World / Asia

Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan election 26 Jul 2018 - 05:16 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan cricket hero turned politician Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in the country's tense general election marred by allegations of "blatant" rigging...

Cambodian, Indian among 2018 winners of Magsaysay awards 26 Jul 2018 - 01:53 pm

MANILA, Philippines: A Cambodian genocide survivor who helped document the Khmer Rouge atrocities and an Indian psychiatrist who led the rescue of thousands...

Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in "suspected self-immolation" attempt 26 Jul 2018 - 09:42 am

BEIJING: Chinese police took away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline on Thursday in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt...

Pakistan's Imran Khan edges closer to power, opponents cry foul 26 Jul 2018 - 08:58 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan inched closer to power on Thursday after a general election that has been marred by long delays...

Pakistan locked in tight election between ex-cricketer and jailed ex-PM's party 25 Jul 2018 - 07:47 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was locked in a close and tense election race on Wednesday, pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed...

Blast kills 24 as Pakistanis vote in cliffhanger election 25 Jul 2018 - 10:57 am

LAHORE/PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A blast near a polling station killed at least 24 people as Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election...

India's Modi donates 200 cows to poor Rwandans 24 Jul 2018 - 09:55 pm

Kigali: For centuries China has used gifts of giant pandas to foreign countries as a soft power diplomacy tool. But India's Prime Minister...

Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of elections 24 Jul 2018 - 10:14 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's military fanned out across the country ahead of Wednesday's election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations in...

North Korea dismantling key missile test facility, says report 24 Jul 2018 - 09:14 am

North Korea has begun to dismantle a key rocket and engine-testing facility, according to an independent analysis of satellite imagery, a move that...

Indian police widen investigation into shelter where girls allegedly raped 23 Jul 2018 - 08:09 pm

NEW DELHI: Police on Monday widened an investigation to include the possible murder of a girl at a shelter in eastern India, where...

Philippines' Duterte pledges 'unrelenting' drug war 23 Jul 2018 - 06:44 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged on Monday to press ahead with a war on drugs that has already killed thousands, and castigated...

Myanmar violated UN child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find 22 Jul 2018 - 09:30 pm

YANGON: Myanmar violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention in its crackdown on the Rohingya that led to an exodus...

Citing lack of progress, secretary to Myanmar's Rohingya panel quits 22 Jul 2018 - 09:30 pm

YANGON: The Thai secretary to an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis quit his post, dealing another...

Suicide attack near Kabul airport leaves 10 dead or wounded: Officials 22 Jul 2018 - 04:23 pm

Kabul: A suicide bomber killed or wounded at least 10 people at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday, officials said, as...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate killed in suicide attack at rally 22 Jul 2018 - 01:34 pm

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: A Pakistani candidate from the party of prime ministerial hopeful and former cricket star Imran Khan was killed in...

India scraps tax on sanitary pads in boost for girls' education 21 Jul 2018 - 07:35 pm

NEW DELHI: India scrapped a controversial tax on sanitary pads on Saturday, a move hailed by campaigners who say it will help more...

Hundreds protest over Hong Kong's move to ban separatist political party 21 Jul 2018 - 07:05 pm

HONG KONG: Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Saturday rallied against the government's attempt to ban a political party, saying it dealt...