World / Asia

India seeks explanation from WhatsApp on reports of snooping 01 Nov 2019 - 07:58 pm

India has asked WhatsApp Inc. to explain why phones of several Indian lawyers, journalists and activists were hacked earlier this year, an official...

Who are the Vietnamese feared dead in UK truck tragedy? 01 Nov 2019 - 07:36 pm

Hanoi: AFP has spoken to several families of Vietnamese nationals missing in Britain, feared to be among the 39 people found dead in...

'Bulletproof' China-backed site attacks HK democracy activists 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm

Hong Kong: Using Russia-based servers and promoted by powerful groups linked to China's ruling Communist Party, a sophisticated anonymous website is targeting Hong...

Hong Kong's candyman turns sweets into an art form 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm

Hong Kong: Using a pair of scissors, a blow pipe and small metal tools, Hong Kong shopkeeper Louis To whittles a chunk of...

Pakistani protesters rally to demand Imran Khan's resignation 01 Nov 2019 - 01:29 pm

ISLAMABAD, Tens of thousands of Pakistani opposition supporters rallied on Friday to demand the ouster of what they say is the illegitimate government...

Security tight in Thai capital ahead of Southeast Asia summit 01 Nov 2019 - 01:15 pm

BANGKOK, Thailand mobilised more than 17,000 security officers on Friday ahead of a three-day summit of Southeast Asian and other international leaders in...

Filipinos pack cemeteries to remember the dead 01 Nov 2019 - 12:54 pm

Manila, Filipinos poured into cemeteries by the millions on Friday for a rite to remember their dead, blending expressions of grief and faith...

Pakistan survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

MULTAN, Pakistan: A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Thursday killing 74 people and survivors said afterward...

No Kashmiri flag, constitution under Indian-imposed changes 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

SRINAGAR: India on Thursday formally implemented legislation approved by Parliament in early August that removes Indian-controlled Kashmir's semi-autonomous status and begins direct federal...

What changes in Kashmir from October 31? 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

ANKARA: The constitutional changes approved by the Indian parliament on Aug. 5 revoking autonomy and separate citizenship law for Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir,...

Bangladesh opposition stalwart jailed for threatening PM 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm

Chittagong, Bangladesh: A Bangladesh opposition stalwart was jailed in absentia for three years Wednesday for threatening the prime minister in what his party...

North Korea launches two projectiles into sea, Japan and South Korea say 31 Oct 2019 - 12:16 pm

Seoul: North Korea fired two projectiles, possibly missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to the Japanese...

Hong Kong plunges into recession as protests, trade war take toll. 31 Oct 2019 - 12:02 pm

Hong Kong - Hong Kong on Thursday confirmed it had plunged into its first recession since the global financial crisis as months of...

Afghan woman politician sees Taliban talks as only hope for future 31 Oct 2019 - 11:33 am

KABUL, Afghan women have no choice but to hope the Taliban respect their rights for the sake of peace, said Fauzia Kofi, the...

Crabs, melons, mangoes: gifts that bring Japanese politicians down 31 Oct 2019 - 10:06 am

TOKYO, Crabs, melons, mangoes, even humble potatoes and corn, have proved politically treacherous in Japan this past week, with two cabinet ministers forced...

Taiwan court orders police to compensate injured 'Sunflower' protesters 31 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am

Taipei, Police in Taiwan have been ordered by a court to pay compensation to a group of protesters who were injured during clashes...

At least 65 killed in Pakistan passenger train fire 31 Oct 2019 - 09:29 am

Islamabad, At least 65 people were killed and dozens wounded after a passenger train erupted in flames in central Pakistan on Thursday, a...

Fire engulfs Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle 31 Oct 2019 - 09:17 am

Tokyo: A fire tore through Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle on Thursday, reducing the main hall of the more than 500-year-old landmark to...