World / Asia

New Zealand mosque shooter a white supremacist angry at immigrants 15 Mar 2019 - 06:59 pm

SYDNEY: The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to...

New Zealand mosque gunman published manifesto, livestreamed shooting 15 Mar 2019 - 01:02 pm

Christchurch, New Zealand, An Australian gunman involved in attacks on New Zealand mosques Friday that left at least 49 people dead published a...

49 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings 15 Mar 2019 - 11:21 am

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers in an...

Bangladesh team narrowly avoid mosque shooting, test called off 15 Mar 2019 - 10:04 am

WELLINGTON, The Bangladesh cricket team narrowly avoided being caught up in a shooting at a mosque in Christchurch on Friday that left 40...

Forty dead, 20 seriously wounded in New Zealand mosque shootings 15 Mar 2019 - 09:56 am

WELLINGTON, Forty people were killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, in what...

Forty killed, more than 20 injured in NZ mosque shootings-PM 15 Mar 2019 - 09:34 am

Forty people were killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch on Friday, Prime...

Indian police detain 10 teens for playing 'violent' PUBG 14 Mar 2019 - 06:11 pm

Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat detained 10 teenagers for breaking a newly announced ban on playing videogame "PUBG," the forerunner...

Drones to undertake India's 'biggest' land survey exercise 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra state will use drones to undertake the "biggest" land survey exercise in modern India, as the government aims to give...

Protests erupt after sexual assault videos go viral in India 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

CHENNAI, India: A wave of student protests rocked India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday after a number of videos showing sexual...

Rohingya have no future in Bangladesh camps 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

DHAKA: There is no future for the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, a leading campaigner said on Wednesday, likening the camps to...

As property prices rise, more Indian women claim inheritance 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm

NEW DELHI: Rising property prices in parts of India have helped achieve what women's rights groups have tried and failed to do for...

Bangladesh court suspends case against outspoken photographer 14 Mar 2019 - 04:44 pm

Dhaka: An investigation into celebrated photographer Shahidul Alam was suspended by a Bangladesh court Thursday, after his arrest last year on controversial charges...

An Indian billionaire just gave shares worth $7.5 billion to charity 14 Mar 2019 - 01:15 pm

Azim Premji, the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Wipro Ltd., will gift an extra $7.5 billion of the company’s shares to support philanthropic...

India's Congress promises jobs to women ahead of polls 13 Mar 2019 - 06:45 pm

New Delhi: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday promised that one third of government jobs and seats in parliament would be reserved...

Indonesia NGO appeals ruling on China-funded dam in endangered orangutan habitat 13 Mar 2019 - 12:54 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia's biggest non-government environmental group on Wednesday launched a fresh legal bid to stop the construction of a controversial China-funded dam that...

Indian PM Modi in 29-tweet pre-election blitz 13 Mar 2019 - 10:43 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an early-morning Twitter blitz on Wednesday calling directly on Bollywood and sports stars and others to...

South Korea steps up fight against pollution, says problem is 'social disaster' 13 Mar 2019 - 09:38 am

Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday ramped up its firepower as it battles pollution, passing a set of bills that designate the problem a...

India's Congress duo launch election campaign on PM's home turf 12 Mar 2019 - 11:40 pm

Ahmedabad: India's powerful Nehru-Gandhi dynasty launched a blistering attack Tuesday on Narendra Modi, as the opposition Congress party began election campaigning with a...