World / Asia

Korean Air to raise refund fees after K-pop fans get the picture, get off 18 Dec 2018 - 12:19 pm

SEOUL: Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will raise refund penalties after K-pop fans got on a plane only to...

Sajjan gets life term in 1984 riots, HC calls it 'crime against humanity' 17 Dec 2018 - 12:46 pm

New Delhi: Thirty-four years after the gruesome killings, the Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riot...

New Maldives president secures $1.4bn from India 17 Dec 2018 - 12:27 pm

New Delhi: The new Maldives president, seen as closer to the West and India than his predecessor, secured $1.4 billion from India on...

Malaysia files charges against Goldman over 1MDB scandal 17 Dec 2018 - 11:52 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday filed criminal charges against Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs and two of its former employees over the scandal...

Japan police investigate cause of blast that hurt 42 17 Dec 2018 - 09:42 am

Tokyo, Japanese police were investigating Monday the cause of a powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in the country's north overnight, injuring...

Miss Philippines wins 2018 Miss Universe crown 17 Dec 2018 - 08:45 am

Bangkok: Miss Philippines was crowned Miss Universe on Monday in Bangkok after a trailblazing ceremony praised for featuring its first transgender candidate but...

North Korea warns on US sanctions 17 Dec 2018 - 07:51 am

Seoul: Nuclear-armed North Korea condemned the United States over its latest sanctions measures, warning Washington's approach could "block the path to denuclearisation on...

Maldives seize $6.5 million from former president 16 Dec 2018 - 01:47 pm

Colombo: Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is under investigation for corruption, police said Sunday, after a court ordered accounts holding $6.5 million to...

Sri Lankan president reinstates the prime minister he sacked 16 Dec 2018 - 01:33 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's president reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister on Sunday, nearly two months after firing him and setting off...

Pakistan summons Iran envoy over militant attack near border 16 Dec 2018 - 11:05 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lodged a protest with Iran over the killing of six paramilitary troops who were ambushed by militants while patrolling the...

Sri Lanka reinstates ousted prime minister: official 16 Dec 2018 - 09:48 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka's sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated Sunday, his party said, ending a 51-day crisis that had paralysed the island...

Seven dead as Indian police fire on Kashmir protesters 15 Dec 2018 - 04:22 pm

SRINAGAR, India: Seven civilians died and dozens were injured when Indian security forces opened fire at people protesting the killing of three militants...

Cambodia seizes over 3 tons of rare African ivory 15 Dec 2018 - 03:08 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodian authorities say they have seized more than three tons of rare African ivory hidden inside an abandoned shipping container,...

1 killed in clashes in Indian Kashmir 15 Dec 2018 - 02:59 pm

Srinagar: Eleven people have died, including seven civilians, in a gunfight between militants and soldiers in India's Jammu and Kashmir state and the...

Rajapakse bows out, ending Sri Lanka power struggle 15 Dec 2018 - 02:33 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's crisis looked over on Saturday as strongman Mahinda Rajapakse bowed out of a power battle that had crippled the island...

Sri Lanka's disputed prime minister resigns to end impasse 15 Dec 2018 - 11:54 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's disputed prime minister resigned on Saturday, saying he wanted to end a long political impasse over his appointment and allow...

Eleven die after eating 'toxic' rice at Indian temple 15 Dec 2018 - 10:10 am

New Delhi: Eleven people have died after eating rice that had likely been contaminated with a toxic substance at a Hindu temple ceremony,...

Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest 15 Dec 2018 - 01:16 am

TOKYO: Japan's central government started main reclamation work Friday at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on the southern island of Okinawa...