World / Asia

Sri Lanka rescues 30 Rohingya aboard Indian boat 30 Apr 2017 - 04:42 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and rescued 30 Rohingya refugees including...

Famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck dies on Everest: officials 30 Apr 2017 - 03:49 pm

Kathmandu: Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of iconic Alpine...

Swiss climber dies after fall, preparing for Mount Everest ascent 30 Apr 2017 - 12:00 pm

KATHMANDU: An experienced Swiss climber died on Sunday after he fell in the Everest region of Nepal during preparations to climb the world's...

Philippines' Duterte gives China free pass over sea row 30 Apr 2017 - 09:42 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte failed to condemn China's push to control most of the disputed South China Sea on Sunday after hosting...

Australia probes 'jihadi child threat' video 30 Apr 2017 - 08:10 am

Sydney: Police in Australia said Sunday they were investigating a report that the eight-year-old son of a notorious Islamic State fighter was filmed...

Southeast Asian leaders wrestle over China at summit 29 Apr 2017 - 07:39 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced pushback on Saturday at a regional summit over his efforts to soften Southeast Asian opposition to Chinese...

Philippine police chief backs 'secret cell' detention 29 Apr 2017 - 07:27 pm

Manila: The Philippines' police chief came under fire Saturday for defending the detention of a dozen people inside a closet-sized secret cell in...

24 dead in Kyrgyz landslide: emergencies ministry 29 Apr 2017 - 01:21 pm

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A landslide that swept over houses in a village in Kyrgyzstan early Saturday has killed 24 people, including nine children, the...

Abu Sayyaf Commander Killed in Southern Philippines 29 Apr 2017 - 01:12 pm

Manila: The Philippine military said Saturday that an Abu Sayyaf commander considered to be one of the most notorious kidnappers has been killed...

Japan's Abe says wants to resolve peace treaty issue with Russia 29 Apr 2017 - 12:57 pm

LONDON: Japan wants to resolve a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties with Russia since World War Two, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...

Thai family buries baby murdered on Facebook Live 29 Apr 2017 - 12:29 pm

Phuket, Thailand: Tearful relatives gathered outside a Thai temple on Saturday to bury an 11-month-old girl killed by her father in a harrowing...

4 dead, 20 missing after landslide sweeps over Kyrgyz village 29 Apr 2017 - 12:20 pm

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A huge landslide swept over houses in a village in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday killing four people, with more than 20 others...

Powerful earthquake hits off northern Indonesia 29 Apr 2017 - 11:36 am

TUBAN, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake struck Molucca Sea off northern Indonesia on early Saturday. The magnitude 7.2 tremor hit 210 kilometers (130 miles)...

17 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into ravine 29 Apr 2017 - 11:28 am

YANGON, Myanmar: A bus fell into a deep ravine near Myanmar’s southeastern border with Thailand on Friday, killing 17 people and injuring 22...

First Britain-China direct freight train arrives back in China 29 Apr 2017 - 11:19 am

YIWU, China: The first freight train to run from Britain to China arrived in the city of Yiwu in eastern China on Saturday,...

Philippines blast injures 14 as ASEAN leaders gather 29 Apr 2017 - 10:58 am

Manila: Fourteen people were wounded in a pipe bomb blast in Manila, Philippine police said Saturday, but authorities dismissed any link to an...

US Marines return to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand 29 Apr 2017 - 10:53 am

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan: US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand Saturday, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO's combat mission ended in...

N.Korea fires missile, defying US push for new sanctions 29 Apr 2017 - 10:50 am

Seoul: North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang's...