World / Asia

Bangladesh sentences two policemen to death for protest murder 09 Apr 2026 - 03:53 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh sentenced two former policemen to death by hanging Thursday for murdering student protester Abu Sayeed, whose killing escalated the 2024 uprising...

Modi to push bill that will increase number of women in parliament 09 Apr 2026 - 12:44 pm

New Delhi, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday he is pushing a bill to fast-track a law guaranteeing at least one-third...

IMF approves $700 mn for Sri Lanka, warning of Mideast war shock 09 Apr 2026 - 10:56 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka: The International Monetary Fund approved a further $700 million in loans for Sri Lanka on Thursday, while urging Colombo to...

China launches new set of satellites 09 Apr 2026 - 10:42 am

Beijing: China launched a new set of Internet satellites on Thursday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shaanxi province, northern China. This...

Shallow Indonesian quake damages houses, injures residents 09 Apr 2026 - 10:09 am

Maumere, Indonesia: A shallow 4.9-magitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia overnight, damaging dozens of homes and injuring multiple people, an official said Thursday. The...

Red or black: Thai men tempt fate at military draft draw 08 Apr 2026 - 04:09 pm

Bangkok: Nearly 70 young Thai men sat on flimsy plastic chairs, faces tense as they waited to draw their fate from a jar...

Bangladesh FM in India, most senior visit since 2024 uprising 08 Apr 2026 - 03:16 pm

New Delhi: Bangladesh's foreign minister met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi on Wednesday, the most senior visit by a Dhaka envoy since...

Thailand confirms deaths of three ship crew in Gulf attack 08 Apr 2026 - 02:37 pm

Bangkok: Thailand's foreign minister confirmed on Wednesday the deaths of three Thai crew members of a cargo ship struck by Iran while transiting...

India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border 08 Apr 2026 - 01:41 pm

Kolkata, India: India is considering releasing snakes and crocodiles along its frontier with Bangladesh, the Border Security Force said Wednesday, as New Delhi...

Man fined $300 for entering hippo Moo Deng's pen: Thai zoo 08 Apr 2026 - 01:38 pm

Bangkok: A Thai court has fined a man $300 after he broke into the enclosure of Moo Deng, an endangered baby pygmy hippo...

China's top diplomat to visit North Korea this week 08 Apr 2026 - 11:14 am

Beijing, China: China's top diplomat Wang Yi will travel to North Korea on Thursday, Beijing's foreign ministry said, aiming to deepen relations between...

Iraq reopening airspace after Mideast war closure 08 Apr 2026 - 11:06 am

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraq's civil aviation authority said it was reopening the country's airspace on Wednesday following the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire, after...

Jet fuel supplies to take 'months' to recover from war disruption: IATA 08 Apr 2026 - 09:50 am

Singapore: It will take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise even with the Strait of Hormuz open, the head of...

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in two rounds: Seoul military 08 Apr 2026 - 09:24 am

Seoul, SouthKorea: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in two rounds on Wednesday,April 8, 2026,South Korea's military said, hours after reporting an...

Solar push helps Pakistan temper Gulf energy shock 08 Apr 2026 - 08:09 am

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's solar power push has cushioned the full impact of the war in the Middle East, analysts said, despite lingering concerns...

Pakistan to host US-Iran peace talks Friday following ceasefire 08 Apr 2026 - 06:47 am

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced Wednesday that Islamabad will host high-level delegations from the United States and Iran on Friday...