World / Asia

British diver rescued after 17 hours in shark-infested Australian waters 09 Nov 2016 - 12:32 pm

SYDNEY: A 68-year-old British scuba diver expressed relief over his rescue after 17 hours lost at sea in shark-infested waters off Australia's northeast...

India's shock withdrawal of larger banknotes sparks chaos in cash economy 09 Nov 2016 - 11:12 am

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indians struggled to pay for basics goods like food and fuel on Wednesday and wondered how to get hold of their...

Jewelers in demand as Indians seek to dispose banned bills 09 Nov 2016 - 10:00 am

Indian jeweler Bachhraj Bamalwa’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on national television that high-denomination bills will be withdrawn...

Pakistan deports "Afghan girl" after arrest 09 Nov 2016 - 08:45 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan on Wednesday deported Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed "Afghan Girl" whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her...

New Delhi targets older diesel vehicles to clear up choking smog 08 Nov 2016 - 09:25 pm

NEW DELHI: Authorities in New Delhi began revoking licences for thousands of older diesel vehicles on Tuesday and halted construction work on the...

Afghan woman says raped by police chief when she tried to report her own rape 08 Nov 2016 - 07:14 pm

LONDON: A young Afghan woman who went to the police station to report being raped was then raped by the district police commissioner...

Philippines drug war turns a teeming jail into a haven 08 Nov 2016 - 07:06 pm

MANILA: Jason Madarang, awaiting trial on a charge of drug use, is in a muggy, windowless cell in a Manila prison so overcrowded...

Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes declared illegal in India from midnight: PM 08 Nov 2016 - 06:18 pm

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation on Tuesday in a shock...

Giant sinkhole swallows Japan city street 08 Nov 2016 - 06:07 pm

Tokyo: A giant sinkhole appeared in the middle of a busy Japanese city on Tuesday, swallowing part of a five-lane street near the...

Massive crocodile rescued in Sri Lanka 08 Nov 2016 - 04:33 pm

Sri Lankan wildlife officials rescued a massive crocodile on Monday after it got stuck in a canal in the southern city of Matara...

Five things to know about Delhi's toxic smog 08 Nov 2016 - 04:12 pm

New Delhi: India's top court Tuesday gave authorities two days to devise a plan to tackle choking levels of smog in Delhi which...

Former Philippine dictator Marcos to get hero’s burial 3 decades after death 08 Nov 2016 - 04:05 pm

MANILA: The Philippine Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for a hero’s burial for former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, resolving an issue that...

Myanmar gets first glimpse of most famous director's film 08 Nov 2016 - 03:59 pm

Yangon: Myanmar's only internationally recognised director, Midi Z, has shown his work in his home country for the first time, calling the screening...

Karnataka CM meets Theresa May, seeks review of British immigration policy 08 Nov 2016 - 03:15 pm

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to review the new immigration policy and relax visa rules...

Elephants kneel to pay respect to late Thai king Bhumibol 08 Nov 2016 - 12:29 pm

BANGKOK: Eleven elephants from Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya knelt in respect for the country's late king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, during a procession in...

British banker jailed for life over horrific Hong Kong murders 08 Nov 2016 - 12:22 pm

Hong Kong: British banker Rurik Jutting was jailed for life Tuesday for the horrifying murder of two Indonesian women at his upscale Hong...

NatGeo's famed 'Afghan girl' wants to be deported from Pakistan 08 Nov 2016 - 11:27 am

Islamabad: NatGeo's famed "Afghan Girl" Sharbat Gula on Tuesday refused to stay in Pakistan any more, turning down the provincial Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government's offer...