World / Asia

Japan skating rink slammed for freezing 5,000 fish 28 Nov 2016 - 11:19 am

Tokyo: A Japanese skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish into the ice as an attraction for visitors has been forced to close...

Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban 28 Nov 2016 - 11:12 am

Kolkata: Tens of thousands of people turned out Monday for nationwide protests against India's controversial ban on high-value banknotes, which opposition party organisers...

S. Korea's Park refuses questioning by prosecutors: lawyer 28 Nov 2016 - 11:00 am

Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not answer questions from prosecutors over a snowballing influence-peddling scandal rocking her presidency, her lawyer said...

Sikh militant commander recaptured after India jailbreak 28 Nov 2016 - 09:45 am

New Delhi: A top Sikh militant commander was recaptured by police in the Indian capital Delhi on Monday, a day after he was...

Support for Australian PM falls with another legislative compromise 28 Nov 2016 - 09:35 am

SYDNEY: Support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fallen to its lowest levels since he took office more than a year ago,...

Indonesian army chopper pilot saved days after crash 28 Nov 2016 - 08:02 am

Jakarta: The pilot of an Indonesian army helicopter has been rescued alive days after the aircraft crashed on Borneo island, an official said...

Bomb defused near US embassy in Philippines: police 28 Nov 2016 - 07:49 am

Manila: Philippine police defused a bomb found in a rubbish bin near the US embassy in Manila Monday, authorities said. The police chief...

Expert tell how to solve the escalating violence in Myanmar 27 Nov 2016 - 06:44 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The conflict in Myanmar’s northwestern state of Rakhine has sent hundreds of Rohingya Muslims fleeing across the border to Bangladesh, and...

Malaysia in pilot scheme to allow Rohingya refugees to work 27 Nov 2016 - 06:29 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday it was working with Malaysia on a pilot scheme to allow refugees from Myanmar’s...

Philippines: 11 Islamic State-inspired fighters dead in clashes 27 Nov 2016 - 02:37 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY,Philippines: At least eleven Islamic State-inspired militants have been killed in clashes that broke out after the “Maute group” occupied part of...

Temples turn richer with 'sin' currencies after Nov 8 27 Nov 2016 - 01:40 pm

New Delhi: Demonetisation has made India's temples significantly richer as hundi deposits have seen an upsurge with "sin" currencies after November 8 when...

Punjab's maximum security jail breached: Top terrorist, gangsters flee 27 Nov 2016 - 12:38 pm

Nabha (Punjab): In a sensational jailbreak, armed men on Sunday attacked the maximum security Nabha jail in Punjab and escaped with two terrorists,...

Indonesia police make more arrests in foiled Jakarta bomb plot 27 Nov 2016 - 11:32 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian police over the weekend arrested two more members of a militant group that had planned to bomb government buildings and the...

Militants kidnap six Pakistani workers of Polish oil company 27 Nov 2016 - 11:22 am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Six Pakistani workers from a Polish oil and gas surveying company have been kidnapped in northwestern Pakistan, military sources...

K-pop video director charged in S. Korea's scandal 27 Nov 2016 - 10:50 am

Seoul: A prominent K-pop music video director was charged Sunday as part of a corruption scandal rocking South Korea and engulfing President Park...

Troops fire artillery at militants in southern Philippines 27 Nov 2016 - 10:20 am

Butig, Philippines: Troops Sunday fired artillery at positions held by an Islamic militant faction in the southern Philippines as more soldiers deployed against...

Pakistan PM Sharif names General Bajwa as new army chief 26 Nov 2016 - 05:46 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister on Saturday picked Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa to replace outgoing army chief Raheel Sharif, the popular military leader...

The voices of peace opposing war in India and Pakistan 26 Nov 2016 - 02:05 pm

When 24-year-old Aliya Harir left her home in Islamabad, Pakistan, for India on September 27, tensions between the neighbouring nuclear-armed countries were running...