World / Asia

Myanmar faces genocide lawsuit at top UN court 11 Nov 2019 - 05:06 pm

The Hague: Myanmar faced accusations of genocide in a lawsuit filed by Gambia at the UN's top court on Monday over the southeast...

Hong Kong police investigating videos of man set alight 11 Nov 2019 - 11:20 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police said Monday they are investigating reports that a man was set alight following a heated argument on a...

Tesla flaunts first China-built cars as start of sales nears 11 Nov 2019 - 10:33 am

Tesla Inc. unveiled its first vehicles built in China, a milestone for Elon Musk’s company as it prepares to start sales of domestically-made...

"Leave now": Australians urged to evacuate as "catastrophic" fires loom 11 Nov 2019 - 10:03 am

SYDNEY: Authorities declared a state of emergency across a broad swath of Australia's east coast on Monday, urging residents in high risk areas...

India's ruling party suffers setback as richest state slips out of its control 11 Nov 2019 - 09:52 am

MUMBAI: In a setback, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has decided not to form the government in the western state of...

Cambodian opposition leader meets French envoy after house arrest lifted 11 Nov 2019 - 09:24 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha met the French ambassador on Monday after his house arrest was lifted, although he remains charged...

Dozens detained in India over holy site social media comments 11 Nov 2019 - 09:04 am

New Delhi - Indian police have arrested dozens of people for social media comments that allegedly threatened "communal harmony" after the Supreme Court...

China's Xi holds talks in Greece en route to BRICS summit 11 Nov 2019 - 09:01 am

Athens, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday holds talks in Greece, where he is eagerly awaited by the new pro-business government. Xi touched...

Chinese e-commerce giants report booming Singles Day sales 11 Nov 2019 - 08:47 am

BEIJING - Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com reported a total of more than $50 billion in sales on Monday in the first...

Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector 11 Nov 2019 - 08:43 am

Boyovul, Uzbekistan, For years, nurse Shokhidakhon Khasanova was signed out of hospital every autumn to spend weeks labouring in Uzbekistan's cotton fields along...

Hong Kong police officer shoots protester as violence flares 11 Nov 2019 - 08:12 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police opened fire and wounded at least one protester on Monday, witnesses and media reports said, a fresh escalation...

TN Seshan, India’s reformer election czar, dies aged 86 10 Nov 2019 - 08:12 pm

The man who reformed elections in India, TN Seshan, died on Sunday, aged 86, at his residence in Chennai, TheNewsMinute.com reports. Tirunellai Narayana...

20 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh: Twenty people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into...

14 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 03:55 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh: Fourteen people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into...

Australia battles bushfires, prepares for "catastrophic" conditions 10 Nov 2019 - 09:54 am

MELBOURNE, Australian firefighters raced on Sunday to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead, and warned of "catastrophic" fire conditions ahead,...

Outrage as Sri Lanka president pardons killer of Swedish teen 10 Nov 2019 - 09:46 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said...

Thousands gather ahead of rare Japan imperial parade 10 Nov 2019 - 09:38 am

Tokyo - Thousands of people gathered in Tokyo on Sunday ahead of a rare open-top car parade featuring newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito and...

Hong Kong police watchdog unequipped to probe protest response: experts 10 Nov 2019 - 09:07 am

Hong Kong, Hong Kong's police watchdog is currently unequipped to investigate the force's handling of months of pro-democracy protests, a panel of international...