World / Asia

Kolkata remembers Mother Teresa on the eve of sainthood 02 Sep 2016 - 11:03 am

Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, gather in front of the official canonization portrait of Mother Teresa, along with artist Chas Fagan (L),...

Cover up, stay in: Singaporeans wary as Zika spreads 02 Sep 2016 - 10:28 am

People shop for remaining stocks of insect repellent products at a pharmacy in SingaporeSeptember 2, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Fathin Ungku and Aradhana...

Bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens at Pakistan court 02 Sep 2016 - 10:24 am

Pakistani police officials inspect the site of a suicide bomb attack at a district court in Mardan on September 2, 2016. (AFP /...

Taiwan faces new rout of China ties over controversial diplomat 01 Sep 2016 - 05:17 pm

Taipei: Taiwan's already frosty relations with Beijing are set to cool further after the appointment of a controversial diplomat to handle cross-strait ties...

Pakistan military admits IS presence in country 01 Sep 2016 - 04:33 pm

File photo of a Pakistani flag on a mast as paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers talk while guarding. Reuters Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Pakistan's military on...

Canada to open seven new visa centres in China 01 Sep 2016 - 02:38 pm

Beijing: The Canadian government will open seven additional visa application centres in China to help serve a growing number of Chinese tourists who...

Indonesia Warns Over Zika Risk in Singapore 01 Sep 2016 - 01:51 pm

Health workers fumigate the area to eradicate mosquitoes that spread diseases such as Aedes aegypti, Zika virus and other dangerous diseases or viruses...

Powerful militia storms out of Myanmar peace talks 01 Sep 2016 - 01:42 pm

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Delegates from one of Myanmar's most heavily armed ethnic groups stormed out of peace talks on Thursday in an early blow...

Indian growth slows sharply in June quarter 31 Aug 2016 - 03:49 pm

Labourers work at the construction site of a metro rail station in Kolkata, India August 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri) By Rajesh Kumar...

Duterte to workers returning from Saudi: Don't do drugs 31 Aug 2016 - 03:13 pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) speaks to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the welcoming of repatriated OFWs from Saudi Arabia at the Manila...

Obama must listen to me on human rights: Philippines' Duterte 31 Aug 2016 - 03:07 pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) in Taguig city, Metro...

Family of murdered pundit flees Cambodia 31 Aug 2016 - 02:48 pm

FILE PHOTO - Bou Rachana, the widow of Kem Ley, an anti-government figure and the head of a grassroots advocacy group, "Khmer for...

Maldives issues arrest warrant for ex-president Nasheed 31 Aug 2016 - 01:26 pm

Colombo: The Maldives government said Wednesday it was seeking the arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed for failing to return to the archipelago...

Kerry warns Pakistan over 'sanctuary' for extremists 30 Aug 2016 - 06:01 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) gestures as India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj looks on during their joint news conference in...

Philippines to add 2,500 troops to insurgency-plagued southern island 30 Aug 2016 - 02:50 pm

Filipino troops carry dead bodies wrapped in cloths after a military operation against Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf in Sulu province, southern Philippines...

Three hurt in suicide blast at China's Kyrgyzstan embassy 30 Aug 2016 - 02:20 pm

Kyrgyz police officers gather outside the Chinese embassy in Bishkek on August 30, 2016. AFP / Vyacheslav OSELEDKO Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A van driven...