World / Asia

Suspect in murder of Philippine environmentalist freed 06 Jan 2018 - 01:29 pm

Manila: A former Philippine official charged with the murder of a prominent environmentalist has been freed after a court voided the case against...

US-India business body against H1-B visa policy change 06 Jan 2018 - 01:26 pm

New Delhi, Amid reports of the US administration's plans to introduce stricter norms for issuance of H1-B visas, which are largely availed by...

Rohingya insurgents ambush Myanmar military truck, five wounded 06 Jan 2018 - 11:13 am

YANGON: Rohingya Muslim insurgents ambushed a military vehicle in Myanmar's Rakhine State, wounding five members of the security forces, state media and officials...

Snowstorm kills 13 in East China 06 Jan 2018 - 10:54 am

Beijing: Heavy snow has killed 13 people in east China's Anhui Province since Jan. 3, the provincial government announced on Friday. The worst...

Bomb blast kills four police in Indian Kashmir 06 Jan 2018 - 09:40 am

Srinagar, India: Four policemen were killed Saturday in a bomb blast set off by suspected Islamist militants in Indian Kashmir, police and reports...

China puts Tibetan language advocate on trial for subversion 04 Jan 2018 - 01:56 pm

Beijing: A Tibetan who has waged a campaign to preserve his region's ancestral language was put on trial in China for inciting separatism...

Taiwan demands immediate halt to new China flight routes 04 Jan 2018 - 01:04 pm

Taipei: Taiwan on Thursday demanded China immediately close new flight routes launched close to the island, calling it a "reckless" and politically motivated...

Crashed Australia seaplane recovered as deadly history revealed 04 Jan 2018 - 12:34 pm

Sydney: A seaplane that crashed into an Australian river, killing five British tourists and the pilot, was recovered Thursday as reports emerged of...

Thai court jails blind woman for 1-1/2 years over royal insult 04 Jan 2018 - 12:22 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai court on Thursday jailed a blind woman for 1-1/2 years for violating the country's royal insult law, her lawyer and...

Australians briefly detained over Bali volcano climb 04 Jan 2018 - 11:59 am

Jakarta: Two Australians were briefly detained by Indonesian police Thursday for climbing to the summit of a rumbling volcano on the holiday island...

Taiwanese businessman probed over North Korea oil sales 04 Jan 2018 - 11:48 am

Taipei: A Taiwanese businessman is under investigation on suspicion of selling oil to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions, prosecutors said Thursday,...

Vietnam cops seize $3m drugs hidden in tea packets 04 Jan 2018 - 11:10 am

Hanoi, Vietnamese cops have seized $3 million worth of heroin hidden inside packets of tea and smuggled from Laos, state media said Thursday,...

Indian pilots grounded after 'mid-air row' 04 Jan 2018 - 09:40 am

Mumbai: An Indian airline said Thursday it had grounded two pilots over allegations they had a fight and both briefly stormed out of...

Indian caste protests hit Mumbai 03 Jan 2018 - 02:50 pm

Mumbai: Demonstrators from India's lowest caste blocked roads and railways across Mumbai on Wednesday in protest against violence involving Hindu nationalist groups at...

India limits visitors to save Taj Mahal 03 Jan 2018 - 12:18 pm

Agra, India: India is to restrict the number of daily visitors to the Taj Mahal in an attempt to preserve the iconic 17th-century...

Striking Indian low-caste workers bring chaos to Mumbai 03 Jan 2018 - 11:10 am

MUMBAI: Many businesses in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai closed on Wednesday as protesters from a low-caste community blocked traffic and shopping...