World / Asia

Minister accused in India's growing #MeToo storm 09 Oct 2018 - 03:22 pm

New Delhi: India's belated #MeToo movement snowballed Tuesday after several female journalists accused a minister in Narendra Modi's government of sexual harassment and...

Chilean tourists appeal Malaysia death penalty charge 09 Oct 2018 - 12:54 pm

Kuala Lumpur, Defence lawyers for two Chilean tourists facing the death penalty in Malaysia for murder said Tuesday they are seeking a review...

Health fears turn from injury to disease as Indonesia quake toll rises above 2,000 09 Oct 2018 - 11:51 am

PALU, Indonesia: Health workers in Indonesia are struggling to care for tens of thousands of people displaced by an earthquake and tsunami, with...

North Korea wants Pope to visit, South to tell Vatican 09 Oct 2018 - 10:59 am

Seoul, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit, saying he would be "ardently welcomed", South Korea's presidency said...

Hong Kong leader declines to clarify why British journalist forced to leave 09 Oct 2018 - 09:25 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday would not explain why authorities rejected a work visa renewal for a prominent British...

Australia aims to curb influx of new migrants to big cities 09 Oct 2018 - 09:17 am

SYDNEY: Australia plans to restrict some new migrants from living in its largest cities - Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - for "at least...

Duterte does not have cancer, Philippines acting minister says 09 Oct 2018 - 08:23 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte does not have cancer, the acting interior minister said on Tuesday, after the firebrand leader underwent tests in...

India suspends bus driver for letting a monkey 'drive' 08 Oct 2018 - 06:20 pm

Bangalore, India: An Indian bus driver who let a monkey behind the wheel of his vehicle was suspended Saturday after a video of...

Two Pakistani former PMs, journalist face court in treason case 08 Oct 2018 - 01:55 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Two former prime ministers of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, facing allegations of treason appeared before a court along...

China tells Pompeo US must stop 'misguided actions' 08 Oct 2018 - 11:46 am

Beijing, China's chief diplomat told his US counterpart that Washington must stop its "misguided actions" in a tense exchange on Monday, days after...

Cambodia's Hun Sen defiant despite EU trade threat 08 Oct 2018 - 09:18 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has taken a defiant stance following a European Union announcement last week that it would ramp...

Kim, Pompeo agree to 2nd US-North Korea summit 'at earliest date' 07 Oct 2018 - 03:58 pm

Seoul: Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday,...

India 'explosion' scare for Nehru-Gandhi scion 07 Oct 2018 - 01:22 pm

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, India's opposition leader and scion of the political Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, had an explosion scare after balloons at a political...

Pompeo arrives in S.Korea after nuclear talks in N.Korea 07 Oct 2018 - 11:32 am

SEOUL, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in South Korea on Sunday after visiting North Korea, where he had expected to meet...

Pakistan's opposition leader jailed for 10 days ahead of by-elections 06 Oct 2018 - 05:31 pm

LAHORE: Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer...

Gunmen kill 2 Kashmir activists from pro-India party 06 Oct 2018 - 12:31 am

SRINAGAR, India: Suspected rebels on Friday shot and killed two activists affiliated with a pro-India Kashmiri political group in the disputed region's main...