World / Asia

India says 39 workers abducted in Iraq in 2014 are confirmed dead 20 Mar 2018 - 10:06 am

New Delhi: The bodies of 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq in 2014 by the Islamic State group have been found in...

Three killed in blast outside Hekmatyar rally in Afghanistan 19 Mar 2018 - 01:35 pm

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, A bomb planted on a motobike exploded in Afghanistan on Monday outside a political rally being held by a veteran insurgent...

Suu Kyi spoke at length about Myanmar troubles: Turnbull 18 Mar 2018 - 06:59 pm

SYDNEY: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at length about her country's troubled western state of Rakhine at a Sydney conference on...

13 Taliban Militants Killed in US Airstrikes in Kandahar 18 Mar 2018 - 06:31 pm

Kabul: At least thirteen Taliban militants were killed in the US airstrike in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, official said According to the...

Fire at Manila hotel and casino kills at least 3 workers 18 Mar 2018 - 03:55 pm

MANILA, Philippines: A fire engulfed a hotel and casino in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing at least three employees, trapping two others...

Now N.Korean diplomat heads to Finland amid new diplomatic flurry 18 Mar 2018 - 12:00 pm

SEOUL/BEIJING: A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former US and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency...

Four killed, 19 trapped in Philippine hotel fire 18 Mar 2018 - 11:44 am

Manila: Four people were killed and 19 feared trapped by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others...

Majority believes Japan PM bears some responsibility for altered documents - poll 18 Mar 2018 - 11:28 am

Tokyo: A majority of Japanese believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bears some responsibility for altered documents at the centre of suspicions of a...

At least 4 dead in Philippine hotel fire, hundreds evacuated 18 Mar 2018 - 10:38 am

MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine official says at least four employees have been killed and two others are trapped in a fire that hit...

Sri Lanka ends emergency as ethnic tensions subside 18 Mar 2018 - 10:31 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's president announced Sunday he is lifting a nationwide state of emergency imposed 12 days ago to quell anti-Muslim riots in...

Rohingya returnees won't be kept in camps 'forever': Myanmar official 17 Mar 2018 - 03:55 pm

Maungdaw, Myanmar: A Myanmar official in Rakhine state said Saturday that Rohingya refugees who return will not be held in newly-built camps "forever,"...

North Korean minister meets again with Swedish counterpart 17 Mar 2018 - 01:52 pm

STOCKHOLM, North Korea's foreign minister met again Saturday with his Swedish counterpart amid growing speculation about a possible meeting in the Scandinavian country...

Xi reappointed as China's president with no term limits 17 Mar 2018 - 01:00 pm

BEIJING, China's rubber-stamp legislature on Saturday unanimously approved the reappointment of Xi Jinping as president with no limit on the number of terms...

Ten dead as Philippine plane crashes into house 17 Mar 2018 - 12:41 pm

Manila: Ten people were killed when a small plane crashed into a house just outside the Philippine capital on Saturday, police and aviation...

Australia warns on encrypted apps as Southeast Asia vows terror cooperation 17 Mar 2018 - 12:33 pm

Sydney: Use of encrypted messaging apps to plan terrorist attacks is the greatest threat facing intelligence agencies in modern times, Australia warned Saturday...

Former Vietnam Prime Minister Phan Van Khai dies at 84 17 Mar 2018 - 12:33 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: Phan Van Khai, an architect of Vietnam's economic rise and the country's first prime minister to visit the United States after...

Spring comes to Tokyo with first cherry blossoms 17 Mar 2018 - 12:18 pm

Tokyo: Spring officially arrived in Tokyo on Saturday as Japan's weather agency declared the start of the cherry blossom season, prompting viewers to...

Mass arrests in Maldives as activists defy emergency 17 Mar 2018 - 11:55 am

Colombo: Maldivian authorities arrested more than 140 activists who defied a ban on rallies and demonstrated against a state of emergency imposed by...