Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.

One dead, 140 missing after Indonesian ferry overturns in Java Sea

Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.

7:05pm

Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida.

Australian tourist dies after falling 80m off cliff near Bali

A 29-year-old Queensland woman died after falling about 80m from the popular tourist destination.

4:20pm

Police seized cash and gold bars from Phra Wachirayan's residence.

Buddhist monk arrested in Thailand over alleged $5.2m embezzlement

Thai police arrested a monk accused of embezzlement from his monastery, along with a female accomplice who he was filmed having sex with.

Saturday 5:53pm

A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, September 12, 2026.

North Korea fires missiles toward sea after rivals' drills

North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, its neighbours said, a day after rivals ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a provocation.

Saturday 2:40pm

Firefighters and crews gather near a repair cargo ship after it caught fire at a port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.

Cargo ship catches fire in China's port, killing 25 people

The ship was being repaired in the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. at the port of Qingdao, a major shipping hub on the north-eastern Chinese coast.

Fri, Sep 11

Parliament and Old Supreme Court Building in Singapore.

Highest-paid world leader gets salary boost of more than $1m

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the benchmark annual pay for a minister at the lowest grade will rise to $2.43 million.

Wed, Sep 9

Hartog grabbed a fire extinguisher and doused the flames before pulling Millroy from the wreckage. Source: Ollie Millroy via Instagram

'Owe you my life': Dutch racing driver pulls rival from fiery crash

Brit Ollie Millroy's Ferrari burst into flames during a China GT3 Championship race, prompting Loek Hartog to abandon his own car and rush to help.

Tue, Sep 8

Buddhist monks offer prayers for the departed soul of the victims of flash flood on the bank of Trishuli river in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal.

Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill more than 1300

The August 26 floods left some 5000 missing, including foreigners.

Mon, Sep 7

In this drone photo released by the Geological Agency (Badan Geologi) of Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mount Anak Krakatau spews volcanic smoke in Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.

Volcanic eruption cancels flights, closes airports in Indonesia

The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands, erupted on Sunday.

Mon, Sep 7

Rescuers conduct a rescue operation at the site of a mudslide following days of heavy rain in Suichuan County of Ji'an City.

Two dead, 10 missing after Typhoon Saudel causes mudslide in China

A mudslide killed two people and left 10 missing in eastern China, damaging a dozen houses following days of torrential rain brought by Typhoon Saudel, state media said.

Sun, Sep 6

Travelers wait for their flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.

Volcano eruption grounds flights at Indonesia's Jakarta airport

Indonesia's Geological Agency said the volcano in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra showed activity on Saturday and erupted for 30 seconds early Sunday.

Sun, Sep 6

Lu Haitao being rescued from the Trishuli-3A hydropower project.

Two people saved in Nepal after days of being trapped by debris

Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people.

Sun, Sep 6

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers use sniffer dogs to search for victims at a mudslide-hit area in Gyirong County, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

China exerts tight grip on information after Nepal-Tibet floods

It’s been more than a week since deadly flash floods killed hundreds and left thousands missing — and practically nothing is known about the victims on the Chinese side.

Sat, Sep 5

Nepal hydropower worker rescued.

Trapped workers rescued alive from hydropower tunnel in Nepal

The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns and swept away villages

Fri, Sep 4

Crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln talk to a souvenir vendor in Pattaya, Thailand

USS Lincoln crew hits the streets in Thailand after 260 days at sea

Buses carrying crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier streamed into Thailand’s seaside resort city.

Fri, Sep 4

Some of the clothing from the first interception which had been saturated in methamphetamine.

Two Kiwi men attempt to smuggle meth-soaked clothes into NZ

Customs uncovered the unusual method allegedly used to smuggle methamphetamine when the two men arrived on flights to Auckland from Malaysia.

Thu, Sep 3

Nurse Razia Noreen, who risked her life to save a newborn during a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, speaks during an interview in Islamabad.

Nurse who saved baby from Pakistan hospital fire had 8 seconds to act

Fourteen babies died in a blaze at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences last week.

Wed, Sep 2

A resident carries an air cooler salvaged from his damaged house after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district, Nepal.

Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1000

Nepal's disaster agency said that 1003 deaths had been counted, with 3916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals.

Wed, Sep 2

The port will be at Penrhyn and will have strategic importance in the Pacific.

NZ and US to build major port on former military base in Cook Islands

The announcement comes after the Cook Islands made a previous arrangement with China without informing Wellington.

Tue, Sep 1

Rajendra Dawadi, a school teacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School, talks on his mobile phone in Trishuli Valley in Nepal's Nuwakot district

Nepali principal evacuated 900 students before floods swept away school

Rajendra Dawadi had little time to act after hearing unconfirmed reports about floodwaters racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley.

Tue, Sep 1

People stand on remnants of a bridge which spanned across Trishuli river and was washed away in flash floods, in Dhading District, Nepal.

Hundreds feared stuck in tunnels as deaths from Nepal-Tibet floods pass 950

Rescuers raced to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border.

Tue, Sep 1

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Suhasini Reddy remains missing following last week's catastrophic floods.

'No stone unturned': Family of missing Kiwi arrives in Nepal capital

More than 750 people are dead and 3000 still missing after flash floods tore through the Nepal-China border region, with MFAT saying reports from the ground stay bleak.

Mon, Aug 31

In this frame grab from video, rescued passengers wearing life jackets are evacuated by boat after a passenger vessel capsized off the coast of Girne.

Ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off north Cyprus, at least 8 dead

Unal Ustel, the north's Turkish Cypriot prime minister said the ferry faced adverse weather conditions and began taking on water just 15 minutes after departure.

Mon, Aug 31

A drone view shows rescue workers inspect the area and damaged structures following recent flash flooding along the Trishuli River in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026.

Nepal warns of more possible floods as communities grapple with devastation

Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones throughout Sunday morning.

Sun, Aug 30

Thai soldiers inspect a work station at the scam compound in O'Smach, Cambodia

Cambodia claims it's wiped out all of its online scam compounds

The claims were met with both scepticism and guarded optimism from independent groups that have tracked the scam compounds.

Sun, Aug 30