World / Asia

India & Portugal launch startup hub 25 Jun 2017 - 12:48 am

Lisbon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Portugese counterpart Antonio Costa yesterday launched the India-Portugal International StartUp Hub (IPISH) here to help in...

South Koreans march to protest US missile defence system 25 Jun 2017 - 12:29 am

Seoul: Thousands of protesters marched near the US embassy in Seoul on Saturday, accusing President Donald Trump of "forcing" South Korea to deploy...

15 dead, 120 missing in landslide in Sichuan's Maoxin 25 Jun 2017 - 12:29 am

A desperate search for scores of survivors is under way in southwest China after a massive landslide buried a mountain village, killing at...

India’s Maharashtra state to waive $5.27 billion in farm debts 24 Jun 2017 - 09:00 pm

MUMBAI: India’s Maharashtra state, home to the country’s financial capital Mumbai, will waive $5.27 billion of farm loans, the latest state to offer...

India clears plan for $3.10bn second airport for Delhi 24 Jun 2017 - 04:05 pm

NEW DELHI: India will build a second international airport near its capital city in the next four to five years, costing an estimated...

At least five bodies found after huge China landslide: official 24 Jun 2017 - 01:40 pm

Beijing: Rescuers have recovered at least five bodies after a massive landslide buried a village in southwest China on Saturday, an official said,...

Pakistan: Over 35 killed in suicide attacks 24 Jun 2017 - 11:44 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: More than 35 people were killed and around 85 others sustained injuries in suicide attacks in Pakistan's southwestern province and northwestern...

Myanmar releases 67 child soldiers 24 Jun 2017 - 11:38 am

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's armed forces Friday released 67 child soldiers from their ranks, its first discharge this year as part of a process...

South Korea tests missile with warning to North 24 Jun 2017 - 11:33 am

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in Friday oversaw a missile test, which his office said was “aimed at sending a clear warning against...

Tens of thousands stranded by Sri Lanka doctors' strike 24 Jun 2017 - 11:20 am

Colombo: Tens of thousands of patients have been left in the lurch by a doctor-led strike at Sri Lanka's state-run hospitals, a consumer...

Mongolian voters weigh love-hate relationship with China 24 Jun 2017 - 11:13 am

Ulan Bator: The waving flags, triumphant song and rousing speeches of a Mongolian presidential campaign rally were interrupted by a fight that broke...

Over 140 people feared buried in China landslide 24 Jun 2017 - 11:10 am

Beijing: Chinese rescuers scoured through rocks on Saturday in a frantic search for more than 140 people feared buried after a landslide smashed...

Mongolian voters weigh love-hate relationship with China 24 Jun 2017 - 10:35 am

Ulan Bator: The waving flags, triumphant song and rousing speeches of a Mongolian presidential campaign rally were interrupted by a fight that broke...

US wanted terror leader may have fled Philippine city: army 24 Jun 2017 - 10:17 am

Marawi, Philippines: One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city, which...

Indian forces kill 3 militants, civilian in Kashmir 22 Jun 2017 - 02:33 pm

SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir: Three militants have been killed in an overnight gun battle with security forces in southern Kashmir, Indian police said Thursday....

Afghanistan: Suicide car bombing at bank kills 25 22 Jun 2017 - 02:29 pm

KABUL: At least 25 people were killed and over 50 others wounded in a suicide car bombing outside a state-run bank in southern...

20 dead as car bomb hits bank in southern Afghanistan 22 Jun 2017 - 12:23 pm

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan: Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as government...