World / Asia

Myanmar warns Malaysia aid flotilla may be turned back 31 Dec 2016 - 11:33 am

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia/YANGON, Myanmar: A Malaysian flotilla transporting aid for Rohingya Muslims may be turned back by force if it enters Myanmar waters...

Taiwan won't cave to Beijing threats, says president 31 Dec 2016 - 11:09 am

Taipei: Taiwan will not bend to pressure despite China returning to its "old ways" of intimidation, President Tsai Ing-wen said Saturday, following Beijing's...

Experts wary of confederation call to resolve Kashmir 31 Dec 2016 - 10:51 am

SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir: An Indian author’s call for a confederation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh as a means to resolve the decades-long dispute...

Pakistan, India arms race intensifies in 2016 31 Dec 2016 - 10:46 am

KARACHI, Pakistan/GUWAHATI, India: India and Pakistan remained locked in an arms race in 2016 amid mounting diplomatic tensions, border clashes and further hikes...

Australia kicks off global New Year party defying terror threat 31 Dec 2016 - 10:29 am

Sydney: Global terror attacks have cast a pall over 2016 but Australia was Saturday set to defy the threats and ring in the...

Indonesia warns airline after videos appear to show intoxicated pilot 31 Dec 2016 - 10:05 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have issued a warning to airline PT Citilink Indonesia after videos circulated appearing to show an intoxicated pilot from the...

India mine collapse toll rises to 11 as rescuers search 31 Dec 2016 - 09:56 am

New Delhi: The toll from a deadly mine collapse in eastern India's Jharkhand state rose to 11 on Saturday with rescue workers searching...

Singapore blogger seeking U.S. asylum regrets posts in home country 31 Dec 2016 - 09:28 am

CHICAGO: A Singaporean blogger who is seeking political asylum in the United States said on Friday he regretted inflammatory posts that landed him...

Cambodian monarchs 31 Dec 2016 - 03:05 am

World's highest bridge opens in China 31 Dec 2016 - 03:00 am

Beijing: The world's highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two provinces in the mountainous southwest and reducing travel times by...

South Korea court says Park won't testify in impeachment trial 31 Dec 2016 - 02:57 am

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday said it cannot require President Park Geun-hye to testify in her impeachment trial that...

Man charged after alleged Sydney Opera House threats 31 Dec 2016 - 02:57 am

Sydney: Australian counter-terror officers arrested a 40-year-old man at Sydney Airport, after he disembarked from a flight from London, and charged him with...

Philippine leader says once threw man from helicopter, would do it again 31 Dec 2016 - 02:12 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter mid-air, warning he...

Indian rupee window closes as Modi eyes key poll 31 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

Mumbai: Indians rushed to change their bank notes Friday before a deadline to deposit invalid rupee notes closed, as Prime Minister Modi defended...

At least 10 dead in Jharkhand coal mine collapse 31 Dec 2016 - 02:04 am

At least 10 people have been killed and many others are feared trapped inside a coal mine in the Indian state of Jharkhand...

Disney wins 'Cars' copyright suit in China 31 Dec 2016 - 01:27 am

Shanghai: Disney has won a copyright dispute over a Chinese knock-off of its animated movie Cars, a China court said yesterday, a rare...

CBI raids Delhi health minister's OSD's office 31 Dec 2016 - 01:20 am

Chennai: The CBI yesterday raided Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's OSD Nikunj Aggarwal's office at the Delhi Secretariat here, drawing strong criticism from...

CPI-M seeks immediate lifting of ceiling on cash withdrawals 31 Dec 2016 - 01:18 am

Mumbai: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) yesterday asked the government to immediately remove restrictions on cash withdrawals as the 50-day deadline given...