World / Asia

Australia's COVID hospital admissions, deaths rise as variant surges 26 Jul 2022 - 10:57 am

SYDNEY: Hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Australia have reached a new high for a second straight day, data showed on Tuesday, while the...

Malaysia condemns Myanmar executions, sees as crime against humanity - minister 26 Jul 2022 - 10:39 am

KUALA LUMPUR:Malaysia condemns the Myanmar junta's execution of four activists and sees the action as a crime against humanity, its foreign minister said...

Shinzo Abe's alleged assassin to undergo mental evaluation until November 25 Jul 2022 - 06:35 pm

TOKYO: The alleged assassin of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be detained until late November for mental evaluation so prosecutors can...

Japan detects first monkeypox case 25 Jul 2022 - 03:32 pm

TOKYO: Japan detected its first case of the monkeypox virus, in Tokyo, the capital's governor said on Monday. The infected person is a...

Billionaire Adani is winning from India’s shift to import coal 25 Jul 2022 - 02:43 pm

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate is benefiting from India’s rush to import coal to ease a supply crunch, winning a huge majority of import...

Philippines' Marcos vows farms and tax overhauls in ambitious address 25 Jul 2022 - 02:02 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday promised tax reforms, a faster infrastructure upgrade and to turn his country into an investment...

Volcanic eruption in Japan forces evacuations in 2 towns 25 Jul 2022 - 01:50 pm

TOKYO: Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks...

Bus plunges into Kenyan river valley, 34 people dead - reports 25 Jul 2022 - 01:35 pm

NAIROBI: Thirty four people died in central Kenya when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, local media...

New Zealand urges extra travel precautions to prevent foot and mouth outbreak 25 Jul 2022 - 11:11 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Monday urged travellers returning from Indonesia to take extra precautions and in some cases to stay away from farms...

China adds science laboratory to its orbiting space station 25 Jul 2022 - 09:46 am

BEIJING:China added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space station Monday as it moves toward completing the structure in coming months. The Wentian...

Sri Lanka's new president says non-violent protests can continue after crackdown 24 Jul 2022 - 09:17 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including...

Shanghai districts face mass COVID testing round during July 26-28 24 Jul 2022 - 03:42 pm

BEIJING:Shanghai ordered residents across nine of the city's districts and some smaller areas to do COVID-19 tests over July 26-28, the city government...

Western Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts: Weather agency 24 Jul 2022 - 03:24 pm

TOKYO: A volcano on Japan's western major island of Kyushu, called Sakurajima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m. (1105 GMT) on Sunday, the Japanese...

India reports fourth monkeypox case in national capital 24 Jul 2022 - 01:52 pm

A 34-year-old from the Indian capital New Delhi is the latest person in the country to test positive for monkeypox, making it the...

Hong Kong to speed arrivals with new electronic declaration rule 24 Jul 2022 - 01:48 pm

Hong Kong will require travelers to the city to fill out an electronic health declaration form before boarding a flight, no longer allowing...

3 killed, 1 wounded in Philippine university shooting 24 Jul 2022 - 01:43 pm

MANILA, Philippines:At least three people, including a former Philippine town mayor, were killed and another was wounded in a brazen attack Sunday by...

Philippines police reports two deaths in university graduation shooting 24 Jul 2022 - 12:12 pm

MANILA: The Philippine police on Sunday reported two people dead and at least two more wounded in a shooting incident at a university...

Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use force on protesters 23 Jul 2022 - 06:14 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: International human rights groups on Saturday urged Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to cease use of...