World / Asia

President okays ordinance for death to child rapists 22 Apr 2018 - 02:58 pm

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved an ordinance to provide death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below age...

Blast at election centre in Afghan capital, dozens of casualties 22 Apr 2018 - 10:57 am

KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 12...

Kim heralds more North Korea economic reforms: analysts 22 Apr 2018 - 10:32 am

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's promise to build "socialist economic construction" in his nuclear-armed but impoverished and isolated country could herald...

Blast at election centre in Afghan capital, at least four dead 22 Apr 2018 - 09:52 am

KABUL: An explosion apparently caused by a suicide bomber hit a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, causing casualties,...

5 killed, multiple missing after boat accident in China 21 Apr 2018 - 04:53 pm

BEIJING: Five people were killed on Saturday and multiple others were missing after two dragon boats capsized in southern China, causing 60 people...

Russia 'welcomes' North Korea's nuclear declaration 21 Apr 2018 - 03:13 pm

Moscow: Moscow "welcomes" North Korea's Kim Jong Un's declaration on halting nuclear tests and calls on the US and Pyongyang to work together...

India seeks death penalty for rape of girls under 12 21 Apr 2018 - 12:59 pm

NEW DELHI: India's government has decided to prescribe the death penalty for people convicted of raping girls under the age of 12 to...

China navy drills in Pacific as tension with Taiwan rises 21 Apr 2018 - 11:32 am

SHANGHAI: Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in...

China says welcomes North Korea's decision to halt nuclear, missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 09:48 am

Beijing, China Saturday said it welcomed North Korea's decision to halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, with Pyongyang's chief ally saying the...

N. Korea's Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 08:48 am

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in a Saturday announcement welcomed by...

Indian police arrest 18 Rohingya Muslims 19 Apr 2018 - 09:35 pm

GAUHATI, India: Indian police arrested 18 Rohingya Muslims in a remote northeastern region on Thursday as they prepared to board a train for...

Japanese volcano erupts, spitting out smoke and rock; no injuries 19 Apr 2018 - 10:57 am

TOKYO, A volcano in Japan erupted on Thursday, shooting clouds of smoke and rocks into the sky, and prompting authorities to ban access...

Judiciary won't influence outcome of Pakistan's general election: interior minister 18 Apr 2018 - 08:04 pm

LONDON: Pressure from Pakistan's judiciary won't influence the outcome of upcoming general elections this year, Pakistan's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Wednesday,...

Trump, Abe to meet despite strain over North Korea, tariffs 17 Apr 2018 - 09:15 pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: Top Trump administration officials say that major concessions, including a possible exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs, could be...

Bangladeshi leader says more pressure needed on Myanmar over Rohingya 17 Apr 2018 - 07:53 pm

LONDON: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday more international pressure was needed on Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees, rejecting an...

Report: China's Silk Road plan serves Beijing security goals 17 Apr 2018 - 07:18 pm

HONG KONG: A massive Chinese infrastructure program that Beijing says is aimed at promoting global trade and economic growth is actually intended to...