World / Asia

Volcano eruption sparks avalanche at Japan ski resort 23 Jan 2018 - 08:21 am

Tokyo: A volcano eruption near a popular Japanese ski resort sparked an avalanche that injured at least 16 people Tuesday, officials said. Japan's...

“Fake news” crutch used by Southeast Asian leaders to control media, critics charge 22 Jan 2018 - 11:46 pm

MANILA/BANGKOK: Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms - now, they have found...

Philippines to deport Hamas 'rocket scientist' 22 Jan 2018 - 12:44 pm

Manila, The Philippines said Monday it would deport an elderly Iraqi man described as a scientist for Hamas and accused of helping the...

China says United States is real threat to global trade, not itself 22 Jan 2018 - 11:59 am

BEIJING, The United States, not China, threatens the global trade system, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, after US President Donald Trump’s administration...

Vietnam jails former politburo official for 13 years in graft crackdown 22 Jan 2018 - 11:08 am

HANOI, A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced a former politburo official to 13 years in prison and another high-profile energy official to...

Rohingya repatriation won't begin Tuesday as planned: Bangladesh 22 Jan 2018 - 10:53 am

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, The repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar due to begin Tuesday will be delayed, a Bangladesh...

Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid N. Korea threat 22 Jan 2018 - 10:30 am

Tokyo: Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War...

Kabul hotel attack toll at least 22: officials 22 Jan 2018 - 10:25 am

Kabul: At least 22 people are now known to have died when Taliban militants slaughtered guests at a luxury Kabul hotel, Afghan officials...

No end to eyesores at Taj Mahal as repair work drags on 22 Jan 2018 - 10:24 am

Agra, India, Tourist Muskan Mahuwakar pictured the Taj Mahal as a dazzling vision of symmetry and beauty but upon reaching the monument, she...

Volcano rains ash on Philippines as experts warn of violent eruption 22 Jan 2018 - 10:06 am

Legazpi, Philippines: A giant mushroom-shaped cloud shot up from the Philippines' most active volcano on Monday, darkening the skies and raining ash on...

Indian farmer crushed to death as tractor seized over debts 22 Jan 2018 - 10:06 am

New Delhi, An Indian farmer was crushed to death under his tractor as finance company officials drove away with it over $1,400 in...

Three dead as busy market struck by bomb in southern Thailand 22 Jan 2018 - 09:49 am

Yala, Thailand, A motorcycle bomb killed three civilians and wounded two dozen others on Monday at a bustling morning market in Thailand's insurgency-hit...

S. Korea's 'Peace Olympics' meet backlash at home 22 Jan 2018 - 09:26 am

Seoul, South Korea's efforts to bring the North to its Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month are provoking a backlash among its own...

Oil slick off China coast trebles in size 22 Jan 2018 - 09:14 am

Beijing, The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China's east coast has more than trebled in size, just over a week after...

Japan's Abe avoids timeline for amending pacifist constitution 22 Jan 2018 - 08:56 am

TOKYO, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened a new session of parliament on Monday with familiar promises for economic reform and stronger defence,...

Philippine news site head meets investigators over 'suspicious' complaint 22 Jan 2018 - 08:48 am

MANILA, The head of a Philippine news site ordered closed for ownership violations met state investigators on Monday to answer what she called...

Taliban claim deadly 12-hour attack on Kabul hotel 21 Jan 2018 - 12:16 pm

Kabul: The Taliban Sunday claimed responsibility for storming a luxury hotel in Kabul and killing at least six people in a 12-hour overnight...

While political prisoners released, Myanmar's judicial reforms stall 21 Jan 2018 - 10:03 am

YANGON, Hundreds of political prisoners have been released from Myanmar’s jails in amnesties in recent years, including dozens freed in January 2016, days...