World / Asia

Death toll from building collapse in Cambodia rises to 28 24 Jun 2019 - 01:02 pm

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia, Rescuers on Monday continued to search the rubble of a building that collapsed while under construction in a Cambodian beach town,...

Hong Kong activists renew protest against extradition bill 24 Jun 2019 - 12:00 pm

HONG KONG: More than 100 people blocked a Hong Kong government building on Monday in protest against proposed legislation allowing extraditions to mainland...

Vietnam jails American for 12 years for attempting to overthrow state 24 Jun 2019 - 10:40 am

HANOI, A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced an US citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of "attempting to...

Nuclear waste, rising seas and Trump: Marshall Islands struggles to stay above water 23 Jun 2019 - 10:28 pm

GENEVA: The Marshall Islands is literally struggling to stay above water but its President Hilda Heine told Reuters she had saved her breath...

Indian authorities recover bodies of seven climbers from mountain, one still missing 23 Jun 2019 - 08:42 pm

MUMBAI: Police on Sunday retrieved the bodies of seven climbers killed in an avalanche near India's second-highest mountain late last month and are...

Southeast Asian leaders emphasise economic strength in face of US-China tensions 23 Jun 2019 - 06:41 pm

BANGKOK: Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Sunday to work together on the region's economy and security to strengthen their position to face growing...

India stampede leaves at least 14 dead: police 23 Jun 2019 - 05:37 pm

New Delhi: At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India Sunday, after...

India rejects critical US religious freedom report 23 Jun 2019 - 10:36 am

New Delhi: India hit out Sunday at a US report saying religious intolerance was growing under its right-wing government, setting off a new...

Rescuers scour rubble as Cambodia building collapse toll rises to 17 23 Jun 2019 - 08:17 am

Phnom Penh: Rescue workers on Sunday picked through the rubble of a collapsed Chinese-owned building in a Cambodian beach town in a desperate...

Air India to reroute flights away from Iranian airspace: official 22 Jun 2019 - 05:55 pm

New Delhi: Air India will reroute flights to avoid Iranian air space, an official said Saturday, as tensions ratchet up following Tehran's downing...

7 workers dead, 23 injured in Cambodia building collapse 22 Jun 2019 - 05:30 pm

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: A seven-story building under construction in Cambodia's coastal city of Sihanoukville collapsed on workers housed inside early Saturday, killing seven workers...

Seven dead in Cambodia building collapse 22 Jun 2019 - 01:13 pm

Phnom Penh, At least seven people died Saturday when an under-construction building owned by a Chinese company collapsed at a Cambodian beach resort,...

Among world's worst polluters, ASEAN vows to tackle ocean waste 22 Jun 2019 - 12:40 pm

Bangkok, With Southeast Asia awash in rubbish, from plastic-choked whales to trash-clogged canals, leaders are planning to push through a deal to fight...

Three dead, more feared buried in Cambodia building collapse 22 Jun 2019 - 11:09 am

Phnom Penh, At least three people died when an under-construction building collapsed at a Cambodian beach resort early Saturday, officials said, with fears...

India uses yoga diplomacy to assert rising global influence 21 Jun 2019 - 10:47 pm

NEW DELHI: If China has panda diplomacy, India has yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully lobbied the United Nations to designate June 21...

Hong Kong protests flare anew after demands unmet 21 Jun 2019 - 08:03 pm

Hong Kong: More than 1,000 protesters blocked Hong Kong police headquarters into the night Friday, while others took over major streets as the...

At least 30 dead in Indonesia fire 21 Jun 2019 - 11:39 am

Jakarta: At least 30 people, including several children, were killed when a fire ripped through a private home that operated as a matchstick...

Sri Lanka to charge police for 'lapses' over Easter attacks 20 Jun 2019 - 04:46 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities Thursday ordered the first criminal charges against security personnel for "lapses" before the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed...