World / Asia

India's Modi arrives in Tianjin ahead of summit hosted by China 30 Aug 2025 - 02:58 pm

Tianjin, China: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Saturday evening, Indian TV networks showed, a...

Australia signs deal to send immigrants to Nauru 30 Aug 2025 - 11:34 am

Sydney: Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island....

Smog then floods: Pakistani families 'can't catch a break' 30 Aug 2025 - 10:30 am

Lahore, Pakistan: Perched on her neighbour's rooftop, Ghulam Bano gazes down at the remains of her home, submerged in murky, foul-smelling floodwater that...

Indonesia protest blaze kills 3 as anger erupts over driver death 30 Aug 2025 - 08:42 am

Makassar, Indonesia: At least three people were killed by a fire started by protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia's Makassar city,...

Sri Lanka issues new banknote with features for visually impaired 29 Aug 2025 - 10:58 pm

Doha, Qatar: To mark its 75th anniversary, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today, August 29, issued a Rs2,000 currency note with...

Pakistan, Armenia agree to consider establishing diplomatic ties 29 Aug 2025 - 10:09 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan, held a telephone conversation on Friday in which they agreed to...

Indonesia protests erupt after driver killed by police vehicle 29 Aug 2025 - 05:23 pm

Jakarta: Protests erupted across several Indonesian cities on Friday in anger at the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police...

Russia's Putin to visit India in December: Kremlin 29 Aug 2025 - 05:18 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to India in December, the Kremlin said Friday, as ties between the countries...

Sri Lanka's most-wanted man arrested in Indonesia 28 Aug 2025 - 02:21 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's most-wanted man has been arrested in Indonesia and will be extradited to face charges including gunning down a rival inside...

Record-breaking rain fuels deadly floods in India's Jammu region 27 Aug 2025 - 05:41 pm

Srinagar, India: Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking heavy rain have killed more than 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and...

China says hopes US will welcome more Chinese students 27 Aug 2025 - 01:55 pm

Beijing: China said on Wednesday it hopes the United States will welcome more Chinese students, after President Donald Trump said he intended to...

Maldives revokes shark fishing ban after decades 27 Aug 2025 - 12:50 pm

Malé, Maldives: The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination and top diving spot in the Indian Ocean, will lift a decades-old ban on shark...

Tokyo logs record 10 days of 35C or more 27 Aug 2025 - 12:37 pm

Tokyo: Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through...

US tariffs on Indian goods double to 50% over Russian oil purchases 27 Aug 2025 - 10:32 am

Washington: US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President DonaldTrumpsought to punish New...

India's Election Commission under fire from opposition 26 Aug 2025 - 12:39 pm

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India, long regarded as the impartial guardian of the world's largest democracy, is facing unprecedented scrutiny over...

Two police killed in eastern Australia shooting 26 Aug 2025 - 12:22 pm

Sydney: A gunman opened fire on police Tuesday at a rural eastern Australian property in a confrontation that left two officers dead and...

Japan cities deluged by complaints after false immigration claim 26 Aug 2025 - 11:35 am

Tokyo: Japanese cities have been inundated with complaints from residents confused by an initiative to designate them the "hometown" of African countries, following...