World / Asia

Philippines leader scolds EU for ‘idiotic’ drug rehab solution 24 Mar 2017 - 12:57 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit out at the European Union on Friday for hypocrisy and called the bloc “sons of bitches” after...

Hong Kong prosecutes captain, shipper in Singapore troop carrier case 24 Mar 2017 - 12:41 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities have launched a prosecution against the captain of the ship and shipping agent involved in transporting nine Singaporean...

China air quality got markedly worse in Jan-Feb: ministry 24 Mar 2017 - 12:40 pm

SHANGHAI: China’s air quality was markedly worse in the first two months of the year than the same period of 2016 following a...

Pakistan to meet Facebook over 'blasphemy' posts 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

Pakistan will punish social media companies that fail to take action against online blasphemy, the interior minister said, adding that he had requested...

2 Malaysians rescued from Abu Sayyaf militants 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

JOLO, Philippines: Two Malaysian sailors held captive for eight months by Muslim militants were rescued Thursday in the southern Philippines, military officials said....

Nepal PM to support new Silk Road during China visit 24 Mar 2017 - 08:33 am

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s prime minister is set to throw his support behind Beijing’s initiative to build a modern-day Silk Road across Asia during a...

Indian sandartist Sudarsan Pattnaik protests London attack 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

South Korea prepares to move sunken Sewol ferry to port 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

Jindo, South Korea: Salvage operators were preparing to move South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry on to another vessel to transfer it to port...

Amid deepening ties, Chinese, Saudi and Turkish troops join Pakistan Day parade 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

ISLAMABAD: Chinese, Saudi and Turkish troops for the first time joined the Pakistan Day parade in the capital Islamabad on Thursday, in a...

All you need to know about Japan’s nationalist school scandal and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 24 Mar 2017 - 08:03 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is coming under fire for possible links to a nationalist school whose principal says Abe’s wife donated...

Emboldened Taliban capture key district, Sangin southern Afghanistan 23 Mar 2017 - 03:23 pm

Kandahar, Afghanistan: Taliban fighters captured the strategic southern district of Sangin on Thursday, officials said, another setback for Afghan forces in opium-rich Helmand...

Pakistan urges India to release Hurriyat leaders 23 Mar 2017 - 11:46 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan has said it is seriously concerned over the detention of senior figures in Jammu and Kashmir's independence movement in a...

Nine police officers killed in Afghanistan 23 Mar 2017 - 11:18 am

Kabul: A policeman killed nine of his co workers in an insider attack in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, local officials said Thursday....

Salvage of South Korea's Sewol ferry: the facts 23 Mar 2017 - 10:44 am

Seoul: South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters on Thursday, nearly three years after it sank with the loss of more...

Second scare for Australian airline in a week 23 Mar 2017 - 08:43 am

Sydney: A regional Australian airline plane made an emergency landing Thursday after the pilot was forced to shut down an engine, barely a...

China blames climate change for record sea levels 23 Mar 2017 - 08:31 am

SHANGHAI: Chinese coastal sea levels hit record highs in 2016, driven by climate change as well as El Nino and La Nina events,...

Killer of Cambodian government critic gets life in jail 23 Mar 2017 - 08:27 am

Phnom Penh: A Cambodian court on Thursday jailed a former soldier for life for the brazen daytime shooting of a strident government critic,...

India eyes deal to repair Afghan aircraft, deepening military ties 22 Mar 2017 - 08:24 pm

KABUL: India is considering whether to pay for repairs to grounded helicopters and transport planes from Afghanistan’s air force, signalling a willingness to...