WELLINGTON, Aug 27 - Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville moved a step closer to possible independence on Thursday as the country's parliament prepared to consider the results of a non-binding referendum in which voters overwhelmingly backed secession.
Lethal surges of mud and water that hit “like liquid concrete” are nearly impossible to predict and can’t be outrun.
Here is the latest on the missing.
Locals were traumatised, while experts cautioned that a lingering blockage in a river could produce an additional flood.
Myanmar's Dawei special economic zone could offer Thailand a shorter route to the Indian Ocean by bypassing the Strait of Malacca, but conflict, financing constraints and Russia's role raise questions over whether the long-stalled project can be revived.
Higher US yields generally translate into higher borrowing costs for households and businesses, which could lead to more expensive mortgages and loans, says one analyst.
China is showing it can pursue frontier AI while deploying it widely in the real world. For Asia, that may matter more than who has the smartest new model, says Enodo Economics’ Diana Choyleva.
More than 150 people have been killed after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, as hundreds still missing.
GDANSK, Aug 26 - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
BEIJING, Aug 26 - China and India reaffirmed their commitment to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas as they seek \"fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement,\" China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday after high-level boundary talks in Beijing.
Authorities on both sides fear the total number of casualties will be far higher than the nearly 100 bodies so far recovered.
Flash flooding has killed at least 95 people in Nepal, with hundreds missing.
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 - The United States said Wednesday that it had disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins at the U.S. Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Senate, and other sensitive government agencies.
The moment she saw smoke, Hivsa Walid fled the building with her sister-in-law's baby.
SIA’s pursuit of India’s aviation market spans more than three decades. CNA traces how its partnership with Tata led to the launch of Vistara and ultimately a significant minority stake in Air India.
Dr. Norman A. Bailey passed away after a long illness on August 18 in Greensboro, NC. He was 95. A distinguished public servant and teacher, Bailey played a leading role in the Reagan administration’s strategy to defeat the Soviet Union in the Cold War. Standard histories of
Nepal's tourism board said Americans, Indians, an Australian, Malaysians and Britons were among those unaccounted for.
Gao Zhen has been sentenced to three years in prison by a Chinese court over dissident artworks.
Aug 26 - The U.S. State Department said it has \"significant concerns\" over the case of Chinese artist Gao Zhen, who was sentenced to three years in prison by a Chinese court on Tuesday over dissident artworks, and said its diplomats were refused entry to the sentencing hearing.
When Myanmar’s military bombed a Buddhist monastery during a meditation retreat this month, reportedly killing at least 14 people, most of them elderly civilians, it should have reinforced a basic conclusion: the junta cannot be treated as a normal governing entity. Coinciding
This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.
The hospital tells the BBC the ward door was not locked but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.
Aug 26 - Flash floods that struck the Himalayan border region of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday have killed at least 157 people. Authorities on both sides fear the final number of casualties will be far higher amid massive destruction.
The Nikkei closed at 66,016 yen last week and is up 31.14% this year, one of the best runs on the planet. Now, fund managers are lining up to tell investors how right they were to hold Japanese equities. Every time, I ask the same question back. Up 31% in what currency, and
The bus was travelling from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur when the accident occurred.
The fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in one of Islamabad's main hospitals.
Shopee, TikTok Shop and Lazada are among the most popular e-commerce platforms in Malaysia.
Hundreds of people were also reported missing.
Over 400 tourists are missing, including travellers from Malaysia, India, the US and the UK.
LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 26 - In Britain, the King's Guard band played Dolly Parton's \"9 to 5\" in front of Buckingham Palace. In the United States, the Empire State Building lit up in pink. In Japan, producer Seiji Kameda remembered a singer whose voice \"shone like the sun\".
TOKYO, Aug 26 - Japan should try to counter U.S. efforts to pressure members of the International Criminal Court to quit the body, the Japanese head of the court said on Wednesday, adding that Tokyo's support was pivotal to ensuring the ICC's survival.
The remaining three survived, some by climbing onto the platform.
This comes after the Sessions Court on Aug 7 postponed proceedings against the former prime minister.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said his administration was focusing on policy continuity.
The flood in Rasuwa - an area north of Kathmandu bordering Tibet - is feared to have swept away villages.
Taiwan’s government says the plans to buy some 210,000 new military drones cannot wait.
The project’s crumbling facades are a physical emblem of the property crisis that continues to weigh on the world’s second-largest economy.
Aug 26 - A massive flash flood killed at least nine people on Wednesday in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet, washing away villages, damaging roads, bridges and power projects, with authorities fearing more casualties.
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 - Five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, little changed from a day earlier but well below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday.
The country’s meteorology agency detected 4,508 hotspots on Wednesday morning (Aug 26), with nearly eight in 10 in Kalimantan. President Prabowo Subianto has instructed officials to do more in preventing forest and land fires.
President Xi Jinping urged “all-out” efforts to search for the missing.
BEIJING, Aug 26 - Many people were feared dead or missing after a mudslide hit major border crossing between China and Nepal in Tibet's Gyirong county on Wednesday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26 - Bill Gates is looking to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year, eager to propose global efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence.
While no cancellations are expected, events may be relocated indoors.
A New Zealand teenager went missing after the boat overturned in rough waters near an estuary off Cox’s Bazar.
A viral video showing cabbages being dipped in a formaldehyde solution in northern China to preserve freshness has triggered nationwide inspections and regional concern.
A string of bodies found after missing-person searches raise safety concerns among travellers.
BEIJING, Aug 26 - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, as part of a state visit there and then to Egypt from August 30 to September 3, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Homeland ministers also discuss the use of drones to monitor borders.