World / Asia

German tourist says she was raped in south India 03 Apr 2017 - 10:25 am

New Delhi: A German tourist has accused two men of taking her captive and raping her in southern India, police said Monday, just...

Leopard shuts down Nepal airport 03 Apr 2017 - 09:40 am

Kathmandu: Nepal had to close its only international airport for around half an hour on Monday after a leopard was spotted close to...

China vows fresh smog crackdown as toxic air shrouds capital 03 Apr 2017 - 09:29 am

BEIJING: China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of...

Indian PM urges Kashmir youth to choose tourism over terrorism 02 Apr 2017 - 05:50 pm

SRINAGAR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the youth of Kashmir on Sunday to choose tourism and development over terrorism, shortly after inaugurating...

Filipino youth stage musical against Duterte's deadly drugs war 02 Apr 2017 - 05:09 pm

A Philippine youth theater club staged a musical at a Manila park on Sunday, challenging President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs. The...

Suu Kyi's party retains some support in Myanmar, loses some 02 Apr 2017 - 03:26 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party has retained support in its Yangon strongholds, but loyalty has...

New tunnel opens in troubled Indian Kashmir to ease travel 02 Apr 2017 - 03:06 pm

SRINAGAR, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened an 11-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel through the Himalayan terrain to help ease travel on...

N.Korea bristles over ‘madcap’ US 02 Apr 2017 - 01:43 pm

SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States Saturday of raising tensions to “the most extreme phase,” amid measures by Washington and Seoul to...

Landslide buries at least 31 in central Indonesia 02 Apr 2017 - 01:39 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Search and rescue teams are searching for at least 31 people believed to have been buried by a landslide in Ponorogo...

China reports six new bird flu cases in Hunan 02 Apr 2017 - 12:56 pm

Beijing: Six new cases of H7N9 infection were reported from March 24 to 30 in central China's Hunan Province, Chinese health authorities said...

At least 200 Indian police in hospital after meal 02 Apr 2017 - 12:49 pm

New Delhi: At least 200 Indian paramilitary police were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning after eating meals at a training camp in the...

20 people murdered at Pakistan shrine: police 02 Apr 2017 - 12:40 pm

Islamabad: The custodian of a Pakistani religious shrine and two accomplices have been arrested for intoxicating and murdering 20 devotees with batons and...

Australia floodwaters still rising, police search for missing 02 Apr 2017 - 11:50 am

Brisbane, Australia: Rising floods plagued large parts of eastern Australia Sunday as emergency workers battled to restore water and electricity in cyclone-hit areas,...

Colombia mudslides kill more than 200, sweep homes away 02 Apr 2017 - 09:49 am

Mocoa, Colombia: Rescuers clawed through piles of mud and twisted debris Sunday searching for survivors after violent mudslides destroyed homes in southern Colombia,...

20 people murdered at Pakistan shrine: police 02 Apr 2017 - 09:30 am

Islamabad: Twenty people were murdered and four others wounded at a Pakistani Sufi shrine early Sunday by men wielding batons and knives, police...

Himalayan glaciers granted status of 'living entities' 01 Apr 2017 - 06:42 pm

Dehradun, India: An Indian court has recognised Himalayan glaciers, lakes and forests as "legal persons" in an effort to curb environmental destruction, weeks...