World / Asia

Australia's PM in damage control as scandal undermines deputy 18 Feb 2018 - 11:07 am

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull brushed aside suggestions of a rift in his coalition government on Sunday, saying there were "no issues"...

Pacific cruise liner brawl sends guests fleeing to cabins 18 Feb 2018 - 08:08 am

MELBOURNE, Australia, A South Pacific cruise was interrupted by brawls apparently caused by a 23-member family who threw punches at other passengers, some...

Fire hits Jokhang monastery, one of Tibet's most sacred 18 Feb 2018 - 07:49 am

Beijing: A fire broke out Saturday at one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa's revered Jokhang temple, state media said,...

India, Iran to work for stability in Afghanistan 17 Feb 2018 - 01:50 pm

NEW DELHI: India and Iran said Saturday that they would step up cooperation in combatting extremism, terrorism and drug trafficking, and restoring peace...

Pakistan court sentences child killer, rapist to death 17 Feb 2018 - 12:59 pm

Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced a suspected serial killer to death for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl,...

Indian investigators arrest three over bank fraud 17 Feb 2018 - 12:05 pm

New Delhi, Indian investigators have arrested three people who allegedly helped a billionaire jeweller obtain fake documents for overseas loans in one of...

Maldives seeks foreign help to investigate arrested judges' wealth -envoy 17 Feb 2018 - 10:28 am

GENEVA: Maldives will seek help from other countries to investigate judges suspected of taking bribes and "hijacking" the Supreme Court to drag the...

India federal police arrest three people in PNB fraud case - source 17 Feb 2018 - 09:53 am

NEW DELHI: India's federal police arrested two employees at Punjab National Bank believed to be key figures in the $1.77 billion fraud disclosed...

'I fear for my life': Philippine lawyer behind Duterte probe 17 Feb 2018 - 09:16 am

Manila: Philippine lawyer Jude Sabio felt it was his duty to bring President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs to the attention of...

Japan, short of workers, eyes hiking optional pension age beyond 70 17 Feb 2018 - 07:54 am

TOKYO, Japan has okayed plans to let people choose to start drawing their state pensions beyond the age of 70 as it grapples...

Australian PM to ban affairs between ministers and staff 15 Feb 2018 - 09:32 am

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday said ministers will be banned from relationships with staff under a new code of conduct...

Duterte offers kill bounty for rebels to save on war costs 15 Feb 2018 - 08:55 am

MANILA, Philippines, The Philippine president has offered a nearly $500 bounty for each communist rebel killed by government forces to save on anti-insurgency...

Cleric behind bombing in Indonesian capital goes on trial 15 Feb 2018 - 08:40 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia, A key ideologue for Islamic State militants in Indonesia went on trial Thursday for ordering acts of terror including a 2016...

Boarding now for a flight from Tokyo to Paris that never takes off 15 Feb 2018 - 08:07 am

TOKYO, Fasten your seatbelts for a flight departing to Paris, and never leave the ground. That's exactly what 12 passengers did at First...

Pakistan starts seizing charities linked to US-wanted cleric 14 Feb 2018 - 03:09 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started seizing assets and funds belonging to Islamic charities linked to a radical cleric wanted by Washington who was released...

Philippines storm death roll rises to nine 14 Feb 2018 - 12:45 pm

Manila: The death toll from a tropical storm that struck the Philippines has risen to nine, officials said Wednesday, as some of the...

Chinese woman follows handbag into X-ray scanner 14 Feb 2018 - 12:02 pm

Shanghai, A woman in southern China was so attached to her handbag that she crawled into an X-ray security scanner rather than let...

Gunmen kill four paramilitary police in Pakistan's Quetta 14 Feb 2018 - 10:58 am

Quetta, Pakistan, Gunmen on Wednesday killed four paramilitary policemen in an ambush in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said. The Pakistani...