World / Asia

Mumbai: India is likely to receive normal monsoon rains this year, the state-run weather office said on Thursday, raising prospects of higher farm...

Shanghai:China's financial hub Shanghai reported over 27,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, setting a new record a day after President Xi Jinping said that...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka:Sri Lankans shared milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional new year on Thursday opposite the president’s office, where...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand welcomed hundreds of travellers from Australia with emotional scenes on Wednesday as it opened its borders to its trans-Tasmanian neighbour...

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India is willing to commit up to another $2 billion in financial assistance to Sri Lanka while also supporting the island...

RUIDOSO, N.M.: A wind-driven wildfire swept through neighborhoods in a mountain community in drought-stricken south-central New Mexico, burning at least 150 structures and...

Shanghai: China's race to stop the spread of COVID-19 is clogging highways and ports, stranding workers and shutting countless factories - disruptions that...

Shanghai: The Chinese commercial capital of Shanghai warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is ready to meet the protesters, who are holding rallies for the past five days and calling...

Manila: Philippine authorities on Wednesday struggled to distribute aid to tens of thousands of displaced people sheltering in evacuation centres after typhoon Megi...

BEIJING: China’s exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier while imports were flat due to disruptions from coronavirus outbreaks. Exports rose...

MANILA: The Philippine justice secretary pledged on Tuesday to launch an investigation after a forensic pathologist said some death certificates issued for victims...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's new government is facing the daunting task of managing a stuttering economy with huge deficits, an aide to new Prime Minister...

MUMBAI- India is likely to get average monsoon rains this year, a private weather forecasting agency said on Tuesday, raising prospects of higher...

Australia’s Minister for Pacific Affairs will make a rare mid-election trip to Solomon Islands to discuss a proposed security pact between the island...

Indian military rescuers with helicopters lifted to safety on Tuesday the last of almost 50 passengers who had been trapped mid-air since a...

MANILA- Rescue teams in the Philippines faced a race against time on Tuesday in the search for 28 people missing and feared dead,...

Beijing: The UShas ordered non-emergency government staff to leaveShanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. Many residents in...