World / Asia

Singapore may prove a tough nut for China to crack over regional security 02 Dec 2016 - 12:15 pm

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: As the impounding of Singaporean troop carriers in Hong Kong exposes rising tensions between China and Singapore, the Lion City is...

Anger rises after India scraps old notes at petrol pumps 02 Dec 2016 - 10:28 am

New Delhi: India said old notes would no longer be accepted at petrol stations after Friday, fuelling anger over the scrapping of high...

Over 200,000 Indonesian Muslims protest Christian governor 02 Dec 2016 - 10:15 am

Jakarta: More than 200,000 Indonesian Muslims prayed in unison and chanted Koranic verses Friday in the second major demonstration against Jakarta's Christian governor,...

'Bad boy' pharma chief mocks Aussie student achievements 02 Dec 2016 - 10:00 am

Sydney: "Bad boy" pharmaceutical chief Martin Shkreli, who raised the cost of an HIV drug by 5,000 percent, has mocked a group of...

Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan Buddhas 01 Dec 2016 - 05:21 pm

Bamiyan, Afghanistan: For centuries they stood, two monumental ancient statues of Buddha carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan, loved and revered by generations...

Pakistan says Trump declared its PM 'terrific' in call 01 Dec 2016 - 01:28 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan said Donald Trump praised its prime minister as a "terrific guy" and offered support for a "fantastic" country, in an effusive...

UN approves fresh North Korea sanctions 01 Dec 2016 - 11:54 am

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved new sanctions against North Korea in response to its dogged nuclear activities. Secretary-General...

Regional party chief admits $5.8 million graft 01 Dec 2016 - 11:37 am

BEIJING: A regional Communist Party chief has pleaded guilty to taking bribes of more than 40 million yuan ($5.8 million), using much of...

Philippines raises terror alert 01 Dec 2016 - 11:30 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Authorities have raised the terror alert level in major cities nationwide as two suspected Islamic State-linked militants were paraded...

700 million Chinese lifted from poverty in 30 years 01 Dec 2016 - 11:22 am

BEIJING: More than 700 million Chinese people have been lifted out of poverty in the last 30 years, with literacy rates and life...

Trump offers to help Pakistan, calls PM Sharif a "terrific guy": Islamabad 01 Dec 2016 - 08:49 am

ISLAMABAD: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump offered to help solve Pakistan's problems and praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a "terrific guy" in the...

Malaysia's Najib warns of "nightmares" if ruling party loses power 01 Dec 2016 - 08:34 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Scandal-tainted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed to fight to the end for Malays and Islam on Thursday, as he called...

Australia passes bill to detain terrorists indefinitely 01 Dec 2016 - 08:16 am

Sydney: High-risk terror offenders in Australia may now be kept in jail even after serving their sentences, under legislation passed Thursday that strengthens...

S. Korean ruling party urges Park to quit in April 01 Dec 2016 - 08:06 am

Seoul: South Korea's ruling party on Thursday urged scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye to step down in April next year, giving her a week...

Kashmir saffron plan failing to revive crop, say water-starved farmers 30 Nov 2016 - 09:25 pm

PULWAMA, India: Farmers say a multi-million dollar plan, launched in 2010 to revive saffron cultivation in Indian-administered Kashmir by helping counter erratic rainfall,...

‘Leopard skin’ plan helps Cambodia farmers stay on large land concessions 30 Nov 2016 - 08:34 pm

KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia: Like spots on a leopard’s hide, small wooden houses and tiny fenced plots dot the sprawling Grandis Timber teak...

In Bangladesh, disaster-savvy students protect families from floods 30 Nov 2016 - 08:26 pm

KURIGRAM, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi teacher Monjurul Islam was talking to his class of 10-year-olds about how the planet is heating up, when Mosammat Ferdousi...