Thursday, 17 September 2026, 04:03 am
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Floods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated
Online Desk: Torrential rain in areas around China’s capital, Beijing, killed at least 20 people and left 27 missing, the government reported Tuesday, as flooding destroyed roads, uprooted trees andread more
Myanmar junta pardons Suu Kyi for 5 offences
Online Desk: Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted and jailed for a total of 33read more
11 dead and 27 missing in flooding around Beijing after days of rain
Online Desk: At least 11 people are dead and 27 missing after heavy rains lashed Beijing, Chinese state media said Tuesday. Military helicopters have been deployed to deliver supplies toread more
16 killed after girder launcher machine collapses in India
Online Desk: At least 16 people died and four were injured after the girder launcher machine, used in the construction of Phase III of the Samruddhi Express Highway, collapsed inread more
Police official among 4 shot dead by constable on India train
Online Desk: A constable of India’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) today shot dead his colleague and three passengers on board a train near Palghar Railway Station, nearly 100km from Mumbai,read more
Suicide bomber at political rally in Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200
Online Desk: The death toll from a suicide bombing at a political rally in northwest Pakistan rose to 44. At least 200 people were injured. A suicide bomber blew himselfread more
At least nine killed in Thai fireworks warehouse blast
Online Desk: A powerful explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse Saturday in southern Thailand, killing nine people and injuring more than 100, a senior official said, as several nearby homesread more
‘Red alert’ issued over torrential rain in India’s Mumbai
Online Desk: Torrential rain drenched India’s Mumbai and its suburbs in the past 24 hours, with some places suffering exceptionally heavy rainfall, officials reported today. The city has been receivingread more
3 die in Greece as wildfires rage
Online Desk: Raging wildfires in Greece turned deadly Tuesday when a firefighting plane crashed, killing two pilots, and a third person was found dead as relentless heatwaves fuelled flames. Greece’sread more
