World / Asia

Explosion and gunfire near Afghan interior ministry - police 30 May 2018 - 10:54 am

KABUL: A loud explosion followed by gunfire was heard on Wednesday near Afghanistan's interior ministry compound in the capital, Kabul, with police officials...

Top North Korean to meet Pompeo ahead of US summit 30 May 2018 - 12:32 am

Washington: A senior North Korean official was bound for New York for high-level talks with US officials on Tuesday as preparations for a...

Accident averted after wheel on Gorakhpur-Yashwantpur Express breaks 29 May 2018 - 11:44 pm

Nagpur: In a freak incident, a wheel of the speeding Gorakhpur-Yashwantpur Express broke into two pieces near here on Tuesday morning but alert...

Massive fire in south Delhi factory, 34 tenders at spot 29 May 2018 - 11:18 pm

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out in a rubber factory here on Tuesday, and hours later, 34 tenders were still at the...

No warning: Witnesses describe how Thoothukudi police shot and killed Vedanta smelter protesters 29 May 2018 - 11:18 pm

THOOTHUKUDI: Police in the port city of Thoothukudi in southern India gave No warning last Tuesday before firing with live ammunition on protesters...

Trump says top N.Korean official headed to New York to discuss summit 29 May 2018 - 02:38 pm

SEOUL: A senior North Korean official is headed to New York to discuss an upcoming summit, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday,...

Ivanka Trump's China trademarks raise ethical issues: group 29 May 2018 - 11:10 am

Shanghai, Ivanka Trump was granted five business trademarks in China earlier in May, just days before her father suddenly scrapped a US technology...

10 injured after man falsely claims bomb on Indonesia plane 29 May 2018 - 10:45 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Police say 10 passengers on an Indonesian flight preparing to take off from Borneo island were injured, mostly with broken bones...

Leader of failed MH370 wreckage hunt hopes to search again 29 May 2018 - 10:26 am

CANBERRA, Australia: The head of a U.S. technology company that scoured the Indian Ocean seabed for more than three months looking for Malaysia...

Top aide to N.Korean leader lands in Singapore as summit preparations advance - NHK 29 May 2018 - 08:40 am

TOKYO/SEOUL: A top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Singapore on Monday night, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on...

'Our families would be killed': Rohingya brace for monsoon 28 May 2018 - 10:33 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Marooned on a dusty slope in the world's largest refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya...

Merkel met wives of jailed lawyers during China visit 28 May 2018 - 12:16 pm

Beijing: German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the wives of two detained Chinese human rights lawyers during her trip to Beijing last week in...

Pakistan names former chief justice as interim PM until election 28 May 2018 - 10:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday appointed former chief justice Nasir Ul Mulk as interim prime minister until general elections are held on July 25,...

China to host Iran to avoid project disruption amid nuclear deal doubt 28 May 2018 - 09:15 am

BEIJING: China will host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani next month at a regional summit aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects, its foreign...

To get rich would be glorious escape from pointless life, says young Chinese student 28 May 2018 - 09:08 am

BEIJING: An elementary school student in China dreams of getting rich to escape the repetitive loop of life, he told a public speaking...

China says to end 'one size fits all' environmental policies 28 May 2018 - 08:39 am

SHANGHAI: China plans to end its "one size fits all" approach to fighting pollution, the environment ministry said on Monday, as it tries...

US, North Korean officials meet for talks on summit 27 May 2018 - 10:33 pm

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: American and North Korean officials met at the border between North and South Korea on Sunday in preparation for a possible North...