World / Asia

Japan's Princess Takamado makes surprise Russia visit for World Cup 19 Jun 2018 - 04:05 pm

Moscow: Princess Takamado of Japan on Tuesday watched her country play Colombia in the World Cup in the small Russian city of Saransk,...

North Korea's Kim meets China's Xi following Trump summit 19 Jun 2018 - 03:35 pm

Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un briefed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday on his historic summit with US President Donald Trump,...

Malaysia murder case linked to Najib 'may be re-opened' 19 Jun 2018 - 03:03 pm

Kuala Lumpur, A probe into the sensational murder of a young woman linked to Malaysia's ousted leader could be re-opened, a lawyer said...

Philippine top court rejects government's move to recover Marcos wealth 19 Jun 2018 - 02:39 pm

MANILA, The Philippine Supreme Court has rejected efforts to claim almost $1 billion in damages from the estate of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos...

Floods kill dozens, displace more than a million in India, Bangladesh 19 Jun 2018 - 02:17 pm

DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India, Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in South Asia have killed dozens of people and displaced more than a million,...

North Korea's Kim visits China following Trump summit 19 Jun 2018 - 01:27 pm

Beijing, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began a two-day visit to Beijing Tuesday in what analysts believe is a trip to brief...

BJP quits Kashmir government, ends alliance with PDP 19 Jun 2018 - 01:14 pm

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday ended its alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and pulled out of the PDP-led Jammu and...

Rescuers hunt for victims of ferry disaster on Indonesian supervolcano lake 19 Jun 2018 - 01:13 pm

PEMATANG SIANTAR, Indonesia: Indonesian rescue workers struggled in rain and two-metre waves on Tuesday to search for at least 128 passengers from an...

Python selfie puts Indian forest ranger in tight spot 18 Jun 2018 - 12:37 pm

Kolkata: An India forestry ranger found himself in a bind after a python briefly strangled him while he posed for pictures with the...

Three dead, 200 hurt as strong quake jolts Japan's Osaka 18 Jun 2018 - 11:40 am

Tokyo: A powerful quake rocked Japan's second city of Osaka on Monday, killing three people including a nine-year-old girl and injuring more than...

Suicide bomber targets Afghans celebrating truce, killing 14 17 Jun 2018 - 05:36 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan, A suicide bomber struck in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second attack...

Afghan Taliban tells fighters to stay at posts after attack on ceasefire revellers 17 Jun 2018 - 10:35 am

Kabul: The Taliban on Sunday ordered its fighters in Afghanistan to avoid gatherings of security forces and civilians, a day after a suicide...

When it comes to North Korea, no one puts Beijing in a corner 17 Jun 2018 - 10:12 am

Beijing: China may not have been at the table for Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un's historic summit, but it still scored a...

Car bomb kills 26 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan 16 Jun 2018 - 05:45 pm

KABUL: A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of...

Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency over riots 16 Jun 2018 - 09:47 am

SYDNEY: Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency, suspended a provincial government and is sending armed forces to its rugged highlands...

Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari shot dead in Srinagar 14 Jun 2018 - 08:46 pm

Srinagar: Unknown gunmen shot a veteran journalist and his police bodyguard dead on Thursday in the main city of violence-plagued Indian Kashmir, police...