World / Asia

DHAKA: A boiler explosion at a Bangladeshi garment factory killed 10 people and injured dozens, fire officials said on Tuesday, the latest mishap...

Beijing: Rainstorms have triggered floods across central and southern China, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and leaving more than...

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan army chief, interior minister, and other key security officials on Sunday vowed foolproof measures to ensure the safety of...

TUBAN, Indonesia: A helicopter carrying eight passengers and crew members from Indonesia’s Search and Rescue (SAR) Agency crashed on Sunday into a cliff...

Beijing: The US and Chinese presidents spoke Monday in a scheduled call hours after relations came under renewed pressure as an American warship...

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wants to avoid legal action against his brother and sister over allegations of having abused his...

SEOUL: North Korea has a last chance to engage in dialogue with the outside world, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday...

New Delhi:  A woman who survived an alleged gang rape and four separate acid attacks has once again been hit by corrosive liquid,...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s party suffered a heavy loss at the hands of an upstart outfit in elections for Tokyo’s assembly, plunging...

Tokyo: Tokyo residents went to the polls Sunday in a big test for embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

YANGON, Myanmar: Three refugee camps have been closed in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state as recommended by an advisory commission, government said on Sunday....

TUBAN, Indonesia: A suspected terrorist used a bayonet to attack two officers late Friday at a mosque near police headquarters in Jakarta, a...

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants and two civilians, including a woman, were killed by Indian armed forces in the south of disputed...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: At least four people, including one security officer, were killed and three others wounded on Saturday by a roadside explosion in...

KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan on Saturday announced plans to double its commando forces amid possible NATO support to address escalating nationwide violence. Defense Ministry...

Beijing: A mudslide in central China's Hunan Province killed three people, leaving another 19 injured and five missing, according to local government. The...

New Delhi: India has vowed that a new nationwide tax will revolutionise the economy by bringing more businesses into the digital system to...

MARAWI CITY, Philippines: Sprawled on the boarded-up balcony of a two-storey house, the barrel of his rifle poked into a hole cut in...