World / Asia

China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching “irreversible” stage 14 Apr 2017 - 04:12 pm

BEIJING/PYONGYANG: China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an “irreversible and unmanageable stage” as a U.S....

Air China to suspend Beijing-Pyongyang flights 14 Apr 2017 - 03:57 pm

BEIJING: China’s national airline, Air China, suspended flights from Beijing to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, from late on Friday, Chinese state broadcaster...

Cyclone Cook: Evacuations as Huge Storm Lashes North New Zealand 13 Apr 2017 - 04:45 pm

Wellington: Heavy rain is lashing New Zealand's North Island as Cyclone Cook, called the worst storm in decades, makes landfall in the north-east....

N. Korea may be capable of sarin-loaded missile attack: Japan 13 Apr 2017 - 12:46 pm

Tokyo, Japan: North Korea may have the capacity to launch a warhead loaded with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...

Myanmar: 7 dead after boat sinks in Rakhine state 13 Apr 2017 - 12:42 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: At least seven people were killed in a boat accident in western Rakhine state of Myanmar on the first day of...

Rohingya woman shot dead along Bangladesh border: police 13 Apr 2017 - 12:07 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh border guards opened fire Thursday at a boat ferrying Rohingya migrants from neighbouring Myanmar, killing one woman and leaving four others...

At least 11 dead in Indonesian boat accidents 13 Apr 2017 - 11:43 am

Jakarta: At least 11 people were killed Thursday in two separate boat accidents on Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said. Five others...

Indonesia floods leave two dead, one missing 13 Apr 2017 - 11:22 am

Jakarta: Flash floods struck Aceh province of western Indonesia, leaving two people dead, one missing and hundreds of houses damaged. Heavy downpours triggered...

New Zealand battens down as big storm approaches 13 Apr 2017 - 10:04 am

Wellington: New Zealand was bracing Thursday for a storm that meteorologists warned could be the worst for almost 50 years, with extreme weather...

Tensions lurk behind Pence's "partnership" visit to Indonesia 13 Apr 2017 - 09:05 am

JAKARTA: Washington has billed Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Indonesia next week as a booster for the Strategic Partnership between the world's...

North Korea may be capable of sarin-tipped missiles-Japan PM 13 Apr 2017 - 08:26 am

TOKYO: North Korea may have the capacity to deliver missiles equipped with sarin nerve gas, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday,...

Foreign journalists in North Korea told to prepare for “big” event 12 Apr 2017 - 08:34 pm

SEOUL: Foreign journalists visiting North Korea have been told to prepare for a “big and important event” on Thursday, although there were no...

Islamic State claims explosion near Afghan presidential palace 12 Apr 2017 - 03:52 pm

CAIRO: Islamic State was responsible for an explosion on Wednesday near the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul, the group said via its Amaq...

49 ISIS militants killed in east of Afghanistan 12 Apr 2017 - 03:43 pm

Kabul: At least forty nine militants including three commanders of the ISIS group were killed in East of Afghanistan during the latest counter-terrorism...

Taiwan bans eating dogs and cats 12 Apr 2017 - 11:41 am

Taipei: Taiwan has banned the eating of dogs and cats, lawmakers said Wednesday. as pressure grows to improve animal welfare after a spate...

Indonesian volcano in fresh eruptions 12 Apr 2017 - 11:20 am

Karo, Indonesia: A volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island spewed hot smoke and ash high into the air Wednesday, in its latest violent eruptions....

Philippines says militants on the run on tourist island 12 Apr 2017 - 10:55 am

Manila: The Philippines military said Wednesday it was on the trail of five Islamic militants who are on the run after landing on...

Nine dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island 11 Apr 2017 - 04:43 pm

Manila: Nine people including four Philippine security officials were killed Tuesday during clashes with the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on a popular resort...