World / Asia

Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent 11 Oct 2024 - 06:53 pm

London: Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might - or might not - have been one...

Air India flight lands safely after mid-air emergency 11 Oct 2024 - 06:33 pm

Doha, Qatar: An Air India Express flight bound for Sharjah experienced a tense situation today when it was forced to circle above Tiruchirappalli,...

Han Kang's books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win 11 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm

Seoul: Major South Korean bookstores sold out of author Han Kang's books Friday, as sales skyrocketed and the share price of local publishers...

Father of Tottenham star Son fined for violating child welfare law at football academy in South Korea 11 Oct 2024 - 01:51 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: A court in South Korea has fined Son Woong-jung, the father of English Premier League star Son Heung-min, 3 million...

Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize 11 Oct 2024 - 01:42 pm

Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors...

Voice of Japan's beloved robot cat 'Doraemon' dies 11 Oct 2024 - 11:48 am

Tokyo: A Japanese actor who was the voice of "Doraemon", a cartoon cat robot beloved by children in Japan and other countries has...

Philippines arrests alleged Chinese scam farm chain boss 11 Oct 2024 - 11:39 am

Manila: A Chinese man accused of running an extensive network of scam farms across the Philippines has been arrested, authorities in Manila said...

South Koreans react with joy and amazement at writer Han Kang's Nobel win 10 Oct 2024 - 07:32 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize...

South Korea's Han Kang wins literature Nobel 10 Oct 2024 - 03:53 pm

Stockholm: Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for work characterised by the...

Yokohama lighthouse has guided ships for 130 years 09 Oct 2024 - 11:51 pm

Yokohama: For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered safety as a beacon for incoming and...

Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Naval Tata dies at age 86 09 Oct 2024 - 10:09 pm

Ratan Naval Tata, former chairman of Tata Sons, hasdied at the age of 86, said Tata Group in a statement released on Wednesday....

Japanese Prime Minister dissolves parliament ahead of general election 09 Oct 2024 - 03:55 pm

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved Japan's House of Representatives (parliament), setting the stage for an Oct. 27 general election. The Speaker...

Soldier killed after abduction in Indian Kashmir 09 Oct 2024 - 01:01 pm

Srinagar, India: A soldier was abducted by suspected militants and killed in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Wednesday, hours after results were announced for...

Pyongyang to 'permanently' shut border with South Korea 09 Oct 2024 - 11:24 am

Seoul: North Korea's army said on Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with the South and...

Five Russian climbers die on Nepal's Dhaulagiri peak: official 08 Oct 2024 - 08:13 pm

Kathmandu: Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while...

Over 40,000 dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far in 2024 08 Oct 2024 - 08:06 pm

COLOMBO: Over 40,000 dengue cases have been reported so far this year in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the...

Samsung issues rare apology for poor results in tech 'crisis' 08 Oct 2024 - 06:08 pm

Seoul: Samsung Electronics issued a rare apology and acknowledged on Tuesday it was facing a "crisis" over its technological competitiveness, reflected in a...