World / Asia

Japan wants foreign tourists to avoid 'public flatulence' 28 Apr 2016 - 12:37 pm

Tourists prepare for a shopping spree in Tokyo. AFP Photo/Toru Yamanaka Tokyo: A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain...

Indonesia to host talks on maritime security after kidnappings 28 Apr 2016 - 11:56 am

Jakarta: Indonesia hopes next week to secure an agreement with Malaysia and the Philippines on conducting joint military patrols on the high seas...

Cambodian soldiers behind MP attack 'were in leader's security unit' 28 Apr 2016 - 11:40 am

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen looks up from his smartphone at a ceremony in Phnom Penh February 25, 2016. REUTERS. Phnom Penh: Three...

Police, Hindu hardliners halt church wedding in India 28 Apr 2016 - 11:22 am

AFP/ Noah Seelam/ File New Delhi: A group of hardline Hindu activists and police stormed a church in central India and stopped a...

China adopts law putting new controls on foreign NGOs: Xinhua 28 Apr 2016 - 11:07 am

China has passed a law imposing new regulations on foreign NGOs, Xinhua reports. AFP Photo/Mark Ralston Beijing: China's Communist-controlled legislature passed a law...

China won't allow chaos or war on Korean peninsula: Xi 28 Apr 2016 - 08:56 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with guests after delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the fifth regular foreign ministers' meeting...

Teenager's heart flown in a chartered flight to save man in Mumbai 27 Apr 2016 - 04:45 pm

Mumbai: The heart of a 17-year-old road accident victim was flown in a chartered flight from Surat to Mumbai in 75 minutes to...

Exiled Tibetans re-elect leader to spearhead autonomy drive 27 Apr 2016 - 01:00 pm

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (R) and Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, arrive for a news conference in...

Philippines' Aquino vows to 'neutralise' Abu Sayyaf kidnappers 27 Apr 2016 - 11:53 am

Filipino policemen stand guard on the spot where the head of a person with 'Caucasian features' was dropped off, in the town of...

Satellite data latest tool in Indonesia's fight against illegal fishing 27 Apr 2016 - 11:36 am

Jakarta: Indonesia will use data from miniature satellites around the globe to pinpoint the location of illegal fishing vessels trawling its vast waters,...

Thailand files first charge under draconian anti-campaigning law 27 Apr 2016 - 11:33 am

The skyline of central Bangkok and the Chao Phraya river are seen during sunrise in Bangkok April 22, 2015. REUTERS/ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA Bangkok: Thai...

Chinese rights activist Harry Wu dies at 79 27 Apr 2016 - 11:04 am

Former Chinese political prisoner and leading human rights activist Harry Wu (C) makes a statement alongside U.S. Congressmen and fellow human rights groups...

Taiwan's president-elect says democracy at heart of China ties 27 Apr 2016 - 10:21 am

File photo of Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen. REUTERS Taipei: Taiwan's president-elect said Wednesday that democracy would be at the heart of future relations...

Korean dog meat farmers seek fresh start 27 Apr 2016 - 10:10 am

File photo of Snowball, who was rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea, and settled into the Animal Welfare League of...

India likely to become net importer of sugar as drought dries fields 27 Apr 2016 - 09:47 am

A sample of sugar crystals are seen on the desk of a trader at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, April 26, 2016....

Women safety spurs compulsory panic button in mobile phones in India 26 Apr 2016 - 03:20 pm

(file photo: Reuters) By Vrishti Beniwal and Siddharth Philip Mobile phones in India must include a panic-button from the start of next year...

India, Pakistan diplomats meet after months-long hiatus 26 Apr 2016 - 11:58 am

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry(R)waves as he walks with Pakistan's High Commissioner toIndia Abdul Basit(L) after he arrived at Indira Gandhi International...