World / Asia

North Korean media print pictures of South's Moon 10 Feb 2018 - 10:46 am

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a rare appearance in the North's official media Saturday, with four pictures of him in the...

US Navy probes alleged drug use by sailors in Japan 10 Feb 2018 - 10:22 am

Tokyo: The US Navy said Saturday it was probing sailors at a base in Japan over alleged drug use and vowed no tolerance...

Publisher detained in China 'confesses', blames Sweden 10 Feb 2018 - 10:10 am

Shanghai, Detained book publisher Gui Minhai has surfaced nearly three weeks after disappearing into police custody in China, confessing wrongdoing and accusing his...

N.Korean leader invites S.Korea's Moon to the North - president's office 10 Feb 2018 - 09:55 am

SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang "at an early date", the presidential Blue House...

Don't mention nukes: S.Koreans learn how to talk to the enemy 10 Feb 2018 - 09:21 am

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: When a hotel on South Korea's east coast was asked at short notice to host nearly 280 North Korean visitors,...

Death in Afghanistan or bitter life in Pakistan: refugees' choice 10 Feb 2018 - 08:48 am

Peshawar, Pakistan, Death awaits you in Afghanistan, says refugee Mohammad Wali, insisting he prefers to endure a grim existence in a Pakistani camp...

Bali volcano evacuees allowed to return home as alert level lowered 10 Feb 2018 - 08:17 am

Jakarta: Thousands of people who were forced to evacuate their houses on the Indonesian island of Bali because of a rumbling volcano can...

How Myanmar army, Buddhist villagers looted, torched Rohingya homes, then killed 10 and buried them in one grave 09 Feb 2018 - 06:35 pm

INN DIN, Myanmar: Bound together, the 10 Rohingya Muslim captives watched their Buddhist neighbors dig a shallow grave. Soon afterwards, on the morning...

Philippines' Duterte says he cannot be tried by war crimes court 09 Feb 2018 - 05:47 pm

Davao, Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday declared himself beyond the jurisdiction of an International Criminal Court probe into thousands of deaths...

Bangladesh ex-PM jailed for five years for graft; plans to appeal 08 Feb 2018 - 04:57 pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia was jailed on Thursday for corruption but plans to appeal against her five-year...

India's top court demands answers on Taj Mahal protection efforts 08 Feb 2018 - 01:27 pm

New Delhi: India's top court demanded a detailed plan for the future of the Taj Mahal on Thursday, warning the state government's "ad...

Whistleblowers should not go public, says WADA 08 Feb 2018 - 11:21 am

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Whistleblowers in sport should not go public with their information because they would be compromising their potential protection, the World...

Eight dead, three missing after China road collapse 08 Feb 2018 - 11:08 am

Beijing, Eight people died and three were missing in southern China after a water leak inside a subway station construction site caused a...

Bangladesh police clash with protesters ahead of Zia verdict 08 Feb 2018 - 10:57 am

Dhaka: Police clashed with protesters in the Bangladesh capital on Thursday ahead of a key corruption verdict in the case of opposition leader...

Bangkok air pollution warning, children asked to stay indoors 08 Feb 2018 - 10:41 am

BANGKOK, Residents in Bangkok, one of the world's top tourist destinations, were warned on Thursday the city's air quality had hit dangerous levels...

Bangladesh tense as court set to deliver Zia verdict 08 Feb 2018 - 08:24 am

Dhaka, Thousands of police and paramilitary guards patrolled the Bangladesh capital Thursday ahead of a key court verdict that could see opposition leader...

Survivors recall escape from leaning Taiwan apartment block 07 Feb 2018 - 12:30 pm

Hualien, Taiwan: Chen Chih-wei only realised an earthquake had struck when his apartment suddenly turned on its side. The 80-year-old resident was fast...