World / Asia

Mataram: A COURT in the eastern Indonesian holiday island of Lombok sentenced a British man to five years in prison for abusing a...

Seoul: South Korea's special prosecutor's office said yesterday it summoned a Samsung Electronics Co Ltd executive for questioning as it investigates a widening...

Zamboanga City:Suspected IS-linked gunmen have taken three Indonesians from a fishing vessel in the Sulu Sea, in the southwestern Philippines, the military said...

Mazar-i-Sharif:A BLAST hit spectators after a game of buzkashi, or polo with a carcass, in northern Afghanistan yesterday, killing at least three people...

Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan's largest province have ordered several women's and human rights groups to shut down, accusing them of unspecified "anti-state" activities,...

Kabul: An Afghan official says four Taliban have been killed and two insurgents, with suspected ties to the jihadist group the Islamic Movement...

New Delhi: Cash flow, restricted post-demonetisation, will normalise soon but might take longer in rural and remote areas, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

Yangon: Myanmar's government lashed out at Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday, accusing him of using the Rohingya crisis unfolding in Rakhine state...

Kathmandu: In an effort to impart growth to Nepal's agricultural sector through enhanced facilities, India has assisted the Himalayan nation install 2,700 shallow...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's former finance chief John Tsang announced his bid to run for leader, promising to resolve conflict after a tumultuous...

Beijing: Beijing will spend $2.7bn to fight air pollution in the capital this year, state media reported yesterday. Part of the money will...

Beijing: Sidestepping recent disputes over Taiwan and regional security, China said yesterday that "important progress" has been made in its relationship with the...

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused Thursday to overturn a Supreme Court ban on a festival featuring young men wrestling with bulls that...

Chennai: DMK Working President M.K. Stalin on Thursday urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam to call an all-party meeting during the day...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu experienced a sort of 'Arab Spring' as thousands of youth rallied at the Marina beach here on Wednesday for the...

SEOUL: Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to work Thursday morning, having spent the previous day and night in detention awaiting news of...

BAMAKO, Mali: The death toll from a suicide attack that targeted a military base in Mali’s northern city of Gao has risen to...

New Delhi: At least 15 children were killed and dozens more injured when a school bus collided with a truck in northern India...