for about five minutes.
Indonesia’s blanket fuel subsidies favour the rich, say economists, urging targeted aid
Sustained increases in oil prices could strain the budget, they warned.
Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu
The highly contagious variant which can devastate poultry has now been found on every continent.
Australia confirms first case of H5 bird flu
SYDNEY, June 20 - Australia has confirmed its first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said on Saturday.
South Koreans find home in Chennai through food, friendship, bargaining in Tamil
South Koreans are Chennai’s largest expat community. The series, The New Locals, follows three of them as they navigate culture shocks, friendships and belonging.
How Chennai became home for South Korean mum who bargains in Tamil and other Koreans
South Koreans are Chennai’s largest expat community. The series, The New Locals, follows three of them as they navigate culture shocks, friendships and belonging.
UN envoy calls for release of Myanmar’s ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi on her 81st birthday
The Nobel laureate was placed under house arrest in April, but her whereabouts remain unclear.
Japan seeks G7 price floors to break China’s rare earth grip
Japan is seeking to rally G7 nations into a united front against China’s export controls on critical minerals, pushing for a floor price mechanism to shore up the economics of producing rare earths within the alliance. Speaking at the G7 Evian Summit in France on June 16, Prime
Would you choose to take a 22-hour non-stop flight?
The BBC asked Sydney locals if they would take the newly announced, longest ever commercial flight from Sydney to London.
