World / Asia

Filipinos pack cemeteries to remember the dead 01 Nov 2019 - 12:54 pm

Manila, Filipinos poured into cemeteries by the millions on Friday for a rite to remember their dead, blending expressions of grief and faith...

Pakistan survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

MULTAN, Pakistan: A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Thursday killing 74 people and survivors said afterward...

No Kashmiri flag, constitution under Indian-imposed changes 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

SRINAGAR: India on Thursday formally implemented legislation approved by Parliament in early August that removes Indian-controlled Kashmir's semi-autonomous status and begins direct federal...

What changes in Kashmir from October 31? 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

ANKARA: The constitutional changes approved by the Indian parliament on Aug. 5 revoking autonomy and separate citizenship law for Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir,...

Bangladesh opposition stalwart jailed for threatening PM 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

Chittagong, Bangladesh: A Bangladesh opposition stalwart was jailed in absentia for three years Wednesday for threatening the prime minister in what his party...

North Korea launches two projectiles into sea, Japan and South Korea say 31 Oct 2019 - 12:16 pm

Seoul: North Korea fired two projectiles, possibly missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to the Japanese...

Hong Kong plunges into recession as protests, trade war take toll. 31 Oct 2019 - 12:02 pm

Hong Kong - Hong Kong on Thursday confirmed it had plunged into its first recession since the global financial crisis as months of...

Afghan woman politician sees Taliban talks as only hope for future 31 Oct 2019 - 11:33 am

KABUL, Afghan women have no choice but to hope the Taliban respect their rights for the sake of peace, said Fauzia Kofi, the...

Crabs, melons, mangoes: gifts that bring Japanese politicians down 31 Oct 2019 - 10:06 am

TOKYO, Crabs, melons, mangoes, even humble potatoes and corn, have proved politically treacherous in Japan this past week, with two cabinet ministers forced...

Taiwan court orders police to compensate injured 'Sunflower' protesters 31 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am

Taipei, Police in Taiwan have been ordered by a court to pay compensation to a group of protesters who were injured during clashes...

At least 65 killed in Pakistan passenger train fire 31 Oct 2019 - 09:29 am

Islamabad, At least 65 people were killed and dozens wounded after a passenger train erupted in flames in central Pakistan on Thursday, a...

Fire engulfs Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle 31 Oct 2019 - 09:17 am

Tokyo: A fire tore through Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle on Thursday, reducing the main hall of the more than 500-year-old landmark to...

N.Korea's Kim sends condolences over deceased mother of S.Korea's Moon 31 Oct 2019 - 09:04 am

SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent condolences over the passing of the mother of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Moon's...

Fire on moving train kills 46 passengers in central Pakistan 31 Oct 2019 - 08:51 am

MULTAN, Pakistan - A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on Thursday on a train traveling in Pakistan's eastern Punjab...

Facebook a 'megaphone for hate' against Indian minorities 30 Oct 2019 - 11:35 pm

MUMBAI: Facebook is failing to rein in a "tsunami" of hate posts inflaming ethnic tensions in India's Assam state, campaign group Avaaz said...

Malaysia cuts foreign workers, sparking labor shortage fears 30 Oct 2019 - 09:50 pm

Malaysia is trying to overcome its reliance on low-skilled foreign workers as it tries to move up the economic ladder. But that’s hurting...

Modi pushes India even further to the right as economy sputters 30 Oct 2019 - 07:01 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent much of his first term laying the groundwork to transform India into a nation that is both attractive...

Singapore Sees World’s First Digital Aviation Carbon Exchange 30 Oct 2019 - 09:47 am

Singapore-based AirCarbon Pte launched the world’s first blockchain-based carbon trading exchange, which will allow airlines and other corporate buyers to buy and sell...