World / Asia

South Korea party leader quits over new graft scandal 07 Sep 2017 - 09:17 am

Seoul: A South Korean opposition party which split from president Park Geun-Hye's grouping as she was engulfed in a corruption scandal last year...

North Korea celebrates nuclear test 07 Sep 2017 - 09:13 am

Pyongyang: North Korea held a mass celebration for the scientists involved in carrying out its largest nuclear blast to date, with fireworks and...

S.Korea's Moon asks Russia to continue supporting sanctions on N.Korea 07 Sep 2017 - 08:59 am

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday said he wanted Russia to continue supporting sanctions against North Korea after Pyongyang conducted...

India's army chief says China 'testing limits' after stand-off 07 Sep 2017 - 08:56 am

New Delhi: India's army chief has said his country must be prepared for war and accused China of "testing our limits", days after...

Fire at building in India's Mumbai kills at least six 07 Sep 2017 - 08:52 am

MUMBAI: A blaze in a building under construction in a suburb of the Indian city of Mumbai killed at least six people, most...

Two Indonesian hostages walk free in Philippines: army 07 Sep 2017 - 08:48 am

JOLO, Philippines: Two Indonesian sailors kidnapped by Islamist militants off the southern Philippines walked free on Thursday after a firefight that left five...

China brushes off Vietnam protests over South China Sea drills 06 Sep 2017 - 12:03 pm

HANOI: China on Wednesday dismissed Vietnamese condemnation of its military live-fire exercises in the disputed South China Sea, saying it was acting within...

Thousands of Indonesians join anti-Myanmar rally in Jakarta 06 Sep 2017 - 10:30 am

JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesians, led by Islamist groups, held a rally near the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday to protest against the...

US angers Afghans with 'offensive' leaflet drop 06 Sep 2017 - 10:16 am

Kabul: US forces apologised Wednesday for dropping leaflets in northern Afghanistan depicting a dog with a Koranic verse written across its body --...

Philippines nabs most wanted Moro rebel 06 Sep 2017 - 09:43 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: The most wanted member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in the southern province of Basilan was arrested Tuesday...

UN backs Turkey's request for Rohingya Muslims 06 Sep 2017 - 09:28 am

GENEVA: A UN refugee figure on Tuesday backed Turkey's request that Bangladesh open its borders to fleeing Rohingya Muslims, amid warnings that more...

Five children drown as Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh 06 Sep 2017 - 09:16 am

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh : At least five children drowned when boats carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar sank early on Wednesday, Bangladesh...

Ariane 5 rocket aborts Guiana lift-off in final seconds 06 Sep 2017 - 09:11 am

Cayenne: An Ariane 5 rocket carrying two commercial satellites aborted its launch in the final countdown as the main engine was being ignited...

Vietnam slams China over military drills in disputed sea 06 Sep 2017 - 09:08 am

Hanoi: Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi slams 'misinformation' over Rohingya crisis 06 Sep 2017 - 08:53 am

Yangon : Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday alleged a "huge iceberg of misinformation" was distorting the picture of...

Poverty drives child soldiers into Afghanistan's endless war 06 Sep 2017 - 08:47 am

Ghazni, Afghanistan: The rescue this summer of dozens of Afghan youths destined to be trained as Taliban fighters has spotlighted how entrenched poverty...

Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh, five children drown 06 Sep 2017 - 08:41 am

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: At least five children were killed when several boats carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank early Wednesday, Bangladesh border guards...