World / Asia

Pakistan condemns 'illegal' India step in Kashmir 05 Aug 2019 - 12:40 pm

Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday condemned India's move to abolish Kashmir's special status as "illegal", insisting it was an internationally recognised disputed territory. "No...

US, S. Korea defy North's warnings, start joint drills 05 Aug 2019 - 11:53 am

Seoul, Seoul and Washington began annual joint military exercises on Monday, defying warnings from Pyongyang that the war games will jeopardise nuclear negotiations...

Khmer Rouge 'brother number two' Nuon Chea dies 04 Aug 2019 - 06:58 pm

Phnom Penh: Khmer Rouge 'brother number two' Nuon Chea died Sunday aged 93, a spokesman for the Cambodia tribunal where he was convicted...

At least two dead as Afghan TV bus bombed in Kabul 04 Aug 2019 - 06:15 pm

Kabul: Two people were killed in a blast targeting workers for an Afghan television station Sunday, while elsewhere in the war-torn nation at...

Hong Kong protesters hurl objects at police station 04 Aug 2019 - 02:41 pm

HONG KONG: Another police station in Hong Kong became the target of protesters' ire on Sunday as rallies in two different parts of...

Tens of millions hit by Indonesia power blackout 04 Aug 2019 - 01:54 pm

Jakarta: Tens of millions of people on Indonesia's heavily populated Java island were affected by a widespread electricity outage Sunday after disruptions at...

31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines 04 Aug 2019 - 01:16 pm

MANILA, Philippines: Rescuers recovered more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off...

11 dead, three missing as boats capsize in Philippines 03 Aug 2019 - 06:22 pm

Manila: Eleven people died and three others were missing after three passenger boats capsized in rough seas off the central Philippines on Saturday,...

Maldives police arrest ex-vice president who fled to India 03 Aug 2019 - 05:14 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Maldives police said Saturday that they arrested a former vice president who had sought asylum in India after fleeing the...

Philippines: At least 7 dead, 31 rescued after boats capsize 03 Aug 2019 - 03:55 pm

MANILA, Philippines: At least seven people died and 31 others were rescued when three ferry boats separately capsized in bad weather Saturday between...

India warns tourists to leave Kashmir over 'terror' threat 02 Aug 2019 - 08:32 pm

Srinagar, India: Indian authorities on Friday told tourists to leave Kashmir because of "terror threats", as media reports said 25,000 military reinforcements have...

Maldives ex-vice president detained on arrival by boat in India 01 Aug 2019 - 06:16 pm

NEW DELHI/MALE: Indian authorities are questioning the former vice president of the Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb, for illegally entering the country after he arrived...

Pompeo says US not asking Asia to take sides against China 01 Aug 2019 - 04:55 pm

BANGKOK: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that Washington isn't asking any Asian nation to take sides as it engages with the...

Thailand set to deliver first batch of medical marijuana 01 Aug 2019 - 03:38 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to distribute about 10,000 bottles of cannabis oil next week for hospital patients, a government official said on Thursday, the...

12 killed as flooding paralyses Pakistan's Karachi 31 Jul 2019 - 03:26 pm

Karachi: At least 12 people were killed as monsoon rains lashed Pakistan's port city of Karachi, officials and charity groups confirmed Wednesday, while...

New protest erupts as Hong Kong charges 44 activists with rioting 30 Jul 2019 - 07:18 pm

HONG Kong: Hundreds of people surrounded a police station in Hong Kong on Tuesday chanting "free the martyrs" after 44 activists were charged...

Pakistani army plane crashes into homes, killing at least 18 30 Jul 2019 - 02:34 pm

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: A Pakistani military plane on a training flight crashed into homes near the garrison city of Rawalpindi before dawn on Tuesday,...