World / Asia

N. Korea test fires two powerful, mid-range missiles 22 Jun 2016 - 08:25 am

A television screen broadcasts news coverage of a North Korean rocket launch, at Seoul station on June 22, 2016. AFP / Ed Jones ...

Modi wants to scare me through FIR: Kejriwal 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Arvind Kejriwal (Reuters) New Delhi: A day after he was booked in the water tankers scam along with his predecessor Sheila Dikshit, Delhi...

Malaysia: Future of MH370 search to be decided in July 21 Jun 2016 - 12:59 pm

By P Prem Kumar KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia announced Tuesday that a definitive decision on whether to continue the search for missing Malaysia Airlines...

Grenade attack injures 8 in southern Philippines 21 Jun 2016 - 12:57 pm

Zamboanga: photo: google map By Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Philippine authorities confirmed Tuesday that six police officers and two civilians were...

Cheeky punishment for bottom performers leaves China bank red-faced 21 Jun 2016 - 12:35 pm

Beijing: Footage of Chinese bank staff being spanked for poor performance at a training session has gone viral, triggering public anger and the...

Traditional irrigation keeps water flowing in drought-hit India 21 Jun 2016 - 11:07 am

By Amarjyoti Borah BAKSA, India: Ask the farmers in remote Baksa district, in the northeast Indian state of Assam, whether they are affected...

Gurkhas to guards: Nepalis doing dangerous jobs abroad 21 Jun 2016 - 10:35 am

Afghan police at the site of a suicide attack targeting Nepali security guards in Kabul on June 20, 2016. AFP /Shah Marai Kathmandu: ...

Kidnappers snatch son of top provincial judge in Pakistan 21 Jun 2016 - 10:32 am

Awais Ali Shah, the son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan: Masked men kidnapped...

Japan military on alert for possible North Korean ballistic missile launch 21 Jun 2016 - 08:41 am

File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's...

Malaysian opposition politician shot dead: police 21 Jun 2016 - 08:34 am

Officials investigate at the site where politician Bill Kayong was gunned down. Twitter Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian opposition politician who worked on native...

China to 'send plane' as Taiwanese face deportation from Cambodia 21 Jun 2016 - 08:17 am

Phnom Penh: Eight more Taiwanese nationals have been arrested in Cambodia over an alleged telephone scam, police said Tuesday, with China apparently poised...

At least three dead in Japan landslides, floods 21 Jun 2016 - 08:00 am

Tokyo: At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit an area of Japan that was recently...

Former Pakistani Taliban chief’s brother among six to surrender to army 20 Jun 2016 - 01:14 pm

File photo of former Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. AFP By Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR: Pakistani authorities on Monday interrogated six Pakistani militant commanders,...

Japan says ageing nuclear reactors can stay on line 20 Jun 2016 - 11:18 am

Kansai Electric's No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant are seen in this picture at the town of Takahama...

Indonesian VP says Trump's Muslim comments could spark retaliation 20 Jun 2016 - 11:03 am

Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta BY JOHN CHALMERS AND...

Bodies pile up as Filipino police show new boss they're tough on drugs 20 Jun 2016 - 10:14 am

Sachets of shabu, or methamphetamine (middle-lower part), is pictured among other drugs paraphernalia at an undisclosed drug den in Manila, Philippines June 20,...