World / Asia

China makes five more arrests over deadly Shenzhen landslide: Xinhua 09 Jan 2016 - 09:07 am

Damaged vehicles and containers at an industrial estate hit by a landslide in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, December 23, 2015. Reuters SHANGHAI: Chinese police...

Body tissues of Pathankot terrorists preserved, weapons seized 09 Jan 2016 - 08:56 am

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Pathankot air base terrorist attack, has preserved body tissues of the slain terrorists for...

North Korea releases video of 'new' submarine-launched missile test 09 Jan 2016 - 08:33 am

A file picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Seoul: North Korea has released video footage of a purportedly new submarine-launched ballistic...

Thai skin whitening ad provokes race storm 09 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo credit: Channel News Asia Bangkok: A Thai company pulled an advert for skin lightening pills on Friday following outcry on social media...

Japan, Britain call for swift response to North Korea 09 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

TOKYO: Japan and Britain said on Friday the international community should respond firmly and swiftly after North Korea’s announcement that it had successfully...

Pressure grows on China to rein in N.Korea; South launches propaganda barrage 09 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

S.Korea begins loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts across border. Britain urges restraint. U.S. secretary of state appeals to China after nuclear test. South Korean foreign...

Sri Lanka leader pardons man who tried to kill him 08 Jan 2016 - 06:11 pm

Maithripala Sirisena Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday pardoned a Tamil rebel who had been convicted on charges of trying to...

Head of India’s PACL arrested over alleged $6.8 bln investment scam 08 Jan 2016 - 06:04 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s federal investigator on Friday arrested the founder of PACL Ltd over allegations the property company cheated investors of $6.8 billion,...

Pakistan carries out deadly air strikes against militant groups 08 Jan 2016 - 05:24 pm

File photo of Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif. Peshawar: Pakistani jets carried out strikes in the country's restive northwest against militant groups...

Pakistan pledges to cooperate with Indian attack investigation 08 Jan 2016 - 03:41 pm

By Asad Hashim ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief pledged on Friday to cooperate fully with India on...

Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns 08 Jan 2016 - 03:16 pm

Migrants, who were found at sea on a boat, collect rainwater during a heavy rain fall at a temporary refugee camp near Kanyin...

Saudi foreign minister visits Pakistan as Iran tensions deepen 07 Jan 2016 - 04:57 pm

File photo of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. AFP By Tommy Wilkes ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister arrived in Pakistan on Thursday, where...

Chinese pressure sees Pakistan mull status of region disputed by India 07 Jan 2016 - 04:50 pm

Activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation group march during a protest demanding the implementation of the United Nations resolution on Kashmir of...

Pakistan expels Bangladeshi diplomat amid worsening 'spy' row 07 Jan 2016 - 12:56 pm

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi diplomat will leave the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Thursday, officials said, amid a deepening row between the two countries...

Japan detects no radiation following N. Korea nuclear test 07 Jan 2016 - 10:01 am

Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York, January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Tokyo: Japan...

Indian American entrepreneur Frank Islam receives UP Ratna award 07 Jan 2016 - 09:28 am

Azamgarh born American entrepreneur Frank Islam. frankislam.com By Arun Kumar Washington: Azamgarh-born Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam has been awarded the...

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Sayeed dies 07 Jan 2016 - 09:25 am

A file photo of J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. AFP Srinagar: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, chief minister of India's restive Kashmir region and...

UN sanctions threat over N. Korea nuclear test 07 Jan 2016 - 08:39 am

In this photograph released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 6, 2016, North Korean people celebrate the success...