World / Asia

New Zealand PM hopes for new world for daughter Neve 24 Jun 2018 - 09:20 am

Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed her newborn daughter would be called Neve as she left an Auckland hospital Sunday, and...

Anti-trafficking campaigners abducted and raped in India 23 Jun 2018 - 01:42 pm

CHENNAI, India: Five Indian anti trafficking campaigners were gang-raped at gunpoint during an awareness programme they were organising in a village, police said...

Cambodia strongman delights as orangutans dance and kickbox 23 Jun 2018 - 11:45 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen took a brief break from electioneering on Saturday to watch orangutans roller skate, kickbox and dance...

S. Korea ex-PM and spy agency founder dies at 92 23 Jun 2018 - 09:45 am

Seoul, Kim Jong-pil, founder of South Korea's once-infamous spy agency and former prime minister, died Saturday in Seoul, his aide said. He was...

Vietnam busts $26 mn online betting ring: state media 23 Jun 2018 - 08:24 am

Hanoi: Vietnamese police broke up an online football gambling ring worth around $26 million, arresting four people as authorities look to stop black...

China to build railway into Nepal 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am

SHANGHAI: China will build a railway connecting the western region of Tibet with Nepal, the China Daily reported on Friday, one of several...

New Zealand prime minister gives birth to baby girl: official 21 Jun 2018 - 09:48 am

Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl in an Auckland hospital Thursday, becoming only the second world...

Japan worker's pay docked for taking lunch 3 mins early 21 Jun 2018 - 08:37 am

Tokyo: A Japanese city official has been reprimanded and fined for repeatedly leaving his desk during work hours -- but only for around...

Japan to halt missile attack drills after Trump-Kim summit - Kyodo 21 Jun 2018 - 08:00 am

TOKYO: Japan has decided to halt drills to prepare for a North Korean missile attack after a historic summit between the leaders of...

China warns Washington's 'capricious' trade actions will hurt US workers 21 Jun 2018 - 07:45 am

Beijing: China's commerce ministry on Thursday accused the United States of being "capricious" over bilateral trade issues, and warned that the interests of...

Road accidents kill 15 in Pakistan 20 Jun 2018 - 04:22 pm

MANSEHRA, Pakistan: Police in Pakistan say 15 people have died in two road accidents. Officer Mohammad Javed Khan says a vehicle drove off...

Man beaten to death in India over cow slaughter rumors 20 Jun 2018 - 03:39 pm

NEW DELHI, India: In yet another incident, alleged cow vigilantes have beaten up two Muslim men in the northern Uttar Pradesh state. One...

Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire 20 Jun 2018 - 11:32 am

KABUL: Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor...

Moon suggests Russian gas be piped to Koreas, Japan 20 Jun 2018 - 11:30 am

Seoul, New pipelines could be laid to bring Russian gas through North Korea to the South and even on to Japan following the...

Australia telecom giant Telstra to axe 8,000 jobs 20 Jun 2018 - 09:54 am

Sydney, Australia's dominant telecommunications company Telstra Wednesday announced plans to axe 8,000 jobs -- a quarter of its workforce -- as part of...

Taliban kill 30 soldiers in first major attack since ceasefire, governor says 20 Jun 2018 - 09:43 am

KABUL: Taliban militants killed 30 security forces in an ambush on two checkpoints in the farwestern province of Badghis early on Wednesday, the...

Indonesia lists 180 missing on doomed ferry, launches underwater search 20 Jun 2018 - 08:59 am

TIGARAS, Indonesia: The death toll from an Indonesian ferry disaster could top 180, as authorities raised an estimate of the number of people...

Coronation plans threaten Thai election schedule 19 Jun 2018 - 05:41 pm

BANGKOK, Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday his military government will hold elections only after a coronation ceremony for the new Thai king takes...