World / Asia

Pakistani PM to undergo heart surgery in London 28 May 2016 - 10:06 am

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves as he leaves after attending the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/FAISAL...

U.S. forces in Okinawa hold month of mourning for murdered Japanese woman 28 May 2016 - 10:02 am

US Marine Corps Lt Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (C), the Okinawa Area Cooordinator and Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force Commander, offers...

Outrage in multi-ethnic Malaysia as government backs Islamic law 28 May 2016 - 09:58 am

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak attends an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this March 14, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS/FILES By Praveen...

N. Korea warns S. Korea of retaliatory strikes 28 May 2016 - 09:33 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ryugyong General Ophthalmic Hospital under construction in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean...

Korean Air passengers recall near-disaster at Tokyo airport 28 May 2016 - 08:51 am

Firefighters surround a Korean Air jet on the tarmac after the jetliner's left engine caught fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan,...

Hiroshima bombing was Japan's fault, says Chinese state media 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The Atomic Bomb Dome (L) at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is reflected in the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, 27...

Vietnamese member of al Qaeda offshoot gets 40 years in U.S. prison 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Minh Quang Pham. NEW YORK: A Vietnamese man who U.S. authorities say was instructed by a top figure with al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate...

In Hiroshima, Obama honors 'silent cry' of bombing victims 27 May 2016 - 06:21 pm

US Presdent Barack Obama (L) speaks with 91-year-old Sunao Tsuboi (2nd R), a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as Japanese...

Taiwan angry over 'emotional' female president comments 26 May 2016 - 01:02 pm

Taipei: Outraged Taiwanese took to the Internet Thursday to slam sexist comments by a Chinese analyst who said the island's new president practises...

Three killed, 35 injured in Mumbai factory explosion 26 May 2016 - 12:54 pm

Mumbai: An explosion tore through a chemical plant on Thursday, killing three workers and injuring up to 35 others in India's financial capital...

Hong Kong pro-democracy protester guilty of assaulting police 26 May 2016 - 12:24 pm

Political activist Ken Tsang (C) addresses the media outside the Kowloon city court in Hong Kong on May 26, 2016 after he was...

Atomic bomb survivors to attend Hiroshima event for Obama visit 26 May 2016 - 10:50 am

People walk past the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, in this handout photo...

India allows accused Italian marine to go home 26 May 2016 - 09:33 am

Salvatore Girone (centre L) and Latorre Massimiliano (3rd R), members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie,...

Bangladesh police suspect Islamists for Hindu's murder 26 May 2016 - 09:21 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police said Thursday they suspect local Islamists may have murdered a one-legged Hindu shop owner who was hacked to death outside...

G7 needs 'clear and tough stance' on territorial disputes: Tusk 26 May 2016 - 08:31 am

(L to R) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime...

India to make panic buttons a must on all public buses 25 May 2016 - 06:07 pm

New Delhi: Panic buttons will have to be fitted on all India's public buses to curb sex attacks on women, the transport minister...

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death 25 May 2016 - 03:55 pm

Taliban new leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada. (Reuters) By LYNNE O'DONNELL and MIRWAIS KHAN KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that their...

People in Kerala have high hopes of us: Pinarayi Vijayan 25 May 2016 - 01:00 pm

Kerala Chief Minister-designate Pinarayi Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: CPI-M leader and Kerala Chief Minister-designate Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday the people have high hopes of...