World / Asia

18 Afghan soldiers killed in army base attack 27 May 2017 - 10:09 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban in Afghanistan killed at least 18 soldiers in an attack on a military base in southern Kandahar province on...

Heavy rains claim 26 lives in Sri Lanka 27 May 2017 - 10:05 am

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains across Sri Lanka claimed 26 lives and left 42 people missing, an emergency...

Apple opens first official store in SE Asia 27 May 2017 - 09:17 am

Singapore: Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in...

India opens its longest bridge near China border 27 May 2017 - 08:57 am

Tinsukia, India: India opened its longest bridge close to the border with China in a move seen as bolstering its defences in a...

Indian aid arrives as Sri Lanka monsoon toll hits 100 27 May 2017 - 08:20 am

Colombo: Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in Sri Lanka Saturday as the monsoon-related death toll reached 100 and authorities warned of...

Floods, landslides kill at least 92 in Sri Lanka 26 May 2017 - 10:51 pm

Colombo: Flooding and landslides killed at least 92 people and left another 110 missing in Sri Lanka as the monsoon set in Friday,...

Sri Lankan Peacekeepers : How a Haiti child sex ring whitewashed & the rape culture during Tamil civil war 26 May 2017 - 09:46 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The general sat on a plastic lawn chair in the garden of his mother's home, the scent of tropical blooms...

Expert in escaping North Korea has a message for Trump 26 May 2017 - 11:42 am

Oslo: "I'm good at escaping," says Grace Jo, a slender 25-year-old who managed to flee North Korea and its authoritarian regime not just...

Everest rescuers retrieve bodies of two Indian climbers 25 May 2017 - 02:18 pm

Kathmandu: Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on Mount Everest last year but whose remains could not be...

Vietnam man kills wedding guest after karaoke row 25 May 2017 - 02:00 pm

Hanoi: A man at a wedding in southern Vietnam murdered a fellow guest and seriously injured another after he was booed off stage...

Indonesia probes 'IS-linked' suicide attack on police 25 May 2017 - 01:01 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad was Thursday investigating a suicide bombing near a Jakarta bus station that killed three policemen in an assault...

These amazing hills bring you close to nature 25 May 2017 - 12:14 pm

Chitkul: Fancy this: Snow-clad mountains dotted with pine trees, a topaz blue sheet spread across the sky and the churlish winter wind almost...

Indonesia: 3 killed in suicide bombing 25 May 2017 - 12:10 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Three policemen were killed Wednesday and 10 other people were injured when two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up near a...

'US drone strike kills 2 Taliban' in northwest Pakistan 25 May 2017 - 11:24 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: A suspected U.S. drone strike killed two Pakistani Taliban fighters in North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday afternoon, the militant group...

Chinese couple kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan 25 May 2017 - 11:00 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: A Chinese couple has been kidnapped in the capital of Pakistan’s southwestern province on Tuesday, police said. Aitizaz Ahmed Goraya, head...

24 pilgrims killed in road accident in India 25 May 2017 - 10:57 am

New Delhi: At least 24 people were killed and eight injured Tuesday evening when a bus they were traveling in fell into the...

Taiwan war games simulate China invasion 25 May 2017 - 10:42 am

Penghu'ercun, Taiwan: Taiwan forces simulated an invasion by China Thursday as part of live-fire war games against a backdrop of rising tensions with...