World / Asia

Maldives' ex-president Nasheed urges India to intervene to resolve crisis 06 Feb 2018 - 09:54 am

NEW DELHI, Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday called for India to send an envoy backed by its military to free Supreme Court...

China urges Cambodia to use yuan in bilateral trade 06 Feb 2018 - 09:00 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia is considering a proposal by China to use the yuan currency instead of the US dollar for bilateral trade, a...

N.Korean Olympics ferry tacks past sanctions with karaoke, ice cream on board 06 Feb 2018 - 08:15 am

SEOUL, A North Korean ferry is set to arrive in South Korea on Tuesday carrying a 140-strong orchestra to perform at the Winter...

Beijing holds successful missile defense test 06 Feb 2018 - 08:09 am

Beijing: China said Tuesday it successfully conducted a test of a ground-based missile defence system amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. Concern...

Abdulla Yameen tightens grip on power in Maldives 05 Feb 2018 - 10:43 pm

MALE/COLOMBO: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared a state of emergency for 15 days and security forces stormed the Supreme Court in...

Maldives police arrest former president Gayoom 05 Feb 2018 - 10:01 pm

MALE: Maldives police arrested former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Monday, his spokesman Abdul Aleem told Reuters, hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared...

'Rohingya crisis could spark regional conflict' 05 Feb 2018 - 09:57 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: The UN human rights chief on Monday warned that Myanmar's persecution of the Rohingya Muslims has the potential to cause regional...

Myanmar: Mystery shrouds Muslim lawyer's assassination 05 Feb 2018 - 09:43 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: It has been a year since prominent Muslim lawyer Ko Ni was assassinated, however, Aung San Suu Kyi is yet to...

Sweden condemns China's 'brutal' snatching of Swedish bookseller 05 Feb 2018 - 08:51 pm

Stockholm: Stockholm on Monday condemned Beijing over the grabbing of its citizen and book publisher Gui Minhai in mainland China while being accompanied...

Maldives declares state of emergency for 15 days 05 Feb 2018 - 07:35 pm

MALE: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared a state of emergency for 15 days in an escalation of a battle with the...

Japan army helicopter crashes in residential area: local official 05 Feb 2018 - 12:36 pm

Tokyo, A Japanese military helicopter crashed Monday in a residential area in the southwest of the country, setting at least one home on...

China advises its tourists to avoid Maldives till politics stabilise 05 Feb 2018 - 12:21 pm

BEIJING: China's foreign ministry on Monday advised Chinese citizens to avoid visiting the Maldives until political tensions subside on the Indian Ocean archipelago....

South Korea appeals court frees Samsung heir 05 Feb 2018 - 10:16 am

Seoul, A South Korean appeals court on Monday upheld Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong's bribery conviction but cut his prison sentence to a suspended...

'Kidnapped' Vietnam exec gets second life sentence for graft 05 Feb 2018 - 09:59 am

Hanoi, A Vietnamese former oil executive allegedly kidnapped from Germany was jailed for life Monday for embezzlement, state media reported, his second life...

Kim taps elder North Korea Statesman to lead Olympic Delegation 05 Feb 2018 - 08:32 am

Kim Jong Un’s pick to lead North Korea’s delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea is both symbolic and politically safe. Kim...

New victims make S. Korean fire worst for 15 years 05 Feb 2018 - 07:53 am

Seoul: The death toll from a devastating hospital fire in South Korea rose to 43 on Monday, officials said, making it the country's...

China in talks over military base in remote Afghanistan: officials 04 Feb 2018 - 11:07 pm

Kabul: Worried about militants sneaking into a restive Chinese region from war-torn Afghanistan, Beijing is in talks with Kabul over the construction of...