World / Asia

Seoul: North Korea's state media broke a 10-day silence yesterday on the murder of Kim Jong-Un's half brother, launching a ferocious assault on...

KARACHI, Pakistan: Nine people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion in Lahore on Thursday, police said. The death toll in a...

A smooth, six-lane expressway has made Kailash Singh a rich man. And that’s an ominous sign for India’s prime minister. The road cuts...

Mumbai: Popular TV celebs like Helly Shah, Niti Taylor and Roop Durgapal consider Lord Shiva as a source of inspiration as he is...

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Thursday suspended three policemen on charges of assaulting some students and journalists when two student groups clashed at...

Hong Kong: Sri Lankan refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong have been targeted by agents from their home country,...

Manila: Philippine drug war critic Leila de Lima was a highly paid lawyer who switched focus mid-career to human rights, a decision that...

Tokyo: Japan has protested to Russia over its plan to boost troop strength on disputed islands, Japan's top government spokesman said yesterday, the...

Tokyo: A Japanese court yesterday awarded record compensation for thousands of residents near a US military base over aircraft noise, but rejected their...

Lahore: AS MANY as 217 Hindu pilgrims arrived in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore yesterday through Wagah border on a seven-day tour to...

Singapore: Two hundred firefighters battled a blaze at a Singapore waste management plant which triggered a series of explosions and sent a plume...

Bangkok: Thai police filed two new arrest warrants against an influential former abbot of Thailand's biggest Buddhist temple yesterday after a week-long standoff...

Bangkok: Thailand's Supreme Court yesterday reduced the sentence of a prominent former magazine editor who had been jailed for 10 years for insulting...

Manila: The Philippines' top diplomat said yesterday any move by China to transform a Manila-claimed shoal into an island would be a "game-changer"...

Kabul: A government official says Afghanistan is ready to seek United Nations sanctions against suspected terrorist networks and their supporters, a veiled reference...

Beijing: China's defence ministry said yesterday it was aware of the presence of a US aircraft carrier strike group in the South China...

Bangkok: Activists are urging Unilever, a major investor in Myanmar, to speak out against the country's treatment of its Rohingya minority, which the...

New Delhi: The central government yesterday did away with security requirement of stamping hand baggage tags at the time of boarding the aircraft...