World / Asia

Philippine militants release four Indonesian sailors 11 May 2016 - 03:26 pm

Indonesian sailors who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf militant group rest at a local government official’s house, after they were released from...

Vet dies after being trampled by rare 5.5-tonne elephant 11 May 2016 - 02:20 pm

Solo, Indonesia: A young Indonesian vet was trampled to death Wednesday by one of the critically endangered Sumatran elephants under her care, officials...

Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for rape and genocide in 1971 war 11 May 2016 - 01:04 pm

Bangladeshi police personnel stand guard at the Supreme Court premises in Dhaka on May 11, 2016. Thousands of police were deployed May 11...

5 percent of Indian marriages inter-caste; in Mizoram, 55 percent 11 May 2016 - 11:40 am

By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Christian-dominated Mizoram - 87 percent of the population is Christian - has the most inter-caste marriages in...

Rawat to return as Uttarakhand CM, government tells SC 11 May 2016 - 10:52 am

File photo of Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat. Reuters New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that ousted Uttarakhand...

N. Korea looks back to the future 11 May 2016 - 09:50 am

This picture taken on May 10, 2016, and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 11, 2016 shows...

Hiroshima hopes Obama visit will revitalise anti-nuclear push 11 May 2016 - 09:38 am

Tokyo: Barack Obama's trip to Hiroshima this month is a chance for him to see how the city suffered after its atomic bombing,...

Freed son of Pakistani's ex-PM 'looking forward' to family reunion 11 May 2016 - 09:27 am

Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, who is contesting in the upcoming general election, speaks during a...

Thailand faces "moment of shame" at UN rights council review 11 May 2016 - 08:43 am

Activists who were detained after posting critical comments on Facebook of the ruling military junta, leave the military court in Bangkok, Thailand May...

Thailand faces 'moment of shame' at U.N. rights council review 11 May 2016 - 08:42 am

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha addresses the nation and summarises the junta government's annual report in Bangkok, Thailand, December 23, 2015. REUTERS/JORGE SILVA ...

India's bid to bring home tycoon Mallya rebuffed; to keep trying 11 May 2016 - 08:38 am

Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya speaks to the media during a news conference in Mumbai November 15, 2011. Reuters/Vivek Prakash/File Photo New Delhi:...

Suicide blast kills at least 10 in eastern Afghanistan 11 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: A suicide car bomber detonated outside the home of an anti-Taliban fighter in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar Tuesday, killing...

Two years of the Modi government: Pluses and minuses 10 May 2016 - 05:41 pm

Narendra Modi (Reuters) By Amit Kapoor The Narendra Modi government has been in office for almost two years. There have been some strong...

Myanmar: US ambassador to keep using term 'Rohingya' 10 May 2016 - 04:50 pm

US Ambassador Scot Marciel delivers his address on Myanmar-US relations in Yangon on May 10, 2016. / AFP / ROMEO GACAD YANGON, Myanmar:...

Thailand to release eight anti-junta activists on bail 10 May 2016 - 02:57 pm

Activists who were detained after posting critical comments on Facebook of the ruling military junta, leave the military court in Bangkok, Thailand May...

Baidu CEO tells staff to put values before profit after cancer death scandal 10 May 2016 - 02:50 pm

By Paul Carsten BEIJING: Baidu Inc’s CEO has called on employees to put values before profit in response to a scandal around the...

Bangladesh set to execute Jamaat-e-Islami leader 10 May 2016 - 02:21 pm

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard outside a jail in Dhaka on May 10, 2016, where comvicted Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami is said...