World / Asia

Japan insists Olympic payments 'legitimate' 13 May 2016 - 02:04 pm

Tsunakazu Takeda. EPA Tokyo: Japan's Olympic chief insisted $2 million in payments were "legitimate" on Friday after French prosecutors launched a probe, suspecting...

Tharman takes over as Singapore finance minister after Heng suffers stroke 13 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on May 7, 2009 shows the then-governor of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Heng Swee Keat attending the opening...

Philippine ex-rebels congratulate Duterte on election 12 May 2016 - 02:55 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 9, 2016 shows Presidential frontrunner and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gesturing as he arrive at...

Duterte wants to open Philippines to foreign investors: aide 12 May 2016 - 02:25 pm

A picture made available on 12 May 2016 shows Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte speaking to supporters during a rally in Manila, Philippines, 07...

India passes bankruptcy law in long-awaited reform 12 May 2016 - 11:12 am

New Delhi: India has overhauled its archaic bankruptcy laws in a key reform that will make it vastly easier to wind down companies...

Cricketer in Bangladesh beaten to death with stump 12 May 2016 - 10:55 am

Dhaka: A teenage cricketer in Bangladesh was allegedly killed by a stump-wielding batsman after he taunted the umpire over a no-ball delivery, police...

British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row 12 May 2016 - 10:16 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Queen Elizabeth II at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, London, during the first day of his state...

Critics demand improvements at Indonesia's 'zoo of death' 12 May 2016 - 09:56 am

Veterinarians treat Fitri, 35, a female elephant at a Surabaya zoo in East Java province July 26, 2011. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad/File Photo BY PRASTO...

China says has wide support for stance on South China Sea case 12 May 2016 - 09:27 am

Xu Hong, director-general of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, answers a question at a news conference...

Philippines' Duterte to visit pope, apologise for 'whore' insult: aide 12 May 2016 - 08:32 am

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 27, 2016 shows Philippine Presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte speaking during the 2016 Presidential Dialogue in Manila....

Shaking felt in Taipei as 5.6-magnitude quake hits 12 May 2016 - 08:25 am

Tourist buses are parked in a row at the parking lot in Taipei, Taiwan May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu /File Photo Taipei: Buildings...

Philippine militants release four Indonesian sailors 11 May 2016 - 03:26 pm

Indonesian sailors who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf militant group rest at a local government official’s house, after they were released from...

Vet dies after being trampled by rare 5.5-tonne elephant 11 May 2016 - 02:20 pm

Solo, Indonesia: A young Indonesian vet was trampled to death Wednesday by one of the critically endangered Sumatran elephants under her care, officials...

Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for rape and genocide in 1971 war 11 May 2016 - 01:04 pm

Bangladeshi police personnel stand guard at the Supreme Court premises in Dhaka on May 11, 2016. Thousands of police were deployed May 11...

5 percent of Indian marriages inter-caste; in Mizoram, 55 percent 11 May 2016 - 11:40 am

By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Christian-dominated Mizoram - 87 percent of the population is Christian - has the most inter-caste marriages in...

Rawat to return as Uttarakhand CM, government tells SC 11 May 2016 - 10:52 am

File photo of Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat. Reuters New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that ousted Uttarakhand...