World / Asia

Vietnamese blogger arrested for criticizing government 03 Nov 2016 - 02:30 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested a blogger for spreading “anti-state propaganda”. The VN Express news site reported police as...

Australia nabs 2 suspects under foreign fighter laws 03 Nov 2016 - 01:59 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australian counterterrorism police have arrested a Sydney man and a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of breaching foreign fighter laws. News broadcaster...

Philippine president meets rebel leader after arrest warrant lifted 03 Nov 2016 - 01:47 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte held talks with a wanted Muslim rebel leader at the presidential palace on Thursday, immediately after a court...

Sri Lanka musical legend Amaradeva dies at 88 03 Nov 2016 - 12:31 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's legendary classical music singer and composer W. D. Amaradeva died on Thursday of a heart attack in Colombo. He was...

Boy rides toy car into oncoming traffic in China 03 Nov 2016 - 12:12 pm

BEIJING: Video of a toddler riding his yellow toy car into oncoming traffic during rush hour in a city in eastern China went...

India-Pak border conflict comes in way of best friend's wedding 03 Nov 2016 - 09:20 am

New Delhi: An impassioned plea by an Indian bride-to-be urging authorities to issue a visa to her Pakistani bridesmaid has gone viral on...

Australian police arrest two linked to Syria militants 03 Nov 2016 - 09:06 am

SYDNEY: Australian police on Thursday arrested a man believed to have fought with Syrian militants and a youth who was stopped at the...

Three dead in Thai south night of violence 03 Nov 2016 - 08:53 am

Bangkok: Three people were shot dead in a night of violence across Thailand's restive deep south, in apparently coordinated attacks coinciding with a...

11 dead, 50 injured as Pakistan trains collide 03 Nov 2016 - 08:46 am

Karachi: At least 11 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Pakistan's southern...

S.Korean PM nominee says president can be subject to investigation 03 Nov 2016 - 08:33 am

SEOUL: South Korea's new prime minister nominee said on Thursday it is his view that the country's president can be subject to prosecutors'...

Philippine fishermen put Duterte diplomacy to test, visit disputed shoal 02 Nov 2016 - 06:58 pm

SUBIC, Philippines: On his first voyage as captain, Philippine fisherman Joel Banila was more worried about being battered by Chinese coastguard ships than...

China’s Xi condemns “cliques” and “conspiracies” within party 02 Nov 2016 - 05:34 pm

BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping condemned “cliques”, “conspiracies” and “fraud” within upper echelons of the Communist Party and said there were urgent problems...

Pakistan shippers fume as containers hijacked to block protests 02 Nov 2016 - 05:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani business leaders complained Wednesday of losing millions of dollars to the government's novel way of containing protesters: by confiscating thousands of...

Philippine leader sets 17 Vietnamese fishermen free 02 Nov 2016 - 02:47 pm

SUAL, Philippines: President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday personally saw off 17 Vietnamese fishermen who had trespassed in Philippine waters, after ordering their release...

Vietnam opens probe into deadly karaoke fire 02 Nov 2016 - 02:38 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam has opened an investigation into a blaze which killed 13 at a karaoke bar and took several hours to put out,...

At least 18 people killed in Indonesia boat capsizing 02 Nov 2016 - 01:57 pm

Jakarta: At least 18 people died and 40 were missing on Wednesday after a boat carrying migrant workers capsized off Indonesia's Batam island,...

Kashmir schools shut down after deadly shelling 02 Nov 2016 - 01:46 pm

Srinagar, India: Hundreds of schools were ordered to close indefinitely in Kashmir Wednesday after shelling by Indian and Pakistani troops in the disputed...