World / Asia

Taliban kill ten in Afghanistan’s Kunduz: Officials 31 May 2016 - 05:52 pm

Afghan security personnel prepare for an operation against Taliban militants at the Aliabad district of Kunduz province on May 31, 2016. AFP /...

4 Bangladeshi terror suspects plead guilty in Singapore 31 May 2016 - 04:15 pm

Caption By Kirsten Han SINGAPORE: Four Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore for alleged radical activity and an intention to set up an “Islamic...

Pakistani men arrested in Germany as 18 women report sex assaults 31 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

Berlin: German police have arrested three Pakistani suspects as 18 women have reported becoming victims of sexual assaults at a music festival, authorities...

Thai wildlife officials start removing tigers from temple 31 May 2016 - 12:57 pm

A sedated tiger is stretchered as officials start moving tigers from Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under...

Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery 31 May 2016 - 12:13 pm

By Ruma Paul DHAKA: Six men were sentenced to death in Bangladesh on Tuesday for killing eight people during a bank robbery in...

Pakistani prime minister undergoes open heart surgery in London 31 May 2016 - 12:02 pm

File photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during a joint news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani ISLAMABAD:...

Gunmen kill nine, kidnap 170 passengers from Afghan buses 31 May 2016 - 11:26 am

KUNDUZ: Gunmen in Afghanistan killed nine bus passengers and kidnapped 170 on Tuesday outside the northern city of Kunduz in an attack blamed...

S Korea says North fails with attempted missile launch 31 May 2016 - 10:40 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at...

Thai school reopens after dormitory fire killed 17 girls 31 May 2016 - 10:27 am

At least 17 girls died in a fire at a school for children aged from six to 13 years old in northern Thailand....

Thai military men jailed for attack on mine activists 31 May 2016 - 10:05 am

Bangkok: A Thai court on Tuesday jailed two military men for orchestrating an attack on villagers who were blockading a gold mine, a...

Taliban kill 16 bus passengers in northern Afghanistan: officials 31 May 2016 - 09:58 am

Kunduz, Afghanistan: The Taliban killed at least 16 people and kidnapped dozens of others on Tuesday after pulling them from buses in northern...

Floods, political change hamper Myanmar growth: World Bank 31 May 2016 - 09:18 am

Heavy monsoon rains caused widespread inundations throughout western and central Myanmar last summer, hitting productivity and exports. AFP Yangon: Myanmar's growth rate, once...

Earthquake measuring 6.1 shakes parts of Taiwan, including capital 31 May 2016 - 08:56 am

TAIPEI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 shook parts of Taiwan on Tuesday and was felt in the capital, Taipei, residents and...

India unveils first-ever comprehensive draft law on human trafficking 31 May 2016 - 08:46 am

By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI: India's minister for women and children unveiled a draft of the country's first-ever comprehensive anti-human trafficking law, which...

Violence uproots 1.2 million Afghans, warns people "on brink of survival": Amnesty 31 May 2016 - 08:30 am

An Afghan girl walks along a street in Herat, Afghanistan, 30 May 2016. EPA/JALIL REZAYEE LONDON: The number of Afghans internally displaced by...

15 killed in Wardha army ammunition depot blaze 31 May 2016 - 08:26 am

In this photograph taken early May 31, 2016, fire burns at an Indian Army ammunition facility in Pulgaon, Nagpur. AFP / STR Nagpur:...

Rohingya in Indonesia camps concerned over status, jobs 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, Indonesia: One year after Indonesia offered temporary shelter for hundreds of Muslim Rohingya, those who remain in camps are...