World / Asia

Obama calls new Myanmar president and Suu Kyi 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Barack Obama reacts to a question while delivering remarks on the economy in the White House press briefing room in Washington, April 5,...

Pakistan searches for 23 people trapped by landslides 06 Apr 2016 - 04:29 pm

Residents use a bridge covered with floodwater in the Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz Peshawar,...

Bangladesh failing to spare millions from arsenic poisoning 06 Apr 2016 - 02:26 pm

(FILES) In this photograph taken on March 19, 2015, a Bangladeshi woman collects contaminated water to be used on produce at a vegetable...

39 militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan 06 Apr 2016 - 02:04 pm

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand with weapons recovered as part of the country's Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) initiative in Kandahar,...

Cambodia approves plan to reintroduce tigers 06 Apr 2016 - 02:01 pm

This handout photo taken on November 29, 2007 by a camera trap and released by the World Wildlife Fund in Cambodia on April...

In Pakistan, tackling extremism is a political minefield 06 Apr 2016 - 01:07 pm

Pakistani women soldiers. AFP/File BY KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD: Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of...

Rescuers search for 23 in Pakistani landslide; flood toll at 92 06 Apr 2016 - 01:05 pm

A man salvages his belongings from floodwaters in the Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, PakistanApril 6, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz By Asad...

Two Thai state employees killed in drive-by shooting in south 06 Apr 2016 - 12:58 pm

File/ EPA Narathiwat: Two state employees were killed in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in the kingdom's conflict-hit deep south, police said, as rebel...

Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh: HRW 06 Apr 2016 - 12:55 pm

In this photograph taken on March 19, 2015, a Bangladeshi woman collects contaminated water to be used on produce at a vegetable market...

China says business spats with Myanmar can be resolved 06 Apr 2016 - 11:55 am

Handout photograph of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. AFP...

Fighting erupts near power lines to Afghan capital: Officials 06 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

Afghan security forces take their positions at the hilltop of Dand Ghori district of Baghlan province, Afghanistan March 15, 2016. REUTERS/OMAR SOBHANI KABUL:...

Military jet with six aboard missing in Japan: media 06 Apr 2016 - 11:21 am

Tokyo: An air force jet with six people on board was missing in southwest Japan on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The U-125...

Cambodian tigers declared 'extinct' as reintroduction plan unveiled 06 Apr 2016 - 11:09 am

Phnom Penh: Tigers are "functionally extinct" in Cambodia, conservationists conceded for the first time on Wednesday, as they launched a bold action plan...

China opens new lighthouse on contested South China Sea reef 06 Apr 2016 - 10:43 am

Subi reef, located in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, is shown in this handout Center for Strategic and International...

Millions drinking arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh: HRW 06 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

Bangladeshi Anuwara Begum, in her 60s, cries remembering her son-in-law, a farmer who died from arsenic-related illnesses. Atish Saha for Human Rights Watch ...

Japan PM defends US military alliance in rebuff to Trump 06 Apr 2016 - 09:17 am

File picture of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. AFP Tokyo: US military bases remain essential to Japan's security, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...

Japan's only working nuclear reactors can stay online 06 Apr 2016 - 08:41 am

Lawyers hold banners reading 'Unjust Decision' (L) and 'We Won't Give Up', after a court judgment in Miyazaki, western Japan on April 6,...

Amitabh Bachchan denies links with 'Panama Papers' firms 06 Apr 2016 - 08:38 am

This file photo taken on November 14, 2015 shows Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan speaking during the start of the 21st Kolkata International...