World / Asia

Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif names brother Shahbaz as successor 29 Jul 2017 - 05:51 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his successor and nominated ex-oil...

Pakistan to appoint Abbasi as interim PM: Sources 29 Jul 2017 - 03:53 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ruling party will appoint Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister after the ouster of Nawaz Sharif, two sources close to...

North Korea fires missile, possibly ICBM, into sea off east coast 28 Jul 2017 - 09:53 pm

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a missile on Friday in an unusual late-night test launch, and details from Japanese, South Korean and U.S. officials...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ousts PM Sharif over corruption claims 28 Jul 2017 - 12:45 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who resigned after the court ruled he was unfit to hold office...

Maldives urged to restore parliament's independence 26 Jul 2017 - 11:17 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Outside governments on Wednesday asked the Maldives to restore its legislature's independence, days after the opposition said parliament was locked...

Pakistan fuel tanker owners end strike, bringing halt to panic buying 26 Jul 2017 - 02:27 pm

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Owners of Pakistani fuel tankers ended their protest strike on its third day on Wednesday, dispelling fears of a fuel shortage that...

Lawmakers accuse Japan's Abe of false testimony in scandal 26 Jul 2017 - 12:10 am

TOKYO: Japanese lawmakers questioned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in parliament for a second day Tuesday about a cronyism scandal, with some opposition members...

Worst-ever dengue outbreak kills up to 300 in Sri Lanka 25 Jul 2017 - 07:11 pm

The worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever has killed nearly 300 people in Sri Lanka, with aid agencies warning against further spread of the...

Mumbai building collapse kills at least eight, many feared trapped 25 Jul 2017 - 04:11 pm

MUMBAI: A 40-year old four-storey building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai on Tuesday, killing at least eight people with more than...

India swears in Ram Nath Kovind as 14th president 25 Jul 2017 - 03:22 pm

NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in on Tuesday as India’s 14th president, becoming the first member of a powerful Hindu nationalist...

Free speech faces 'real danger', says former EPW editor Paranjoy Guha Thakurta 24 Jul 2017 - 09:48 pm

New Delhi: India faces a "real danger to freedom of expression", says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a veteran journalist, who quit as editor of...

Not sure if 39 missing Indians are alive: Iraqi foreign minister 24 Jul 2017 - 09:47 pm

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Monday said here that he was not sure whether the 39 Indians...

Maldives opposition says blocked from entering parliament for impeachment vote 24 Jul 2017 - 08:20 pm

Soldiers and police in the Maldives roughed up opposition lawmakers and sprayed pepper on Monday, preventing them from entering parliament to take part...

Thailand freezes former PM Yingluck’s bank accounts in rice subsidy case 24 Jul 2017 - 07:02 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand’s justice ministry froze some of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s bank accounts, the ministry and her legal team said on Monday,...

Maldives leader shuts parliament amid political turmoil 24 Jul 2017 - 06:55 pm

Colombo: Maldives parliament was shut Monday after President Abdulla Yameen ordered troops to evict legislators and prevent an impeachment of his speaker, the...

Bomb blast kills 16 in Pakistani city of Lahore 24 Jul 2017 - 03:47 pm

LAHORE: A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people, many of them police, in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, officials...

A look at major issues Duterte confronting in his 2nd year 24 Jul 2017 - 12:03 pm

MANILA, Philippines: A year ago Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte promised to cleanse his Southeast Asian nation of illegal drugs in three to six...