World / Asia

Campaigning ends for third phase of LS polls 22 Apr 2019 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: Campaigning came to an end yesterday in 117 constituencies spread over 15 States and Union Territories, which will go to the...

Jailed Reuters journalists wait final ruling in Myanmar 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar’s highest court will make a rule on Tuesday on appeal by two jailed Reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on extrajudicial...

India’s top judge rejects sexual harassment allegations 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm

CHANDIGARH, India: India’s chief justice on Saturday rejected allegations of sexual harassment leveled by a former court employee, local media reported. "There is...

'Panic mode': Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bombs 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm

Bhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting Sunday. As a car carrying him pulled into the back entrance of the...

Bangladesh puts anti-sexual harassment units in schools after girl's murder 21 Apr 2019 - 07:42 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has ordered some 27,000 schools to set up committees to prevent sexual violence, an official said Sunday, after a teenager who...

Easter carnage threatens to unleash more violence in Sri Lanka 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm

One of Asia’s deadliest terrorist attacks in years shattered a period of relative calm in Sri Lanka, threatening to revive sectarian tensions that...

A look at Sri Lanka's troubled recent history marked by war 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A series of blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the...

How China is defending its detention of Muslims to the world 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm

At the Shu Le County Education Center, a sprawling three-story complex in China’s far west region of Xinjiang, the dormitories feature bars on...

Afghan supreme court extends Ghani's term until delayed elections 21 Apr 2019 - 05:01 pm

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's supreme court has extended the term of President Ashraf Ghani until delayed elections take place, an official said Sunday, resolving for...

Bombs kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday 21 Apr 2019 - 04:33 pm

COLOMBO: Over 200 people were killed and at least 450 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri...

New blast in Sri Lankan capital: police spokesman 21 Apr 2019 - 11:47 am

Colombo: A fresh blast hit a hotel in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Sunday, killing at least two people, a police spokesman said,...

Afghan women go online to set #myredline for peace 21 Apr 2019 - 10:59 am

Kabul: Kobra Samim, who rides for Afghanistan's national cycling team, wrote on Facebook that women's participation in sport is her "red line" as...

Easter Day bombs kill 138 in attacks on Sri Lankan churches, hotels 21 Apr 2019 - 09:54 am

COLOMBO: Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital...

Indian, Australian warships arrive in China for naval parade 21 Apr 2019 - 09:23 am

QINGDAO, China, Warships from India, Australia and several other nations arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday to attend...

Easter Day bomb blasts kill more than 20 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels 21 Apr 2019 - 09:05 am

COLOMBO, Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three hotels killed more than 20 people and wounded nearly 300, a...

Easter Day bombs kill about 100 in attacks on Sri Lankan churches, hotels 21 Apr 2019 - 08:58 am

COLOMBO: Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed about 100 people and wounded more than 400,...

At least 80 injured in Sri Lanka church blasts: hospital official 21 Apr 2019 - 07:44 am

Colombo: At least 80 people have been injured in two blasts at churches in Sri Lanka as worshippers attended Easter Sunday services, a...

Pakistan asks Iran to act on militants behind Baluchistan killings 20 Apr 2019 - 05:33 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Baloch insurgents who killed 14 people along Pakistan's coast this week are based in neighbouring Iran, Pakistan's foreign minister said on...