World / Asia

Suicide car bomber hits Afghan capital, at least one dead 02 Mar 2018 - 12:15 pm

KABUL: A suicide car bomber struck on Friday in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing one person and wounding 14 bystanders, officials said,...

Armenia ditches normalisation deal with Turkey 01 Mar 2018 - 07:57 pm

Yerevan: The President of Armenia on Thursday ditched agreements that would have normalised relations with Turkey, in the latest blow to efforts to...

China plans to build nuclear aircraft carrier 01 Mar 2018 - 01:29 pm

BEIJING: Chinese media reports say the country is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier capable of remaining at sea for long durations,...

Death toll rises to 31 in PNG quake as weather and damage hampers relief effort 01 Mar 2018 - 10:24 am

* Toll expected to rise as rescuers reach far-flung villages * Landslides prevent injured reaching hospitals * Roads, runways, phone lines knocked out...

German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan: officials 01 Mar 2018 - 10:21 am

Kandahar, Afghanistan: A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, officials told AFP late Wednesday, a rare...

Cambodian PM denounces "dogs" for burning his effigy in Australia 01 Mar 2018 - 10:16 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, criticised by rights groups for a crackdown on the opposition and media, denounced protesters in Australia...

30 people kidnapped, 6 killed in southern Afghanistan 28 Feb 2018 - 01:06 pm

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Afghan officials say at least 30 people, including 19 police officers, have been kidnapped and six police killed by insurgents in...

Afghanistan's Ghani offers peace talks with Taliban "without condition" 28 Feb 2018 - 01:05 pm

Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of Taliban insurgents as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political...

In Japan, Twitter sees a surge of users - and revenue 28 Feb 2018 - 12:50 pm

* Twitter posted first-ever quarterly profit * Q4 Japan sales jumped 34 percent year-on-year * Sales boosted by "explosive" demand for video ads...

Indonesia calls off deadly landslide search, 18 believed dead 28 Feb 2018 - 12:16 pm

Jakarta, The search for six people still missing after a deadly landslide in Indonesia has been called off, officials said Wednesday, bringing the...

Gunmen open fire on officer in SW Pakistan, killing 2 guards 28 Feb 2018 - 11:35 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistani police say gunmen have opened fire on a vehicle carrying a senior police officer in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing...

Taiwan detains developer of building where quake killed 14 28 Feb 2018 - 10:57 am

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Prosecutors in eastern Taiwan have detained the developer of a building complex that collapsed in an earthquake earlier this month, killing...

Celebratory gunfire kills Indian bridegroom on wedding day 28 Feb 2018 - 10:04 am

New Delhi: A bridegroom in New Delhi has been killed by a stray bullet after a member of his wedding party opened fire...

Sri Lanka shops, mosque damaged in Buddhist-Muslim clash 27 Feb 2018 - 05:53 pm

COLOMBO: At least five people were wounded and several shops and a mosque damaged in a clash between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority...

"My life is in danger," North Korea leader's half-brother quoted as saying months before poisoning 27 Feb 2018 - 01:50 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Kim Jong Nam, the poisoned half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, told a friend in Malaysia his life was...

'Case closed' in death of Bollywood star Sridevi: Dubai police 27 Feb 2018 - 01:30 pm

Dubai: An investigation into the death of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who drowned in her bathtub in a Dubai hotel, has been closed,...

Afghan Taliban calls for direct talks with the US 27 Feb 2018 - 11:59 am

Kabul, The Taliban has called for direct talks with the US to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan, in an...

Clipboard sucked into plane engine: Australia regulator 27 Feb 2018 - 10:10 am

Sydney: A clipboard left behind during pre-flight checks was sucked into the jet engine of an international passenger plane, Australian safety regulators said...