World / Asia

8 people hurt in bombing in Philippine south 03 Apr 2017 - 12:47 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: A bomb exploded near an electric cooperative in Central Mindanao on Monday, wounding eight people in what authorities believe is...

Myanmar: Fire at local karaoke bar kills 16 03 Apr 2017 - 12:32 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out at a local karaoke bar in central Myanmar, a local authority said...

Shark takes bite out of terrified Australian's kayak 03 Apr 2017 - 11:23 am

Sydney: A terrified Australian clung to the remains of his kayak for 40 minutes but survived in one piece after a shark took...

Vietnamese died of stroke at Japanese detention centre - official 03 Apr 2017 - 11:04 am

TOKYO: A Vietnamese man who died in solitary confinement at a Japanese immigration detention centre, raising questions about monitoring of detainees, died from...

UN blasts 'disturbing' racism against Aborigines in Australia 03 Apr 2017 - 10:58 am

Sydney: Racism against Aborigines in Australia is widespread and "deeply disturbing", a United Nations envoy said Monday, urging the government to work more...

Cambodia to allow foreigners to leave with surrogate babies 03 Apr 2017 - 10:55 am

Phnom Penh: The Cambodian government is set to allow foreign couples to return home with babies conceived to surrogates before the 'womb for...

German tourist says she was raped in south India 03 Apr 2017 - 10:25 am

New Delhi: A German tourist has accused two men of taking her captive and raping her in southern India, police said Monday, just...

Leopard shuts down Nepal airport 03 Apr 2017 - 09:40 am

Kathmandu: Nepal had to close its only international airport for around half an hour on Monday after a leopard was spotted close to...

China vows fresh smog crackdown as toxic air shrouds capital 03 Apr 2017 - 09:29 am

BEIJING: China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of...

Indian PM urges Kashmir youth to choose tourism over terrorism 02 Apr 2017 - 05:50 pm

SRINAGAR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the youth of Kashmir on Sunday to choose tourism and development over terrorism, shortly after inaugurating...

Filipino youth stage musical against Duterte's deadly drugs war 02 Apr 2017 - 05:09 pm

A Philippine youth theater club staged a musical at a Manila park on Sunday, challenging President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs. The...

Suu Kyi's party retains some support in Myanmar, loses some 02 Apr 2017 - 03:26 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party has retained support in its Yangon strongholds, but loyalty has...

New tunnel opens in troubled Indian Kashmir to ease travel 02 Apr 2017 - 03:06 pm

SRINAGAR, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened an 11-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel through the Himalayan terrain to help ease travel on...

N.Korea bristles over ‘madcap’ US 02 Apr 2017 - 01:43 pm

SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States Saturday of raising tensions to “the most extreme phase,” amid measures by Washington and Seoul to...

Landslide buries at least 31 in central Indonesia 02 Apr 2017 - 01:39 pm

TUBAN, Indonesia: Search and rescue teams are searching for at least 31 people believed to have been buried by a landslide in Ponorogo...

China reports six new bird flu cases in Hunan 02 Apr 2017 - 12:56 pm

Beijing: Six new cases of H7N9 infection were reported from March 24 to 30 in central China's Hunan Province, Chinese health authorities said...

At least 200 Indian police in hospital after meal 02 Apr 2017 - 12:49 pm

New Delhi: At least 200 Indian paramilitary police were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning after eating meals at a training camp in the...

20 people murdered at Pakistan shrine: police 02 Apr 2017 - 12:40 pm

Islamabad: The custodian of a Pakistani religious shrine and two accomplices have been arrested for intoxicating and murdering 20 devotees with batons and...