World / Asia

12 hurt in blast during Christmas Eve mass 25 Dec 2016 - 10:58 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: At least 12 people have been injured after a grenade exploded outside a Catholic church during Christmas Eve mass...

Powerful typhoon approaches Philippines 25 Dec 2016 - 10:40 am

Manila: A powerful typhoon strengthened on Sunday as it approached the central Philippines and authorities issued warnings of destruction as they moved thousands...

Another refugee dies in Australian detention 25 Dec 2016 - 10:24 am

MELBOURNE, Australia: A 27-year-old Sudanese refugee has died in a hospital on the Australian mainland from injuries sustained after "a fall and seizure"...

Thousands flee coastal villages as typhoon approaches Philippines 24 Dec 2016 - 12:19 pm

MANILA: Philippine authorities on Saturday evacuated thousands in coastal villages in the country's central region where a category 4 typhoon is expected to...

China uncovers 500,000 food safety violations in nine months 24 Dec 2016 - 10:24 am

SHANGHAI: China, rocked in recent years by a series of food safety scandals, uncovered as many as half a million illegal food safety...

Fourteen dead in 'horrific' Malaysian bus crash 24 Dec 2016 - 09:45 am

Kuala Lumpur: An interstate bus in Malaysia carrying passengers from Singapore and Myanmar careered off a highway early Saturday, killing 14 people and...

Zardari returns, vows freedom for Kashmir 23 Dec 2016 - 11:23 pm

Karachi: Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who returned to the country on Friday from self-imposed exile after a year-and-half, has vowed that...

Punjab plans to allocate more funds 23 Dec 2016 - 11:22 pm

Lahore: The Punjab province government in Pakistan has plans afoot to provide more funds to the local governments than the money currently being...

Land records go digital in Punjab 23 Dec 2016 - 11:20 pm

Lahore: The Punjab Land Record Authority was formally inaugurated yesterday with the launch of a tier-3 data centre for computerised land records at...

Judge indirectly rebuts Musharraf's statement 23 Dec 2016 - 11:20 pm

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s chief justice-designate Mian Saqib Nisar has observed that judiciary never decides any case under pressure. “We have...

Five govt-backed militiamen shot dead 23 Dec 2016 - 11:19 pm

An Afghan official says a member of a state-backed militia has shot and killed five fellow militiamen in the latest insider attack among...

400 youth get employment 23 Dec 2016 - 10:47 pm

During the recently held job fair, jointly organised by the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Technology Up-gradation and Skill Development...

China detains legal activist on suspicion of subversion 23 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed prominent legal activist Jiang Tianyong has been detained on suspicion of inciting subversion of state power, his lawyer...

Strong typhoon to hit on holiday 23 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

A STRONG typhoon was set to wallop the Philippines on Christmas Day, officials warned yesterday, as millions of people criss-cross the mostly Catholic...

Police arrest six in Manila drug haul 23 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

Philippine authorities arrested six people and seized $67m worth of methamphetamine yesterday, in one of the biggest narcotics hauls of a nationwide drugs...

Philippines gets biggest US security aid 23 Dec 2016 - 09:16 pm

Manila: The United States provided the Philippines with $127m in security assistance in the 12 months ended in September, the biggest sum in...

Singapore awaiting return of armoured troop carriers 23 Dec 2016 - 09:16 pm

Singapore: Singapore said yesterday it is still awaiting the return of nine troop carriers seized in Hong Kong last month, which led to...

Critics alarmed by Duterte's martial law talk 23 Dec 2016 - 09:16 pm

Manila: Critics and victims of military abuses expressed alarm yesterday after President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted Philippine leaders to be able to...