World / Asia

Floods, political change hamper Myanmar growth: World Bank 31 May 2016 - 09:18 am

Heavy monsoon rains caused widespread inundations throughout western and central Myanmar last summer, hitting productivity and exports. AFP Yangon: Myanmar's growth rate, once...

Earthquake measuring 6.1 shakes parts of Taiwan, including capital 31 May 2016 - 08:56 am

TAIPEI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 shook parts of Taiwan on Tuesday and was felt in the capital, Taipei, residents and...

India unveils first-ever comprehensive draft law on human trafficking 31 May 2016 - 08:46 am

By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI: India's minister for women and children unveiled a draft of the country's first-ever comprehensive anti-human trafficking law, which...

Violence uproots 1.2 million Afghans, warns people "on brink of survival": Amnesty 31 May 2016 - 08:30 am

An Afghan girl walks along a street in Herat, Afghanistan, 30 May 2016. EPA/JALIL REZAYEE LONDON: The number of Afghans internally displaced by...

15 killed in Wardha army ammunition depot blaze 31 May 2016 - 08:26 am

In this photograph taken early May 31, 2016, fire burns at an Indian Army ammunition facility in Pulgaon, Nagpur. AFP / STR Nagpur:...

Rohingya in Indonesia camps concerned over status, jobs 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, Indonesia: One year after Indonesia offered temporary shelter for hundreds of Muslim Rohingya, those who remain in camps are...

Kerry to head to China for talks 31 May 2016 - 12:00 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan April 9, 2016. REUTERS / Mohammad Ismail Washington: Top...

China hails brotherly Africa relations after “racist” ad outcry 30 May 2016 - 01:01 pm

BEIJING: China and Africa are “good brothers” and China respects all people regardless of race, the government said on Monday after a detergent...

African nationals stage protest against growing attacks 30 May 2016 - 12:52 pm

Jantar Mantar New Delhi: Several African students on Monday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against increasing attacks on them and demanded...

Duterte snubs his proclamation as Philippine president 30 May 2016 - 11:50 am

File photo of Rodrigo Duterte. AFP Manila: The Philippine parliament on Monday proclaimed Rodrigo Duterte the nation's next president following his landslide election...

Endangered tigers under threat in Indian forest that inspired 'Jungle Book' 30 May 2016 - 11:34 am

A tiger snarls at Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Sanjay Shukla) By Annie Gowen PENCH TIGER RESERVE, India: The tigress...

For many Chinese migrants, the lure of the city is fading 30 May 2016 - 10:58 am

Residential buildings in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Brenda Goh By Brenda Goh and Clare Jim WENZHOU, China/HONG KONG: After two ...

Uganda switches sides, dumping North Korea for South 30 May 2016 - 10:29 am

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (C), first lady Janet Museveni (R) and South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye (L) drink a toast after a meeting...

Japan rescuers expand forest search for missing boy 30 May 2016 - 10:26 am

Tokyo: Japanese rescuers on Monday expanded the search for a seven-year-old boy missing for three days after his parents left him in a...

India police arrest two after gang-rape, hanging of teenager 30 May 2016 - 10:00 am

Lucknow, India: India police have arrested two men over the gang-rape of a teenage girl whose body was found hanging from a tree,...

Fujimori says ready for presidency in final debate 30 May 2016 - 09:28 am

Peruvian presidential candidate for the Pupolar Force Party Keiko Fujimori gestures during the final electoral debate before elections in Lima, Peru, 29 May...

Indian missiles, copters, subs - Anil Ambani's ambitious defense plan 30 May 2016 - 08:42 am

Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, poses for photographers before addressing the annual shareholders meeting in Mumbai August 27,...

Airstrikes kill 29 militants in Afghanistan 30 May 2016 - 08:39 am

File photo of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters over Afghanistan. Lucas Jackson/Reuters Kabul: At least 29 militants were killed in separate airstrikes in northern Baghlan...