World / Asia

Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts - media 04 Dec 2022 - 09:43 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano to the highest level on Sunday, Kompas TV reported, after an eruption spewed a...

Strong quake hits Indonesia's Java island, injures one 03 Dec 2022 - 04:02 pm

Jakarta: A strong earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, injuring at least one person and shaking the same town devastated...

Pakistan ex-PM Khan urges government to hold talks over snap polls 02 Dec 2022 - 04:37 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the government to hold talks to decide a date for an early election...

Indonesian families sue drug regulator, govt after children die of kidney disease 02 Dec 2022 - 12:55 pm

JAKARTA: More than a dozen parents are suing Indonesia's drug regulator and health ministry for allowing into the country medications linked to acute...

China set to loosen COVID curbs after week of historic protests 01 Dec 2022 - 03:15 pm

Hong Kong /Beijing: China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in...

Sri Lanka hopes for tourism revival with 1.5 mln arrivals next year 01 Dec 2022 - 02:07 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka hopes to double tourist arrivals to 1.5 million next year and bring in $5 billion in vital foreign exchange, the...

China to allow home quarantine for some infected with Covid: sources 01 Dec 2022 - 12:08 pm

Hong Kong: China will allow some people who test positive for COVID-19 to quarantine at home, among supplementary measures to be announced in...

China's Guangzhou city relaxes COVID rules in several districts 30 Nov 2022 - 12:03 pm

Beijing: The Chinese city of Guangzhou relaxed COVID prevention rules in several districts on Wednesday in an effort to implement rules authorities announced...

South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes enter air defence zone 30 Nov 2022 - 11:15 am

Seoul: South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and six Russian warplanes entered its air defence zone on Wednesday....

Indian billionaire Adani's firm wins bid to develop vast Mumbai slum 29 Nov 2022 - 07:01 pm

MUMBAI: The real estate unit of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's Adani Enterprises has won the right to redevelop India's largest slum, Mumbai's Dharavi...

General Asim Munir takes charge as chief of Pakistan's powerful army 29 Nov 2022 - 05:17 pm

Rawalpindi: General Asim Munir on Tuesday took charge as Pakistan's new army chief, a key change of command in an institution that plays...

Smog engulfs Indian capital as winter pollution worsens 29 Nov 2022 - 12:56 pm

NEW DELHI: Thick smog engulfed India's capital New Delhi on Tuesday as air pollution worsened with the setting in of winter, shooting up...

Pakistan, IMF begin talks on $7bn loan review 28 Nov 2022 - 10:35 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have begun talks online on a ninth review of a $7 billion loan programme, the Finance...

More than 80 injured as Indian police clash with Adani port protesters 28 Nov 2022 - 08:38 pm

Kochi: More than 80 people were wounded in southern India as villagers halting the construction of a $900m port clashed with police, the...

China's lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad 28 Nov 2022 - 05:57 pm

Protests against China's strict zero-COVID policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread to at least a dozen cities around the world in a...

Chinese TV cuts maskless World Cup scenes as Covid anger mounts 27 Nov 2022 - 05:15 pm

Beijing: China's state broadcaster is cutting close-up shots of maskless fans at the Qatar World Cup, after early coverage sparked anger at home...

Protests in Shanghai and Beijing as anger over China's Covid curbs mounts 27 Nov 2022 - 01:55 pm

Shanghai/Beijing: Protests inChinaagainst heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to Shanghai on Sunday, with demonstrators also gathering at one of Beijing's most prestigious universities after...