World / Asia

Police bust baby trafficking racket 23 Dec 2016 - 02:08 am

Mumbai: Police in Mumbai have arrested a gang of six people accused of stealing babies or convincing single women to sell their children...

Nepali girl suffocates to death after being banished for menstruating 22 Dec 2016 - 09:30 pm

KATHMANDU: A 15-year-old girl in western Nepal suffocated to death after being forced to stay in a poorly ventilated shed because she was...

Wives of missing Thai, Lao activists seek action over disappearances 22 Dec 2016 - 08:53 pm

BANGKOK: The wives of three prominent Southeast Asian human rights campaigners who went missing after being detained by the authorities have united to...

‘Uberisation’ of India’s domestic work market has benefits and risks 22 Dec 2016 - 08:10 pm

MUMBAI: A booming digital market matching Indian domestic workers with employers may offer benefits for some housemaids but won’t end low wages and...

Pakistan repatriation push, rising hostility alarms Afghan refugees 22 Dec 2016 - 08:02 pm

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Almost 40 years after seeking sanctuary in Pakistan, Nusheen Bibi lives in fear of being expelled from the only country she...

Philippines rights body to probe Duterte killing boast 22 Dec 2016 - 06:39 pm

Manila: The Philippines' independent rights watchdog said Thursday it will investigate President Rodrigo Duterte's boasts he killed criminals years ago, invoking a strong...

Malaysian airlines flight returns to London after technical glitch 22 Dec 2016 - 12:37 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH1 from London to Kuala Lumpur had to return to Heathrow airport, London after facing technical difficulties...

Japan sends troops to fight massive fire 22 Dec 2016 - 11:14 am

Tokyo: Japan drafted in troops Thursday to help contain a rapidly spreading fire, fanned by strong winds, which engulfed dozens of buildings and...

Japan births drop below 1 million for 1st time: report 22 Dec 2016 - 10:48 am

TOKYO: This year marked the first time that the number of births in Japan fell below 1 million, according to local media Thursday....

UN advisor fears Myanmar situation may get out of hand 22 Dec 2016 - 10:44 am

NEW YORK: A top United Nations official is warning that the ongoing violence in Myanmar's west is in danger of “getting out of...

Japan pays UNESCO dues withheld after row over Nanjing 22 Dec 2016 - 10:41 am

TOKYO: Japan's top diplomat confirmed Thursday that Tokyo has paid its dues to UNESCO that were withheld after the United Nations body registered...

Cambodia seizes huge haul of ivory and animal parts 22 Dec 2016 - 09:07 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodian officials have seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal ivory and animal parts hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique that was...

Beijing districts to cap population in bid to tackle smog, congestion 22 Dec 2016 - 08:28 am

BEIJING: Five districts in Beijing have announced plans to cap or lower their population in the next few years, local media reported on...

Kitty smuggler lets cat out of the bag in New Zealand 22 Dec 2016 - 08:24 am

Wellington: A cat-crazy Canadian woman who tried to smuggle her pet into New Zealand in a handbag was immediately sent home after being...

Rewind: In Kerala, the year belonged to CM Pinarayi Vijayan 21 Dec 2016 - 07:29 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: In Kerala, the year 2016 belonged to 71-year-old Pinarayi Vijayan who breasted the tape ahead of popular party colleague and arch rival...

Dalai Lama will not visit Mongolia again: govts 21 Dec 2016 - 01:19 pm

Beijing: China said Wednesday it hoped Mongolia could "draw lessons" from the fallout over hosting the Dalai Lama after the Mongolian foreign minister...

Pakistan: Court upholds FETO-linked teachers' expulsion 21 Dec 2016 - 01:00 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: In a victory for Pakistan’s efforts to expel elements linked to the defeated July 15 coup in its ally Turkey, a...

China welcomes Sao Tome's split with Taiwan 21 Dec 2016 - 12:37 pm

Beijing: China on Wednesday welcomed Sao Tome and Principe's decision to sever ties with Taiwan, a move that comes after President-elect Donald Trump...