World / Asia

Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island plan 30 Jan 2017 - 12:41 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities are to push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who arrived from Myanmar...

Elderly Sufi woman found with throat slit in Bangladesh 30 Jan 2017 - 12:35 pm

Dhaka: An elderly woman believed by followers to be a Sufi mystic has been found with her throat slit in Bangladesh, police said...

Prominent Muslim lawyer shot dead at Myanmar airport 30 Jan 2017 - 11:04 am

YANGON, Myanmar: A Muslim lawyer associated with the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) was shot dead at an airport in Myanmar’s former...

15 IS-linked militants killed in Philippines 30 Jan 2017 - 11:01 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Airstrikes and artillery fire by military on IS-linked groups in southern Philippines killed 15 militants on Sunday, an army official...

Delhi to be model state for healthcare, education: Deputy CM Sisodia 29 Jan 2017 - 07:55 pm

New Delhi: Delhi is poised to become a "saturated model state" in healthcare in the near future and dramatically improve the quality of...

Boat with 28 Chinese tourists missing in Malaysia 29 Jan 2017 - 01:33 pm

Kuala Lumpur: The skipper and a crewman from a tourist boat that went missing off Malaysia were found alive Sunday but an air...

Third missing Pakistani activist safe: family 29 Jan 2017 - 12:28 pm

Islamabad: A third Pakistani activist who went missing earlier this month is safe, his family told AFP Sunday, a day after two of...

Philippine troops kill 15 Islamic State supporters; rebel leader wounded 29 Jan 2017 - 11:51 am

MANILA: Philippine soldiers killed 15 militants and seriously wounded their leader, believed to be the Islamic State's representative in the country, following air...

Thousands of families in Afghanistan to get electricity 29 Jan 2017 - 10:42 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan government has inked a multi-million dollar electricity supply deal with an Indian firm that aims to connect more than...

Missing Pakistani activist home 'safe': family 28 Jan 2017 - 01:03 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani activist who went missing early this month is home safe, his family and police said Saturday, more than two weeks...

Five Indian soldiers trapped under snow near Kashmir border 28 Jan 2017 - 12:56 pm

Srinagar, India: Five Indian soldiers were trapped under heavy snow in Kashmir on Saturday just days after another 20 people were killed by...

Pakistan arrests 60 Indian fishermen 28 Jan 2017 - 12:30 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan arrested 60 Indian fishermen on Friday for alleged violation of its territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, according to a...

Gunfire from Pakistan blamed for Afghan guard's death 28 Jan 2017 - 12:21 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least one border guard was killed and two others were injured when militants allegedly tried to enter Afghanistan illegally from...

Myanmar: UN short on funds due to Rakhine violence 28 Jan 2017 - 12:04 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: The UN World Food Program in Myanmar is reportedly facing a $19 million funding shortfall due to the growing number of...

Filipino suspect in Malaysian kidnapping case arrested 28 Jan 2017 - 11:59 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: A suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorist wanted for his role in the 2000 kidnapping of foreign tourists from a Malaysian dive...

I’m no Trump, says battle-hardened sponsor of Miss Universe in Manila 28 Jan 2017 - 05:02 am

MANILA: Luis Singson, a larger-than-life Filipino tycoon who has brought the Miss Universe pageant to Manila, has much in common with the man...

Duterte pleads with rebels to deny IS advances 28 Jan 2017 - 04:33 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) yesterday pleaded with the country's separatist groups to deny sanctuary to militants with links to Islamic State...