World / Asia

Veteran Sherpa guide scales Everest for record 22nd time 16 May 2018 - 02:37 pm

Kathmandu, Nepal: A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday for the 22nd time, setting the record for most climbs of the...

4 shot dead in attack on Indonesia police; officer killed 16 May 2018 - 02:16 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police on Wednesday shot dead four sword-wielding men who attacked a police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the latest...

Afghan fighting continues as Taliban cleared from western city 16 May 2018 - 12:44 pm

Kabul: Afghan forces on Wednesday reasserted control over the western city of Farah after a Taliban assault a day earlier but there was...

N.Korea says may reconsider summit with Trump, suspends talks with South 16 May 2018 - 11:45 am

Seoul: North Korea threw next month's unprecedented summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump into doubt on Wednesday, threatening weeks...

Small plane crashes in Nepal's mountains, killing 2 pilots 16 May 2018 - 09:08 am

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Officials say a small plane flying in bad weather in Nepal's mountainous northwest has crashed, killing both pilots on board. Police...

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill at least 34 15 May 2018 - 02:01 pm

KABUL: Flash floods caused by heavy rain in the past week have killed at least 34 people in several Afghan provinces and caused...

Philippine Congress urged to reject chief justice's ouster 15 May 2018 - 11:55 am

MANILA, Philippines: Legal groups called on Philippine legislators Tuesday to defend their exclusive constitutional power to prosecute and try impeachable officials that they...

NKorea to invite 8 SKorean reporters for nuke site closure 15 May 2018 - 11:38 am

Seoul, South Korea: North Korea will invite eight South Korean journalists as part of an international media group to witness the closure of...

Sichuan Airlines co-pilot "sucked halfway" out of cockpit, captain says 15 May 2018 - 11:13 am

SHANGHAI: The co-pilot of a Sichuan Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday was "sucked halfway" out of...

Chinese tourists spark ire in Vietnam with controversial shirts 15 May 2018 - 10:41 am

Hanoi: A photo of Chinese tourists wearing T-shirts depicting Beijing's claims to the disputed South China Sea has sparked online anger in Vietnam,...

Officials: Taliban fighters attack western Afghan city 15 May 2018 - 10:26 am

Kabul, Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents launched attacks from multiple directions on the capital of Farah province in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran...

Heavy fighting as Taliban attack western Afghan city: residents 15 May 2018 - 09:26 am

Herat, Afghanistan: Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to...

In major boost, Modi's ruling party seen winning in southern Indian state 15 May 2018 - 09:26 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party was set on Tuesday to win the largest number of seats in a big southern state...

Malaysian PM Mahathir says may be prime minister for 1-2 years 15 May 2018 - 09:01 am

TOKYO: Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he may remain premier for up to two years and will play...

Violent storms in India kill at least 86 14 May 2018 - 02:36 pm

New Delhi: Indian authorities said Monday at least 86 people have been killed and over 100 injured in a fresh wave of violent...

Powerful storms kill at least 43 across northern India 14 May 2018 - 02:06 pm

LUCKNOW, India: Powerful winds and rainstorms swept across a crowded swath of northern India, demolishing houses, uprooting trees and killing at least 43...

Pakistan's Sharif ignites firestorm with Mumbai attacks interview 14 May 2018 - 02:04 pm

Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sparked a firestorm at home and in India after suggesting Pakistani militants were behind the...

Two families staged Indonesian suicide bombings: police 14 May 2018 - 01:11 pm

Surabaya, Indonesia: A family of five, including a child, carried out the suicide bombing of a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya...