World / Asia

Japan coast guard finds body of dead male suspected from North Korea 25 Nov 2017 - 11:30 am

TOKYO, Japan’s Coast Guard found the body of a male and parts of a wooden boat suspected to be from North Korea on...

Rohingya to stay in temporary shelters after Myanmar return 25 Nov 2017 - 11:15 am

Dhaka: Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar following a Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation agreement will initially have to live in temporary shelters or camps, Dhaka...

Pakistan police fire rubber bullets to disperse Islamist sit-in 25 Nov 2017 - 08:57 am

Islamabad: Pakistani forces fired rubber bullets and lobbed tear gas at protesters in Islamabad Saturday as they moved to disperse an Islamist sit-in...

'Tears were shed' as ambulance crew grants dying woman's last wish 24 Nov 2017 - 12:11 pm

Sydney: An Australian ambulance crew carrying a dying woman to hospital took a detour to grant her final wish -- to visit the...

Pakistan releases from house arrest Islamist blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks 24 Nov 2017 - 10:50 am

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A firebrand Pakistani Islamist accused of masterminding a bloody 2008 assault in the Indian city of Mumbai was released from house arrest...

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return in two months 23 Nov 2017 - 09:31 pm

Yangon: Bangladesh and Myanmar will start repatriating refugees in two months, Dhaka said Thursday, as global pressure mounts over a crisis that has...

Turkmenistan currency crisis seen causing cola shortage 23 Nov 2017 - 08:25 pm

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Fans of Coca-Cola in gas-rich Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat are complaining they can no longer "taste the feeling": their favourite drink has...

All-female police motorbike squad to fight gender crimes in Delhi 23 Nov 2017 - 05:05 pm

NEW DELHI: An all-female police motorbike squad is set to take to Delhi’s streets next month, a senior police official said, as reports...

Indonesian startup wages war on plastic with edible seaweed cups 23 Nov 2017 - 01:13 pm

JAKARTA: Jakarta food and beverages retailer Ong Tek Tjan sells ice cream in cups his customers can eat afterwards, instead of throwing away...

Suu Kyi meets Bangladesh minister over Rohingya repatriation 23 Nov 2017 - 12:41 pm

Yangon: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi met with Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Thursday to hammer out a deal to return hundreds of thousands of...

Army officer arrested for Indian journalist's murder 23 Nov 2017 - 09:42 am

New Delhi, Indian police have arrested a senior army officer for the murder of a journalist shot dead while investigating allegations of financial...

History of Australia's offshore detention centre in PNG 23 Nov 2017 - 09:18 am

Sydney, Australia has come under sharp criticism from the United Nations and human rights groups for its policy of holding asylum-seekers in offshore...

South Korean students sit college entrance exam, aided by chants, prayers 23 Nov 2017 - 09:10 am

SEOUL, South Korean students sat for their highly competitive university entrance exam on Thursday, a week after it was postponed for the first...

Malaysia arrests Uighur escapee from Thailand 23 Nov 2017 - 08:32 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian authorities have arrested a Uighur Muslim man from China who was part of a group who made a dramatic escape...

Snake on a train: Indonesian kills serpent with bare hands 23 Nov 2017 - 08:17 am

Jakarta, An Indonesian man who used his bare hands to kill a snake that was discovered slithering on a busy commuter train has...

US condemns 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya in Myanmar 22 Nov 2017 - 04:25 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that Myanmar's Rohingya population was being subjected to "ethnic cleansing", accusing the security forces...