World / Asia

India withdraws controversial 'fake news' order after backlash 03 Apr 2018 - 12:11 pm

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reversed an order to punish journalists found guilty of reporting "fake news", after an...

Indonesia's footless goalkeeper kicks home powerful message 03 Apr 2018 - 11:40 am

Indramayu, Indonesia: When Eman Sulaeman begged his parents to let him play football, the couple worried their young son -- born with no...

China ready for proportionate response to U.S. tariffs: envoy 03 Apr 2018 - 08:16 am

BEIJING: China will take counter-measures of the "same proportion" and scale if the United States imposes further tariffs on Chinese goods, China's ambassador...

Caste protests across India leave at least six dead 02 Apr 2018 - 08:11 pm

New Delhi: Low-caste Dalits fought street battles with police on Monday that left at least six dead as protests against a Supreme Court...

Philippines starts vote recount in Marcos son's contest for vice presidency 02 Apr 2018 - 01:13 pm

MANILA: The Philippines on Monday began a manual recount of votes in a vice presidential election after the son and namesake of former...

Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai leaves Pakistan to return to Britain 02 Apr 2018 - 12:19 pm

ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai left Pakistan for London on Monday after a four-day whirlwind visit back to her homeland, her...

Remains of Indians killed by IS in Iraq to be flown home 01 Apr 2018 - 06:13 pm

BAGHDAD: The remains of 38 Indian construction workers captured and killed by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq were handed over to...

Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir amid deadly fighting 01 Apr 2018 - 04:53 pm

SRINAGAR, India: Massive anti-India protests erupted in several parts of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Sunday amid fierce fighting between rebels and...

Indian scientists lose contact with satellite 01 Apr 2018 - 12:11 pm

New Delhi: India's national space agency has lost contact with a satellite days after it was launched into orbit with much fanfare, authorities...

Indian mob kills man accused of raping young girl 01 Apr 2018 - 11:51 am

New Delhi: Two people were arrested after an angry mob beat to death a man accused of raping an eight-year-old girl on the...

Oil spill cleanup fire kills two in Indonesia 31 Mar 2018 - 11:21 am

Jakarta: At least two people died in a fire as Indonesian authorities tried to cleanup an oil spill off Borneo island Saturday, an...

Super typhoon may flood one third of central Tokyo: survey 31 Mar 2018 - 09:24 am

Tokyo: One third of central Tokyo could be left under water and nearly four million people affected if a super typhoon strikes the...

Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting 31 Mar 2018 - 08:48 am

MINGORA, Pakistan: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her hometown in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday for the first time since she...

S. Korean musicians leave for Pyongyang performance 31 Mar 2018 - 08:42 am

Seoul: K-pop stars led a group of South Korean musicians departing for Pyongyang Saturday to take part in the latest set of cross-border...

Malala visits native Pakistan, 1st time since Taliban attack 29 Mar 2018 - 04:35 pm

ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said Thursday she was excited to be back in Pakistan for the first time since she...

Rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters held in Myanmar 29 Mar 2018 - 03:09 pm

YANGON: Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar, who are accused of...

Myanmar clears some Rohingya for return but no date on horizon 29 Mar 2018 - 02:36 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladesh official said Thursday that Myanmar had approved several hundred Rohingya from a list of thousands to return to their homeland,...