World / Asia

No hurry as India's inspirational centenarian wins gold 24 Apr 2017 - 11:29 am

Auckland: With a jaunty victory dance, 101-year-old Man Kaur celebrated winning the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland on...

Hong Kong court grants bail to disgraced former leader Tsang 24 Apr 2017 - 11:04 am

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Monday granted bail to former leader Donald Tsang, who was jailed in February for 20 months...

Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack 24 Apr 2017 - 11:00 am

Kabul: The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after what is believed to be one of the deadliest-ever Taliban...

Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack 24 Apr 2017 - 10:29 am

Kabul: The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after what is believed to be one of the deadliest-ever Taliban...

New Zealand considering restricting laptops on flights from Middle East 24 Apr 2017 - 07:53 am

DUBAI/WELLINGTON: New Zealand is considering restrictions on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights from some Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East,...

Few clues on casualties at site of huge US bomb in Afghanistan 23 Apr 2017 - 07:38 pm

ACHIN DISTRICT, Afghanistan: The remote site in eastern Afghanistan where the U.S. military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat earlier...

North Korea warns Australia of nuclear strike 23 Apr 2017 - 03:00 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: North Korea has warned Australia of a nuclear strike following remarks by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop that it sees Pyongyang’s...

Air strike in Afghanistan kills 10 militants 23 Apr 2017 - 02:37 pm

Kabul: Afghan authorities announced the death of at least ten militants from different armed groups in a series of airstrikes in southern Zabul...

Three men attacked in Indian capital for transporting cattle 23 Apr 2017 - 12:30 pm

New Delhi: Three men who were transporting buffaloes in their truck to a slaughterhouse were attacked by vigilantes in the heart of Indian...

8 ISIS militants killed in airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan 23 Apr 2017 - 11:55 am

Kabul: A series of airstrikes and artillery fire pounded the hideouts of the ISIS organization in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, killing eight...

Furious Afghans call for resignations after Taliban base attack 23 Apr 2017 - 11:43 am

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan: Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban...

Philippine troops kill 3 more militants on tourist island 23 Apr 2017 - 10:49 am

MANILA: Philippine soldiers have killed three more Islamic State-linked militants on a resort island where they were hiding after a failed attempt to...

North Korea detains third US citizen - Yonhap 23 Apr 2017 - 09:53 am

SEOUL: North Korea detained a U.S. citizen on Friday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, bringing the total number of Americans held by...

China plans world's first 'cashless' airport 22 Apr 2017 - 12:32 pm

Beijing: China's Hangzhou International Airport plans to become the world's first "cashless" airport by applying cutting-edge digital technologies to its services and will...

8 soldiers die in Taliban attack in north Afghanistan 22 Apr 2017 - 10:46 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least 8 soldiers were killed and 11 others were wounded when Taliban fighters launched an attack on the regional headquarters...

Australia, New Zealand kick off global science rallies 22 Apr 2017 - 09:03 am

Sydney: Thousands of people rallied in Australia and New Zealand Saturday in support of science, the first of more than 500 marches globally...

Death toll in Afghan base attack rises to 140, officials say 22 Apr 2017 - 08:53 am

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan: As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be...