World / Asia

Tokyo: A popular Hello Kitty-themed amusement park in Japan closed for the day on Saturday after receiving an "email threatening terrorism", its operator...

Seoul: South Korea has raised its public health alert to the highest level, authorities announced on Friday, saying health services were in crisis...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund urging it to link any talks...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's media regulators have blocked the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with users across the country on Thursday enduring the sixth...

Srinagar: A Russian man was killed Thursday by an avalanche at a ski resort in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. High-altitude rescue teams on...

Kabul: Mechanic Zabiullah Momand revs his sports car engine outside his garage in Afghanistan's capital Kabul before letting it settle back to a...

Srinagar: A foreign skier was killed and three others were rescued after an avalanche hit a popular Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir...

Beijing: China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white...

Beijing: Two people were killed and three others remained missing after an empty cargo ship struck a bridge in southern China on Thursday,...

Islamabad: Pakistan's two dynastic parties have reached a power-sharing agreement that will return Shehbaz Sharif to the premiership, leaving out politicians loyal to...

Patiala, India: Thousands of Indian farmers riding tractors attempted to resume their push towards New Delhi on Wednesday after failing to reach a...

Tokyo: Japan's two biggest airlines admitted that subsidiaries allowed employees to cheat on written driving exams, according to a statement and local media,...

Beijing: Severe weather warnings were in place across swathes of China on Wednesday as temperatures plummeted across the south and Beijing shivered in...

Seoul: Pregnant women had C-sections cancelled and cancer treatments were postponed Wednesday as the number of South Korean trainee doctors to walk off...

BEIJING: China has released a three-year action plan for noise pollution prevention and control at civil airports, as part of its efforts to...

Kabul: Rescue teams on Tuesday reached the remote valley where a landslide buried dozens of people in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said,...

Geneva:The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year --...

Tokyo: Hirotake Yano, who founded the retail chain Daiso known for its 100-yen shops, Japan’s equivalent of the dollar store, has died. He...