World / Asia

Lighter traffic, little sign of customs crackdown at N.Korea border 03 Mar 2016 - 01:15 pm

North Korea soldiers stand on the bank of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of...

Uber and Ola race to offer motorbike taxis in India 03 Mar 2016 - 01:11 pm

An employee works inside the office of US online cab-hailing company Uber, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, April 24, 2015. REUTERS/ANINDITO...

Afghan Taliban leadership is in Pakistan, Islamabad says 03 Mar 2016 - 10:13 am

Islamabad: A top Pakistani official has said for the first time publicly that the Afghan Taliban's leadership enjoys a safe haven inside his...

Cyber warriors spar over Taiwan's relations with China 03 Mar 2016 - 10:07 am

By Joseph Campbell and Fabian Hamacher BEIJING/TAIPEI: Rappers in China and Taiwan are among the combatants squaring off in cyberspace after a landslide...

Four shot dead in 24 hours of violence in Thai south 03 Mar 2016 - 10:03 am

Bangkok: Four people have been gunned down in Thailand's Muslim-majority southernmost provinces, police said Thursday, in 24-hours of violence that included the murder...

Asian wildlife traders harness social media: conservationists 03 Mar 2016 - 09:33 am

Malaysian customs officers display seized elephant tusks during a press conference in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur on March 2, 2016. AFP/MOHD RASFAN Kuala...

India seeks action over crimes against minorities in Bangladesh 03 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. Reuters New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during...

Techie hacked to death in Secunderabad 03 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Hyderabad: A software engineer was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on Thursday, police said. Four...

Mozambique debris to be sent to Australia for MH370 analysis 03 Mar 2016 - 08:27 am

Kuala Lumpur: A piece of suspected plane debris found on the east African coast will be sent to Australia where experts will examine...

N. Korea fires short-range missiles after UN sanctions 03 Mar 2016 - 08:20 am

(FILE) An undated file picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North Korean ruling Workers Party, shows a North Korean...

UN imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program 03 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Kim Jong Un attends a photo session with the scientists, technicians, workers of earth observation satellite Kwangmongsong 4 in this photo released by...

Indian student held on sedition charge bailed after free-speech protests 02 Mar 2016 - 05:09 pm

File photo of Kanhaiya Kumar, centre, JNU student union head of is escorted by police outside the Patiala House court in New Delhi,...

Indonesia, Australia issue tsunami warning after 7.9 magnitude quake off Sumatra 02 Mar 2016 - 04:55 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after a massive and shallow earthquake struck off the west coast of its island of...

7.8 magnitude quake hits W.Indonesia, tsunami alert: local agency 02 Mar 2016 - 04:04 pm

Jakarta: A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities issuing a tsunami...

North Korea says nuclear deterrent not aimed at South 02 Mar 2016 - 03:34 pm

North Korea's ambassador So Se Pyong addresses the 30th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September...

Philippines probes attack on IS-targeted top Saudi cleric 02 Mar 2016 - 02:12 pm

Philippine soldiers patrol the streets in Zamboanga, on southern island of Mindanao. AFP Zamboanga: Philippine authorities were on Wednesday probing an assassination attempt...

China urges U.S. to not sensationalize South China Sea dispute 02 Mar 2016 - 02:04 pm

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy patrol on Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago, which is known in China as Xisha...

New coalition commander inherits raging war in Afghanistan 02 Mar 2016 - 01:57 pm

Incoming Commander of Resolute Support forces and United States forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Army General John Nicholson walks during a change of command...