World / Asia

Thailand's cabinet acknowledges appointment of a new king - defence minister 29 Nov 2016 - 06:49 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged the appointment of a new king, Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said, more than one month after the...

Insight: How a rebel Myanmar tin mine may up-end a global supply chain 28 Nov 2016 - 08:35 pm

YANGON/WASHINGTON: From a remote corner of northeastern Myanmar, an insurgent army sells tin ore to suppliers of some of the world’s largest consumer...

Babies, skeletons and forex found as human trafficking probe widens in India 28 Nov 2016 - 08:14 pm

KOLKATA: Police in eastern India have rescued 13 babies and discovered the skeletons of two infants in raids on homes for the elderly...

75% penalty, surcharge on undisclosed income, new black money scheme launched in India 28 Nov 2016 - 07:31 pm

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Income Tax rules, levying a...

Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against Musharraf 28 Nov 2016 - 07:24 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani provincial court on Monday issued arrest warrant against former President General Pervez Musharraf in a case pertaining to the alleged...

35 militants now dead in south Philippines clashes 28 Nov 2016 - 04:41 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Almost 35 members of a Islamic State-linked group have been killed in two days of clashes between the Philippines...

Afghanistan, Turkmenistan inaugurate new rail link 28 Nov 2016 - 02:56 pm

IMAMNAZAR STATION, Turkmenistan: The presidents of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on Monday officially opened a new railroad that will link the oil-rich former Soviet...

Malaysia frees anti-PM protest leader amid condemnation 28 Nov 2016 - 02:28 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police Monday freed the head of a pro-democracy group which organised a mass rally calling on Prime Minister Najib Razak...

Bombs, artillery rain on rebels as Philippines siege rages 28 Nov 2016 - 02:04 pm

MANILA: The Philippines military dropped bombs from planes and rained artillery shells on southern rebels on Monday, the third day of a siege...

China detains 9 for accident in which 74 died 28 Nov 2016 - 01:09 pm

BEIJING: China has detained nine people in connection with a deadly construction site accident in east China that left 74 people dead and...

Japan skating rink slammed for freezing 5,000 fish 28 Nov 2016 - 11:19 am

Tokyo: A Japanese skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish into the ice as an attraction for visitors has been forced to close...

Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban 28 Nov 2016 - 11:12 am

Kolkata: Tens of thousands of people turned out Monday for nationwide protests against India's controversial ban on high-value banknotes, which opposition party organisers...

S. Korea's Park refuses questioning by prosecutors: lawyer 28 Nov 2016 - 11:00 am

Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not answer questions from prosecutors over a snowballing influence-peddling scandal rocking her presidency, her lawyer said...

Sikh militant commander recaptured after India jailbreak 28 Nov 2016 - 09:45 am

New Delhi: A top Sikh militant commander was recaptured by police in the Indian capital Delhi on Monday, a day after he was...

Support for Australian PM falls with another legislative compromise 28 Nov 2016 - 09:35 am

SYDNEY: Support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fallen to its lowest levels since he took office more than a year ago,...

Indonesian army chopper pilot saved days after crash 28 Nov 2016 - 08:02 am

Jakarta: The pilot of an Indonesian army helicopter has been rescued alive days after the aircraft crashed on Borneo island, an official said...

Bomb defused near US embassy in Philippines: police 28 Nov 2016 - 07:49 am

Manila: Philippine police defused a bomb found in a rubbish bin near the US embassy in Manila Monday, authorities said. The police chief...

Expert tell how to solve the escalating violence in Myanmar 27 Nov 2016 - 06:44 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The conflict in Myanmar’s northwestern state of Rakhine has sent hundreds of Rohingya Muslims fleeing across the border to Bangladesh, and...