World / Asia

Indonesia port city battles to save homes from floods 14 May 2016 - 01:57 pm

By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, Indonesia: Parts of the Indonesian port city of Semarang remained underwater Saturday, after high seasonal tides flooded coastal areas...

Lufthansa plane blocks Mumbai airport runway, flights hit 14 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

(file photo / Reuters) Mumbai: The main runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here was closed for operations after a Lufthansa flight suffered...

Policeman in Telangana killed as gun goes off accidentally 14 May 2016 - 12:56 pm

Hyderabad: A police constable was killed when his gun accidentally went off in Telangana's Adilabad district on Saturday, police said. B. Gangadhar was...

Peace deal expected with armed Afghan group 14 May 2016 - 11:39 am

Afghan border police secure their side of Pakistan-Afghanistan borders, also known as the Durand Line, after three consecutive days of its closure, Toorkham,...

Two Indian reporters shot dead in less than 24 hours 14 May 2016 - 09:50 am

New Delhi: Gunmen shot dead two journalists in 24 hours in separate incidents in eastern India, police and local reports said Saturday, the...

Buddhist monk hacked to death in Bangladesh 14 May 2016 - 09:26 am

File photo of Bangladesh policemen outside Supreme Court. DHAKA: An elderly Buddhist monk was hacked to death on Saturday at a temple in...

Singapore reports first Zika case 13 May 2016 - 05:42 pm

An Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the US Centers for Disease...

China says some in US trying to “disturb” Hong Kong 13 May 2016 - 02:36 pm

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday accused unidentified people in the United States of trying to “disturb” social order in Hong Kong, after...

Japan insists Olympic payments 'legitimate' 13 May 2016 - 02:04 pm

Tsunakazu Takeda. EPA Tokyo: Japan's Olympic chief insisted $2 million in payments were "legitimate" on Friday after French prosecutors launched a probe, suspecting...

Tharman takes over as Singapore finance minister after Heng suffers stroke 13 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on May 7, 2009 shows the then-governor of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Heng Swee Keat attending the opening...

Philippine ex-rebels congratulate Duterte on election 12 May 2016 - 02:55 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 9, 2016 shows Presidential frontrunner and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gesturing as he arrive at...

Duterte wants to open Philippines to foreign investors: aide 12 May 2016 - 02:25 pm

A picture made available on 12 May 2016 shows Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte speaking to supporters during a rally in Manila, Philippines, 07...

India passes bankruptcy law in long-awaited reform 12 May 2016 - 11:12 am

New Delhi: India has overhauled its archaic bankruptcy laws in a key reform that will make it vastly easier to wind down companies...

Cricketer in Bangladesh beaten to death with stump 12 May 2016 - 10:55 am

Dhaka: A teenage cricketer in Bangladesh was allegedly killed by a stump-wielding batsman after he taunted the umpire over a no-ball delivery, police...

British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row 12 May 2016 - 10:16 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping with Queen Elizabeth II at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, London, during the first day of his state...

Critics demand improvements at Indonesia's 'zoo of death' 12 May 2016 - 09:56 am

Veterinarians treat Fitri, 35, a female elephant at a Surabaya zoo in East Java province July 26, 2011. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad/File Photo BY PRASTO...

China says has wide support for stance on South China Sea case 12 May 2016 - 09:27 am

Xu Hong, director-general of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, answers a question at a news conference...

Philippines' Duterte to visit pope, apologise for 'whore' insult: aide 12 May 2016 - 08:32 am

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 27, 2016 shows Philippine Presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte speaking during the 2016 Presidential Dialogue in Manila....