World / Asia

In Asia Pacific, a tense game of political brinksmanship 29 May 2016 - 09:29 am

Chinese coastguard ships give chase to Vietnamese coastguard vessels (not pictured) after they came within 10 nautical miles of the Haiyang Shiyou 981,...

Japan's Abe may leave tax hike to next PM: reports 29 May 2016 - 09:14 am

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) following their joint press announcement at the ...

Accused Italian marine returns home from India 29 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Italian Marine Salvatore Girone arrives on May 28, 2016 at the Ciampino airport in Rome. India's top court on May 26, 2016 allowed...

Nepal unveils $9 billion budget focused on quake reconstruction 28 May 2016 - 05:34 pm

Nepalese Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel carries a briefcase with the new government's budget for the fiscal year 2016/2017 in Kathmandu on May...

US military restricts troops after murder in Okinawa 28 May 2016 - 05:00 pm

Activists, including some who are covered in mock shrounds, take part in a demonstration to protest against the US military presence in Okinawa,...

At G7, Cameron keeps lid on press pack’s “Brexit” probing 28 May 2016 - 04:51 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a press conference after the closing of the G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Shima, Mie prefecture, Japan, 27...

UNESCO chief Irina Bokova sees threat from cultural destruction 28 May 2016 - 04:44 pm

“I have to say that at the beginning of the Syrian crisis we were not taken that seriously when we started denouncing this...

News Analysis: Pinarayi Vijayan in firm control of Kerala 28 May 2016 - 03:12 pm

Pinarayi Vijayan stands alongside Kerala governor P. Sathasivam while swearing-in as the chief minister of Kerala. AFP By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: The red...

CBSE class 10 results announced, girls again outshine boys 28 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

New Delhi: All India Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 results of all 10 regions were announced on Saturday with girls...

Sri Lanka says 100 missing in landslides are dead 28 May 2016 - 10:30 am

Members of Sri Lankan military rescue team work at the site of a landslide at Elangipitiya village in Aranayaka, Sri Lanka May 19,...

Malaysia accepts 68 Syrian refugees 28 May 2016 - 10:15 am

A Syrian child looks on after arriving at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) airbase in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 May...

Pakistani PM to undergo heart surgery in London 28 May 2016 - 10:06 am

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves as he leaves after attending the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/FAISAL...

U.S. forces in Okinawa hold month of mourning for murdered Japanese woman 28 May 2016 - 10:02 am

US Marine Corps Lt Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (C), the Okinawa Area Cooordinator and Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force Commander, offers...

Outrage in multi-ethnic Malaysia as government backs Islamic law 28 May 2016 - 09:58 am

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak attends an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this March 14, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS/FILES By Praveen...

N. Korea warns S. Korea of retaliatory strikes 28 May 2016 - 09:33 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ryugyong General Ophthalmic Hospital under construction in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean...