World / Asia

Beijing bars arrivals from UK, Belgium due to second Covid-19 waves 05 Nov 2020 - 01:36 pm

Beijing: China on Thursday defended a ban on non-Chinese arrivals from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines as "reasonable and fair" as it guards...

India's capital suffers most toxic air in a year, heightening coronavirus worries 05 Nov 2020 - 12:58 pm

New Delhi: New Delhi, the capital city with the worst air quality worldwide, suffered its most toxic day in a year on Thursday,...

12 dead in India factory blast 04 Nov 2020 - 07:46 pm

Ahmedabad, India - At least 12 workers were killed Wednesday when part of a chemical warehouse collapsed following a powerful blast in western...

Lucky children greet Fu Bao, the first panda born in South Korea 04 Nov 2020 - 04:01 pm

SEOUL: The first panda to be born in South Korea was introduced to a group of lucky children and reporters on Wednesday and...

Philippines reports 987 new coronavirus cases, 49 deaths 04 Nov 2020 - 02:57 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday reported 987 new coronavirus infections, the lowest daily increase in infections in more than 16 weeks,...

China's Fosun to end BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine trial, seek approval for another 04 Nov 2020 - 08:59 am

SUZHOU, China: BioNTech's Chinese partner Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group does not plan to run further clinical trials of the German firm's coronavirus vaccine...

Indian police arrest, charge firebrand TV station founder 04 Nov 2020 - 08:48 am

NEW DELHI: Indian police on Wednesday said they arrested a firebrand television news anchor and charged him with abetment to suicide in connection...

Philippine island left without power after deadly typhoon: Red Cross 03 Nov 2020 - 03:27 pm

Manila: It could take months to restore power to a Philippine island of 260,000 people devastated by the country's most powerful typhoon this...

Philippines: 20 dead, thousands of homes damaged in typhoon 03 Nov 2020 - 12:16 pm

MANILA, Philippines: At least 20 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses...

Sri Lankan navy, villagers rescue more than 100 stranded whales 03 Nov 2020 - 12:02 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy said on Tuesday more than 100 whales had been rescued after becoming stranded on a beach on the island's...

Gunmen kill at least 10 students in attack on Accept University 02 Nov 2020 - 03:57 pm

Accept: Gunmen attacked Accept University's campus on Monday, killing at least 10 students and trading fire with security forces, a senior Afghan government...

Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travellers 02 Nov 2020 - 11:06 am

TOKYO: Japan's largest airport opened a novel coronavirus testing facility on Monday as it takes steps to reopen international travel that has been...

Philippines' Duterte to inspect typhoon damage as deaths rise to 16 02 Nov 2020 - 09:56 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make an aerial inspection on Monday of the havoc from the world's strongest typhoon this year, which...

Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus 02 Nov 2020 - 09:48 am

Kabul, Afghanistan: Gunfire erupted at Kabul University in the Afghan capital early Monday and police have surrounded the sprawling campus, authorities said. There...

Thousands stage show of support for Thai king 01 Nov 2020 - 05:50 pm

Bangkok: Thousands of royalists thronged to Bangkok's Grand Palace Sunday for a glimpse of the Thai king, a massive show of support after...

China starts once-a-decade census of world's largest population 01 Nov 2020 - 02:35 pm

Shanghai: Millions of census-takers began knocking on doors across China on Sunday for a once-a-decade head count of the world's largest population that...

Super typhoon weakens after slamming Philippines; 7 dead 01 Nov 2020 - 02:24 pm

MANILA, Philippines: A powerful super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds Sunday, killing at least seven people and causing volcanic...