World / Asia

Malaysia seizes smuggled tortoises worth $300,000 15 May 2017 - 09:46 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a senior...

Trade groups appeal to Beijing to postpone cybersecurity law 15 May 2017 - 09:39 am

Beijing: A coalition of 54 global business groups appealed to Chinese authorities Monday to postpone enforcing a cybersecurity law they warned violates Beijing's...

Free incubators save lives of Indonesian babies 15 May 2017 - 09:36 am

Bogor, Indonesia: Tiny Indonesian baby Maryamah stared around from inside an incubator, her bright eyes swivelling left and right from under a woollen...

China, Vietnam agree to keep S.China Sea tensions in check 15 May 2017 - 09:06 am

Beijing: China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain...

Xi urges countries to coordinate development policies, reject protectionism 15 May 2017 - 08:53 am

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged world leaders to coordinate policies on development and reject protectionism within the framework of the...

EU condemns North Korea's test-launch of ballistic missile 15 May 2017 - 08:49 am

Brussels: The European Union on Sunday condemned North Korea's latest test launch of a ballistic missile, slamming it, as well as previous launches,...

Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more 15 May 2017 - 08:28 am

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON: Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact...

'Waste to wealth' belief gaining momentum: PM of India 15 May 2017 - 08:21 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the belief on the need to convert "waste to wealth" was gaining momentum,...

Indian woman battered to death with bricks after being gang-raped 15 May 2017 - 08:10 am

NEW DELHI: An Indian woman was gang-raped and then brutally murdered by men who smashed her skull with bricks after she had threatened...

Massive fire breaks out at Ghaziabad chemical factory 15 May 2017 - 08:08 am

Lucknow: A major fire has broken out in a chemical factory in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday. The casualties so...

Seventeen prisoners killed in Papua New Guinea jail break-media 15 May 2017 - 08:07 am

SYDNEY: Prison officers in Papua New Guinea shot and killed 17 inmates involved in a mass prison break, local media reported on Monday,...

Palestine president in India ahead of Modi Israel trip 14 May 2017 - 07:26 pm

New Delhi: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas landed in New Delhi late Sunday for a three-day visit looking to strengthen ties with India ahead...

Jilted Indian man rapes, kills ex-girlfriend: police 14 May 2017 - 07:14 pm

New Delhi: A jilted man who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend before smashing her head with bricks and running her over with a...

Thai forces kill 9 'drug smugglers' in Golden Triangle 14 May 2017 - 12:43 pm

Bangkok: A gunfight between Thai security forces and a band of Golden Triangle drug smugglers left nine traffickers dead, a senior official said...

Indonesian rangers dismantle traps to save wildlife 14 May 2017 - 12:38 pm

LEUSER, Indonesia: In the depths of Indonesia's dense Leuser rain forest, a group of rangers are searching for traps set by poachers which...

Security upgrade at defence establishments: Government yet to release funds 14 May 2017 - 12:17 pm

New Delhi: As attacks on Indian Army establishments continue with the latest being in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, the government is...

From India to Britain, massive ransomware attack creates havoc 14 May 2017 - 11:27 am

New Delhi/London/Washington: A day after a massive ransomeware attack hit nearly 100 countries, including India, terrifying details were slowly emerging on Saturday as...