World / Asia

One-fingered Japanese climber dies on eighth attempt at Everest 21 May 2018 - 11:35 am

Kathmandu, A celebrated Japanese climber who lost all but one finger to frostbite on Everest has died on his eighth attempt to reach...

Moon enters talks with Trump with driver's seat at stake 21 May 2018 - 10:17 am

SEOUL, South Korea: For a few months, everything seemed to be clicking for South Korean President Moon Jae-in as he pieced together crucial...

Vanuatu to permanently evacuate volcanic island 21 May 2018 - 10:11 am

Port Vila, Vanuatu: Entire communities living under the shadow of a smouldering volcano on an island in Vanuatu will be permanently relocated to...

China satellite heralds first mission to dark side of Moon 21 May 2018 - 08:17 am

Beijing, China launched on Monday a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth from the far side of...

Jet Airways taps Indian diaspora with Mumbai-Manchester route 20 May 2018 - 09:43 pm

Jet Airways India Ltd. will offer the first ever direct flights from Mumbai to northern England with services to Manchester starting in November....

Muslim beaten to death in India for allegedly killing cow 20 May 2018 - 09:16 pm

New Delhi: A Muslim man accused of killing a cow was beaten to death by a mob in central India, police said Sunday,...

Rumours spread as Nipah virus identified in Kozhikode fever deaths 20 May 2018 - 08:35 pm

Kozhikode/Thiruvananthapuram: The cause of death of two people, ostensibly suffering from fever, in Kozhikode has now been confirmed to be due to the...

India's Modi faces revived opposition after setback in southern state 20 May 2018 - 03:31 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian opposition parties have joined forces to snatch power from the country's ruling party in a big southern state, laying the...

Maoist rebels detonate bomb in east India; 6 police killed 20 May 2018 - 12:45 pm

PATNA, India: At least six police officials were killed and another was critically injured on Sunday when Maoist rebels targeted their vehicle with...

Myanmar orders Rohingya to leave tense border zone 20 May 2018 - 11:55 am

Tombru, Bangladesh, Myanmar security forces have resumed loudspeaker broadcasts near its border with Bangladesh ordering Rohingya Muslims to immediately leave a strip of...

China air force lands bombers on S.China Sea island 20 May 2018 - 11:39 am

SHANGHAI, China's air force has landed bombers on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of a training exercise in...

19 Killed in bus accident in Western India 19 May 2018 - 08:01 pm

New Delhi: At least 19 people were killed in a bus accident in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday. An official...

Malaysia's ex-PM Najib rails at police, wife warns of "public trial" 19 May 2018 - 11:50 am

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia's scandal-hit former leader Najib Razak and his wife hit out at the media and police on Saturday, after investigators seeking...

Indian Kashmir shutdown to protest Modi visit 19 May 2018 - 11:06 am

Srinagar, India: Large parts of Indian Kashmir closed down Saturday to protest a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Muslim-majority region...

UN experts call on Spain to halt extraditions to China 19 May 2018 - 10:30 am

MADRID: Human rights experts from the United Nations called on Spain on Friday to halt extraditions of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals to China...

India Supreme Court called in for third time in angry state battle 19 May 2018 - 10:07 am

New Delhi: India's opposition Congress party went to the Supreme Court for the third time in three days Saturday in a bid to...

Afghan cricket stadium attack leaves 8 dead, 45 wounded 19 May 2018 - 09:38 am

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Eight people were killed and 45 wounded in a series of explosions targeting a cricket match in the eastern Afghan city...

Seoul pushes for successful Trump-Kim talks as North warns 17 May 2018 - 06:09 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea strongly criticized South Korea over ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises on Thursday and said it will not return...