World / Asia

India metro train crashes into station on trial run 19 Dec 2017 - 05:07 pm

New Delhi: A metro train crashed through the walls of a station during a trial run in New Delhi on Tuesday, just days...

Rohingya refugees to start returning from January: officials 19 Dec 2017 - 04:40 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to begin repatriating Rohingya refugees from January, despite growing concern that their safety is...

Philippine military removes navy chief, but won’t say why 19 Dec 2017 - 03:26 pm

MANILA: The Philippines relieved its navy commander of duty on Tuesday, four months ahead of his retirement, with the armed forces offering no...

Philippine storm toll rises to 43 as hopes fade for dozens missing 19 Dec 2017 - 10:32 am

Manila: The death toll from a tropical storm that pummelled the central Philippines rose to 43 with hopes fading for dozens of others...

Australian yachtsman dies after Philippine fishermen rescue three adrift for days 19 Dec 2017 - 09:51 am

MANILA, Philippine fishermen rescued three Australians adrift at sea for days after their yacht capsized in the country’s south, but one died on...

Japan to beef up missile defence system against N. Korea 19 Dec 2017 - 09:50 am

Tokyo: Japan's government on Tuesday approved the introduction of the US military's land-based Aegis missile interceptor system, beefing up its defence against "serious"...

K-pop star bemoans loneliness in suicide note 19 Dec 2017 - 09:31 am

Seoul, A top K-pop star bemoaned feeling "broken from inside" and "engulfed" by depression in a suicide note, it emerged Tuesday, as his...

Myanmar army investigating mass grave in Rakhine 19 Dec 2017 - 08:58 am

Yangon: Myanmar's army says it is investigating a mass grave found in a village in northern Rakhine state, a region where the UN...

Modi steers party to state election wins; majority dips in Gujarat 18 Dec 2017 - 06:43 pm

New Delhi: India's ruling party Monday celebrated victory in two state elections, but saw its majority dip in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stronghold...

Militant attack ongoing at Kabul intelligence training centre: ministry 18 Dec 2017 - 11:40 am

Kabul: Militants stormed an intelligence agency training facility in Kabul on Monday, officials said, triggering intense fighting with police in the latest attack...

Gunmen seize building in Afghan capital, firing on security forces 18 Dec 2017 - 10:59 am

KABUL: A group of armed men seized a building under construction in the Afghan capital on Monday and were exchanging fire with security...

Islamic State claims pre-Christmas suicide bombing of Pakistan church, eight dead 17 Dec 2017 - 05:05 pm

Quetta, Pakistan: A suicide bomb attack on a Pakistan church claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least eight people and wounded...

26 dead in landslides after Philippine storm 17 Dec 2017 - 03:11 pm

Matnog, Philippines: Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities said...

Gunmen attack Christian church in Pakistan, at least one dead 17 Dec 2017 - 11:35 am

ISLAMABAD: Attackers detonated a bomb and opened fire on worshippers inside a Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least one...

Rahul Gandhi: 'inevitable' heir to India's Congress dynasty 16 Dec 2017 - 05:53 pm

New Delhi: He has never held public office, once likened power to "poison", and saw his politician father and grandmother assassinated. Now Rahul...

Three dead, 77,000 flee as storm pounds Philippines 16 Dec 2017 - 04:58 pm

Tacloban, Philippines: At least three people were killed and tens of thousands were driven from their homes by floods as Tropical Storm Kai-Tak...

China, UK vow to continue, strengthen economic, financial cooperation 16 Dec 2017 - 12:53 pm

BEIJING: China and the United Kingdom vowed to continue and strengthen cooperation on a wide range of economic, financial and trade issues, the...

Sonia Gandhi: Power behind Congress throne 16 Dec 2017 - 10:51 am

New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi stepped down as head of India's opposition Congress party Saturday after an extraordinary odyssey that transformed her from a...