World / Asia

North Korea says will open inter-Korean hotline 03 Jan 2018 - 08:28 am

Seoul, Pyongyang said Wednesday it will restore a hotline with the South at 0630 GMT, after Seoul proposed high-level talks in response to...

White House says to announce actions on Pakistan within days 02 Jan 2018 - 11:02 pm

WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday said it wanted to see Pakistan do more to fight terrorism and that it would likely announce...

Ex-Indian army officer kills six with iron rod 02 Jan 2018 - 05:01 pm

New Delhi: A former army lieutenant bludgeoned six people to death with an iron rod Tuesday in a killing spree that sparked panic...

Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet 02 Jan 2018 - 02:06 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday, in a rare public rebuke after Donald Trump lashed out at...

Clad in light grey, N.Korea's Kim goes for softer image in New Year address 02 Jan 2018 - 12:41 pm

SEOUL, The light-grey suit and matching tie that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un donned for his New Year’s address was likely carefully calculated...

Australian investigators hope to recover seaplane this week 02 Jan 2018 - 12:27 pm

Sydney: Accident investigators hope this week to raise a seaplane which crashed into an Australian river with the death of six people, including...

Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary Philippines 02 Jan 2018 - 12:19 pm

Manila: Two people were killed and thousands fled strong winds and floods as a tropical depression hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, following...

Singapore holds fugitive Vietnam intelligence agent: Lawyers 02 Jan 2018 - 10:59 am

Singapore, A fugitive Vietnamese intelligence officer wanted in his homeland for allegedly disclosing state secrets has been arrested in Singapore, his lawyers said...

China's WeChat denies storing user chats 02 Jan 2018 - 10:15 am

HONG KONG, Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, China’s most popular messenger app, on Tuesday denied storing users’ chat histories, after a top businessman was quoted...

China names acting mayor for city of Tianjin after bribery scandal 02 Jan 2018 - 09:25 am

BEIJING, China has named an acting mayor for northern city of Tianjin, state media said on Tuesday, months after the mayor was jailed...

S.Korea offers high-ranking govt talks with N.Korea on Jan. 9 02 Jan 2018 - 08:19 am

SEOUL: South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon offered on Tuesday high-ranking government talks with North Korea next week at the border village of...

North Korea’s Kim says ‘open to dialogue’ with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened 01 Jan 2018 - 08:33 pm

SEOUL: Kim Jong Un on Monday warned the United States he has a “nuclear button” on his desk ready for use if North...

Indian state leaves 13 million citizens off register 01 Jan 2018 - 05:42 pm

New Delhi: Around 13 million people living in northeastern India's largest state have been left off a controversial draft list of citizens released...

Indian police arrest two over deadly restaurant fire 01 Jan 2018 - 01:03 pm

Mumbai, Indian police said Monday they had arrested two managers of a popular Mumbai restaurant where a huge fire killed 14 people last...

India court orders rape victim's baby exhumed for test 01 Jan 2018 - 12:49 pm

New Delhi, An Indian court has ordered the exhumation of the remains of a baby born to a teenage rape survivor so that...

Nuclear button always on my desk, says Kim 01 Jan 2018 - 10:23 am

Seoul, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his New Year's Day address said on Monday that his country has completed its nuclear arsenal...

Nearly 200 hurt in Philippine New Year revelry despite fireworks order 01 Jan 2018 - 09:28 am

Manila, Nearly 200 people were injured during traditionally raucous New Year celebrations in the Philippines despite President Rodrigo Duterte's order limiting the use...