World / Asia

Pakistan expects to get $4 billion financing from friendly nations 17 Jul 2022 - 09:32 pm

Pakistan expects to receive about $4 billion external financing from friendly countries after July, following an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on...

20 police officers injured in school campus clashes in south India 17 Jul 2022 - 07:08 pm

MUMBAI: At least 20 police officers were injured on Sunday in southern India while trying to prevent a mob from burning buses parked...

China floods leave at least 12 dead, thousands evacuated 17 Jul 2022 - 01:07 pm

BEIJING: Flash floods in southwest and northwest China have left at least a dozen dead and put thousands of others in harm's way,...

India's COVID vaccinations hit 2 bln, new cases at four-month high 17 Jul 2022 - 12:57 pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian government's COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit...

South Korea, US Defense Ministers to discuss common defense situation next week 17 Jul 2022 - 12:07 pm

Seoul:The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have agreed to hold talks in Washington next week to discuss the bilateral...

China Covid cases jump; officials say still ‘severe’ in Shanghai 17 Jul 2022 - 10:07 am

New Covid cases in China continued to climb as outbreaks in some regions widened, with authorities in Shanghai saying the situation in the...

Technical problem forces IndiGo plane to land in Karachi -ANI 17 Jul 2022 - 09:53 am

NEW DELHI:India's biggest airline, IndiGo, diverted a plane to Karachi in neighbouring Pakistan due to a "technical defect", local news agencies reported on...

Philippines Marcos wants to renegotiate loans on $4.9 bln China-backed rail projects 16 Jul 2022 - 01:42 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the transport ministry to renegotiate loan agreements struck by his predecessor with China for railway projects...

Japan Covid cases hit record ahead of summer holidays, NHK says 16 Jul 2022 - 01:28 pm

Japan found a record 110,600 new Covid cases on Saturday, surpassing the previous high set in February, just as the country prepares for...

Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis 16 Jul 2022 - 10:05 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he...

Will clip presidential powers and strengthen Parliament: Wickremesinghe 15 Jul 2022 - 11:53 am

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya...

Yellen says G20 must act to address short-term food insecurity crisis 15 Jul 2022 - 11:20 am

NUSA DUA, Indonesia: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday urged Group of 20 major economies to take urgent action to address a...

Sri Lanka’s lawmakers to elect new president within a week 15 Jul 2022 - 09:30 am

Sri Lankan lawmakers will elect a new president within seven days, the parliament speaker said after he confirmed that embattled leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa...

IMF hopes to soon resume Sri Lanka high-level discussions 14 Jul 2022 - 09:16 pm

The International Monetary Fund is still in contact with officials at technical levels within the Sri Lankan government and hopes to be able...

India reports first case of monkeypox 14 Jul 2022 - 06:13 pm

MUMBAI/BENGALURU: India reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox on Thursday, the head of the national virology institute, which tested the sample, told...

Thai elephant and baby saved in dramatic rescue from manhole 14 Jul 2022 - 06:06 pm

BANGKOK: Veterinarians and park staff pulled off a dramatic rescue of a pair of elephants in Thailand this week that saw the use...

Sri Lankan president sends resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore 14 Jul 2022 - 05:37 pm

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation, two government sources said on Friday, after he fled to Singapore...

Outgoing Sri Lankan president lands in Singapore after fleeing uprising 14 Jul 2022 - 04:48 pm

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Outgoing Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on Thursday after fleeing mass protests over his country's economic meltdown, as troops...