World / Asia

Suspects in first IS attack in Malaysia change plea 10 Oct 2016 - 05:11 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Two suspects accused of executing the first Islamic State in Malaysia changed their plea in relation to various terrorism charges to...

Seven killed in India after truck rams into crowd 10 Oct 2016 - 04:29 pm

New Delhi: At least seven people have been killed and eight more injured after a truck rammed into a crowd near a busy...

Vietnamese activist arrested for 'anti-state propaganda' 10 Oct 2016 - 02:43 pm

Hanoi: A Vietnamese activist was arrested Monday outside a prison where she was visiting a fellow dissident, her family told AFP, blaming the...

Famed war journalist celebrates 105th birthday in Hong Kong 10 Oct 2016 - 02:16 pm

HONG KONG: Clare Hollingworth, the British war journalist widely credited for breaking the news about the start of World War Two, celebrated her...

Car bomb kills at least 10 police in besieged Afghan city 10 Oct 2016 - 02:11 pm

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: A suspected car bomb on Monday killed at least 10 police amid increased Taliban attacks on the besieged capital of...

China: 8 dead after houses collapse in industrial area 10 Oct 2016 - 01:50 pm

BEIJING: At least eight people have been confirmed dead after four houses collapsed in an industrial district of the eastern Chinese province of...

Samsung halts Note 7 production after new fire scare: source 10 Oct 2016 - 09:08 am

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a source said on Monday, after reports of fires...

India family hit with homicide charges after fasting death 09 Oct 2016 - 05:30 pm

New Delhi: The family of an Indian schoolgirl who died after observing a two-month fast has been charged with homicide amid allegations that...

Australian, British arrested in Bali for possession of drugs 09 Oct 2016 - 02:51 pm

JAKARTA: An Australian and a Briton residing on the resort island of Bali have been arrested on suspicion of possessing hashish, an offence...

Malaysia arrests 16 for suspected militant links 09 Oct 2016 - 02:40 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said on Sunday they have arrested 16 people for suspected militant links after a two-week operation across the country....

Seven dead as Afghan army copter crashes: officials 09 Oct 2016 - 09:21 am

Kabul: An Afghan army helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, the defence ministry said, citing technical...

Vietnam court rejects fishermen lawsuits against Taiwan's Formosa 08 Oct 2016 - 12:43 pm

Hanoi: A Vietnamese court has rejected hundreds of lawsuits filed by fishermen who demanded more compensation from a Taiwanese-owned steel plant responsible for...

Bangladesh kills four members of Islamist group blamed for cafe attack 08 Oct 2016 - 10:51 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh's security forces killed four members of a Islamist militant group on Saturday blamed for on attack on a cafe in Dhaka...

Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupts, no injuries reported 08 Oct 2016 - 10:27 am

TOKYO: Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash...

Crime, traffic: Tirades aside, what Duterte has done so far 06 Oct 2016 - 04:19 pm

Rodrigo Duterte’s promise of radical change helped win him power in one of Asia’s oldest democracies. Since taking office in the Philippines, he’s...

Tensions with India complicate Pakistan pick for next army chief 06 Oct 2016 - 03:08 pm

Marking Pakistan’s Defence Day in a northern military garrison town, army chief Raheel Sharif presided over a highly-choreographed ceremony playing propaganda films. One...

Many hospital medics forced to flee embattled Afghan city, jeopardising care - officials 06 Oct 2016 - 10:49 am

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: Fighting in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz has forced many hospital staff to leave for safety, officials said on Thursday,...