World / Asia

Lilly, Thailand's Greta Thunberg, wages 'war' on plastic 16 Sep 2019 - 07:47 pm

Bangkok: Skipping school to glide through a dirty Bangkok canal on a paddleboard, Lilly fishes out rubbish in her mission to clean up...

Bangladesh appoints ex-judge to tackle backlog of trafficking cases 16 Sep 2019 - 07:47 pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh said on Monday it has appointed a former judge to advise on how to clear a huge backlog of trafficking cases...

Pakistan to open border crossing for India Sikhs in November 16 Sep 2019 - 06:36 pm

KARTARPUR, Pakistan: Pakistani officials said Monday that a much-awaited visa-free border crossing for Sikh pilgrims from India will be ready by early November,...

Hong Kong protesters battle police, set fire to key subway station 16 Sep 2019 - 04:46 pm

It was just a typical weekend in Hong Kong: tear gas, water cannons, petrol bombs and few signs that protests now in their...

Subterranean blaze: Indonesia struggles to douse undergound fires 16 Sep 2019 - 10:31 am

Pekanbaru, Indonesia: Thousands of Indonesian firefighters are locked in an around-the-clock game of Whack-a-Mole as they battle to extinguish an invisible enemy --...

Buzz off! Angry bees delay Air India flight 16 Sep 2019 - 10:15 am

New Delhi: An Air India flight was delayed by several hours after a swarm of bees landed on the cockpit window, attacking ground...

Australia, Fiji attempt to bury climate hatchet 16 Sep 2019 - 10:06 am

Sydney, The leaders of Fiji and Australia agreed to boost bilateral ties Monday as they sought to smooth relations following a highly publicised...

Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoon 16 Sep 2019 - 09:31 am

Tokyo, Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy...

Screams in the night in Indian Kashmir 16 Sep 2019 - 09:11 am

Hirpora , India, The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just...

War at the dinner table: Hong Kong families divided over protests 16 Sep 2019 - 08:26 am

Hong Kong: For weeks, Jane lied to her mother about joining Hong Kong's protests -- pretending her rucksack was bulging with books, not...

Indian rescuers search for 39 missing after boat accident 16 Sep 2019 - 08:22 am

New Delhi: Indian authorities were engaged in a major search and rescue operation Monday to find 39 people missing after their tour boat...

Pakistan summons Afghan, Indian diplomats after soldiers, civilian killed 15 Sep 2019 - 07:41 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has summoned diplomats from Afghanistan and India after several shooting incidents along two different borders killed four Pakistani soldiers and a...

Kathmandu battles new threat as temperatures rise: dengue fever 15 Sep 2019 - 05:40 pm

KATHMANDU: For Prabina Maharjan, it started with a headache, which then turned into fever and body pain. When she finally turned up at...

Dangerous air pollution in Indonesia's Borneo leads to school closures 15 Sep 2019 - 04:19 pm

PALANGKA RAYA: Schools in two cities in the Indonesian part of Borneo island will be closed for a week after smoke from forest...

12 dead, dozens missing in India boat accident 15 Sep 2019 - 04:18 pm

New Delhi: At least 12 people drowned and dozens were missing after a tour boat capsized on an Indian river Sunday, police and...

Scores of tigers rescued from infamous Thai temple have died: media 15 Sep 2019 - 11:38 am

Bangkok: More than half of the tigers that Thai authorities confiscated in 2016 from an infamous Tiger Temple tourist attraction have died from...

Protesters call on UK to protect Hong Kongers from China 15 Sep 2019 - 09:27 am

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy protesters rallied outside Britain's consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday, demanding London do more to protect its former colonial subjects...

Fiji's PM to play down climate row on Australia trip 15 Sep 2019 - 09:16 am

Sydney: Fiji's leader Frank Bainimarama will dine with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday night, just weeks after the pair clashed over...