World / Asia

Indian court rejects death penalty plea in 2002 riots 05 May 2017 - 03:37 pm

NEW DELHI: An Indian court has turned down a plea seeking death penalty for three men convicted of gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman...

Sri Lanka's foreign minister says embassies sheltered war criminals and human rights abusers 05 May 2017 - 02:25 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's foreign minister on Friday accused the previous administration of using its embassies abroad as "safe houses" for murderers accused of...

Tobacco logo ban said to get WTO backing in landmark case 04 May 2017 - 08:09 pm

The World Trade Organization upheld Australia’s right to impose plain-package label restrictions on the sale of tobacco products, dealing a blow to the...

Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case: Bloomberg 04 May 2017 - 08:06 pm

GENEVA/LONDON: A landmark Australian law on restrictive tobacco packaging has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year legal battle, Bloomberg...

China vows friendship despite N. Korean media attack 04 May 2017 - 02:31 pm

Beijing: China vowed to remain a good neighbour to North Korea on Thursday, despite a rare and stinging critique in Pyongyang's state media...

Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on 04 May 2017 - 11:05 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong is unrecognisable now from the city which 50 years ago was the scene of bloody riots, fuelled by resentment...

Myanmar coal plant growth could kill 280,000: study 04 May 2017 - 11:01 am

Yangon: Myanmar's plans to grow the country's desperately needed but polluting coal-fired power plants could kill more than a quarter of a million...

Delays in imposing emission standards will hit health: Greenpeace 04 May 2017 - 09:02 am

New Delhi: Greenpeace warned on Wednesday that delays in imposing new emission control notification to check pollution and cut water intake in coal-based...

Over 200 medical graduates may be involved in admission racket: Police 04 May 2017 - 08:53 am

New Delhi: Following investigations into an admission racket regarding MBBS and other medical post-graduate courses, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has identified over...

NGT to inspect Ganga pollution itself 04 May 2017 - 08:47 am

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday decided to itself inspect the most polluted stretch of Ganga river, between Haridwar in...

Trump, Australian PM to hit reset in New York after fractious phone call 04 May 2017 - 07:54 am

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will find common ground with U.S. President Donald Trump when they meet in New York on Thursday, Australia's...

Not welcome: Japan tough to crack for refugees 04 May 2017 - 07:34 am

Tokyo: It has been a decade since Liliane last saw her little girl. She fled Africa in fear for her life, leaving behind...

Hong Kong's next leader pledges to heal divisions, put city back on "normal course" 04 May 2017 - 07:27 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's next leader, Carrie Lam, vowed on Thursday to heal political and social divides, pledging to return the global financial...

Maldives police arrest two suspects over blogger's murder 03 May 2017 - 06:50 pm

Police in the Maldives said on Wednesday they had arrested two suspects for the murder of a prominent liberal blogger who was critical...

Indonesian, 146, claimed to be world's oldest man dies 03 May 2017 - 12:20 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: An Indonesian man who had claimed to be the world’s oldest living human has died aged 146, his grandson told Anadolu...

Indian villagers see no shine in gold rush 03 May 2017 - 11:24 am

SONAKHAN, India: The village of Sonakhan in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh hardly looks like the site of a gold rush. There...

Malaysia police arrest Turks over 'security threat' 03 May 2017 - 11:21 am

Kuala Lumpur: Two Turkish nationals who went missing in Malaysia have been arrested as a security threat, the police chief announced Wednesday, but...

Powerful blast targets NATO convoy in Kabul 03 May 2017 - 10:41 am

Kabul: A powerful blast targeting an armoured NATO convoy in Kabul killed at least eight people and wounded 25 Wednesday, including three coalition...