World / Asia

India says electrified all villages ahead of prime minister's deadline 29 Apr 2018 - 12:42 pm

MUMBAI, India has electrified all its villages 12 days ahead of a deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said on...

N. Korea's Kim willing to talk to Japan 'any time': Seoul 29 Apr 2018 - 11:24 am

Seoul, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ready for dialogue with Japan "any time", Seoul's presidential office said Sunday, as concerns grow...

Afghan children set off unexploded mortar round, 3 dead 29 Apr 2018 - 11:15 am

KABUL, Afghanistan, A group of children set off an unexploded mortar round in a residential area in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, causing a...

North Korea offers to shut nuclear test site in May, invite US experts 29 Apr 2018 - 10:35 am

Seoul: North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite US weapons experts to the country, Seoul said Sunday,...

Wooden Philippine boats to retrace historic China voyage 28 Apr 2018 - 03:37 pm

Manila: Crafted from a centuries-old design, three identical wooden boats set off from the Philippine capital for China on Saturday to retrace a...

Modi-Xi talks highlight India-China rivalry, cooperation 28 Apr 2018 - 02:36 pm

BEIJING: The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for...

No formal request about Trump-Kim summit: Singapore PM 28 Apr 2018 - 01:19 pm

Singapore, Singapore has not received any "formal" request to host an eagerly awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader...

Gunmen kill 4 in northwestern Pakistan along Afghan border 28 Apr 2018 - 12:17 pm

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Gunmen fatally shot three local tourists and their driver in a tribal region along the Afghanistan border, official said...

"If we vote, we'll be killed" - Afghan villages face election threat 28 Apr 2018 - 10:55 am

CHARBULAK, Afghanistan: Villagers in Afghanistan say the Taliban have been telling them not to vote in elections planned later this year, threatening to...

Officials: Suicide car bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan 28 Apr 2018 - 10:27 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: A Taliban suicide bomber attacked an army base in southern Helmand province Saturday killing four civilians and two soldiers, officials said....

Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions 28 Apr 2018 - 10:10 am

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended informal meetings in China Saturday with a promise to reduce border tensions...

S.Korea's spy chief plays key role in historic meeting with North 28 Apr 2018 - 09:57 am

SEOUL: Shedding tears behind South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's Kim Jong Un after the two leaders announced a historic agreement...

North and South Korean leaders hold historic summit, but pledges are short on detail 27 Apr 2018 - 08:39 pm

SEOUL: The leaders of North and South Korea embraced on Friday and pledged to work for the "complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula"...

Indian journalists say they intimidated, ostracised if they criticise Modi and the BJP 27 Apr 2018 - 08:00 pm

NEW DELHI: India has constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and by some measures the biggest and most diverse media industry in the...

India's Modi invites China's Xi for an informal summit in 2019 27 Apr 2018 - 07:21 pm

WUHAN, China: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to an informal summit next year as he began an ice-breaking...

Korean leaders aim for end of war, "complete denuclearisation" after historic summit 27 Apr 2018 - 12:54 pm

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embraced after pledging on Friday to work for the "complete...

Kim, Moon commit to goal of complete denuclearisation 27 Apr 2018 - 12:44 pm

Seoul: The leader of nuclear-armed North Korea Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in said they were committed to the denuclearisation...

Leaders of North, South Korea discuss denuclearisation, peace in first session 27 Apr 2018 - 08:52 am

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had "serious, frank" discussions on the denuclearisation of the Korean...