World / Asia

Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon 28 Jul 2018 - 10:30 am

Tokyo: A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by...

Blasts, gunshots reported in eastern Afghan city 28 Jul 2018 - 09:57 am

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: A number of explosions were reported in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad and gunshots could be heard in the area...

Historic win for Imran Khan breaks Pakistan's dynastic rule 27 Jul 2018 - 12:13 pm

Breaking the dynastic hold on Pakistani politics, former cricket hero Imran Khan won the most seats in an election tarred by widespread allegations...

'Not enough time to get out': Laos village caught in burst dam deluge 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am

KOKHONG, Laos: The first warning came at 4.00 p.m., one hour later the water started to flow through the village, and by late...

Former cricket hero Imran Khan awaits final poll tally to begin coalition building in Pakistan 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's electoral commission was expected to announce the full results of a disputed election on Friday, paving the way for the winner,...

Duterte approves autonomy law for troubled Muslim region 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am

MANILA, Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed legislation creating a new Muslim autonomous region aimed at settling nearly half a century of...

Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan election 26 Jul 2018 - 05:16 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan cricket hero turned politician Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in the country's tense general election marred by allegations of "blatant" rigging...

Cambodian, Indian among 2018 winners of Magsaysay awards 26 Jul 2018 - 01:53 pm

MANILA, Philippines: A Cambodian genocide survivor who helped document the Khmer Rouge atrocities and an Indian psychiatrist who led the rescue of thousands...

Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in "suspected self-immolation" attempt 26 Jul 2018 - 09:42 am

BEIJING: Chinese police took away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline on Thursday in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt...

Pakistan's Imran Khan edges closer to power, opponents cry foul 26 Jul 2018 - 08:58 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan inched closer to power on Thursday after a general election that has been marred by long delays...

Pakistan locked in tight election between ex-cricketer and jailed ex-PM's party 25 Jul 2018 - 07:47 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was locked in a close and tense election race on Wednesday, pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed...

Blast kills 24 as Pakistanis vote in cliffhanger election 25 Jul 2018 - 10:57 am

LAHORE/PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A blast near a polling station killed at least 24 people as Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election...

India's Modi donates 200 cows to poor Rwandans 24 Jul 2018 - 09:55 pm

Kigali: For centuries China has used gifts of giant pandas to foreign countries as a soft power diplomacy tool. But India's Prime Minister...

Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of elections 24 Jul 2018 - 10:14 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's military fanned out across the country ahead of Wednesday's election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations in...

North Korea dismantling key missile test facility, says report 24 Jul 2018 - 09:14 am

North Korea has begun to dismantle a key rocket and engine-testing facility, according to an independent analysis of satellite imagery, a move that...

Indian police widen investigation into shelter where girls allegedly raped 23 Jul 2018 - 08:09 pm

NEW DELHI: Police on Monday widened an investigation to include the possible murder of a girl at a shelter in eastern India, where...

Philippines' Duterte pledges 'unrelenting' drug war 23 Jul 2018 - 06:44 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged on Monday to press ahead with a war on drugs that has already killed thousands, and castigated...