World / Asia

Fire at e-scooter showroom in India kills eight in deadliest such incident 13 Sep 2022 - 10:05 am

MUMBAI: A fire that started at an electric scooter showroom in India killed at least eight people and injured 11, police said on...

Japan approves Pfizer and Moderna’s omicron boosters for use 12 Sep 2022 - 02:39 pm

Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccines targeting the omicron variant were approved byJapan’s health ministry late Monday, paving the way for them...

Air India to add 25 Airbus, five Boeing leased jets in revamp 12 Sep 2022 - 02:28 pm

AirIndiaLtd. will induct 30 leased aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing Co. into its fleet starting December as its new owner Tata Sons...

China's festival travel drops amid COVID curbs 12 Sep 2022 - 02:06 pm

The number of journeys taken during China's three-day mid-Autumn festival dropped by more than a third compared with last year, a state media...

Philippines extending state of calamity for virus pandemic 12 Sep 2022 - 12:47 pm

MANILA, Philippines: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is extending a state of calamity declared by his predecessor more than two years ago to...

Death toll from western China earthquake rises to 93 12 Sep 2022 - 11:20 am

BEIJING: The death toll from a major earthquake in western China rose to 93 as the search for survivors continued, authorities said. A...

New Zealand removes most remaining COVID rules as cases wane 12 Sep 2022 - 10:55 am

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand removed most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions Monday as the government signaled a return to normalcy for the...

Pakistan races to keep floodwaters out of power station that supplies millions 12 Sep 2022 - 10:40 am

Dadu: Authorities in Pakistan are scrambling to protect a vital power station supplying electricity to millions of people against a growing threat of...

Turkish president, Pakistani PM discuss flooding in Pakistan 11 Sep 2022 - 10:40 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed in a telephone call today with Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif the latest developments of...

Former Afghan president Karzai tweets his support for protesting female students 11 Sep 2022 - 06:53 pm

KABUL: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai called on the ruling Taliban on Sunday to re-open girls' high schools and applauded female students in...

Okinawa reelects governor who opposes US troop presence 11 Sep 2022 - 05:49 pm

TOKYO: Okinawa’s incumbent governor who opposes an ongoing US Marine base relocation forced by Japan's central government and calls for a further reduction...

India observes day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II 11 Sep 2022 - 04:38 pm

NEW DELHI: India on Sunday observed a day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II with flags lowered to half-staff on all government buildings....

China quarantines college students under strict COVID policy 11 Sep 2022 - 01:07 pm

BEIJING: Almost 500 students at China’s premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine center after a handful of COVID-19...

Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to "brainwash" children with cartoons 10 Sep 2022 - 09:55 pm

Hong Kong: Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children's books,...

UN chief Guterres visits flood-battered areas of Pakistan 10 Sep 2022 - 06:01 pm

KARACHI: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday toured Pakistan's flood-ravaged Sindh and Baluchistan provinces a day after saying the world is obligated to...

Activists blast holiday for Philippine dictator's birthday 10 Sep 2022 - 04:31 pm

MANILA: Human rights activists in the Philippines rejected on Saturday President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s move to proclaim the birthday of his late father,...