World / Asia

"Father of Taliban" Mullah Sami ul-Haq killed in Pakistan: Deputy 02 Nov 2018 - 09:44 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD: Cleric Sami ul-Haq, known as the "Father of the Taliban" for having taught some of the Afghan Islamist movement's leaders, was...

Japan reporter freed in Syria says he made 'silly' mistake 02 Nov 2018 - 08:47 pm

TOKYO: A Japanese journalist who returned from more than three years of captivity in Syria apologized Friday to the government and said he...

Asian MPs urge halt to Rohingya repatriation plan amid safety fears 02 Nov 2018 - 11:00 am

KUALA LUMPUR, Myanmar is not safe enough for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in camps in Bangladesh, said Asian parliamentarians...

Pakistan military says 'patience' tested ahead of mass blasphemy protests 02 Nov 2018 - 10:42 am

Islamabad, Pakistan's powerful military warned Friday its patience had been thoroughly tested after being threatened by Islamist hardliners enraged by the acquittal of...

Asian markets surge as Trump fuels China trade deal hopes 02 Nov 2018 - 10:34 am

Hong Kong, Asian markets enjoyed another rally on Friday after Donald Trump hailed positive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and a report...

India's environment minister blames state governments as pollution worsens in Delhi 01 Nov 2018 - 05:10 pm

NEW DELHI: India's environment minister blamed the Delhi government and its neighbouring states for failing in their efforts to check air pollution which...

Maldives ex-president returns from exile 01 Nov 2018 - 04:10 pm

MALE, Maldives: The first democratically elected president of the Maldives returned home Thursday after more than two years in exile to escape a...

S. Korea court upholds conscientious objection to military 01 Nov 2018 - 12:40 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's top court on Thursday ruled that South Korean men can now legally reject their mandatory military service on...

Sri Lanka president summons Parliament after PM turmoil 01 Nov 2018 - 11:43 am

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's president has summoned Parliament to meet next week as pressure grows for him to resolve the turmoil set...

Divers recover jet's flight recorder on Indonesia seafloor 01 Nov 2018 - 08:55 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Divers on Thursday recovered a flight recorder from the crashed Lion Air jet on the seafloor, a crucial development in the...

With rose petals and guns, India inaugurates world's tallest statue 31 Oct 2018 - 03:27 pm

Sardar Sarovar Dam, India: India inaugurated the world's tallest statue on Wednesday with fireworks, folk dances and floral tributes, deploying tight security amid...

Typhoon lashes northern Philippines, at least 3 missing 30 Oct 2018 - 03:08 pm

ILAGAN, Philippines: A strong typhoon blew across the northern Philippines on Tuesday, leaving a 5-year-old girl dead and at least three other people...

Sania Mirza, Shoaib blessed with son; named Izhaan Mirza-Malik 30 Oct 2018 - 02:29 pm

Hyderabad: Tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, who were blessed with a son on Tuesday morning, have named the little...

India's finance minister hits back at RBI, says it allowed lending excesses 30 Oct 2018 - 01:45 pm

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley blamed the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday for failing to stop a lending spree between...

Maldives court suspends jail term for ex-President Nasheed 30 Oct 2018 - 01:36 pm

MALE, Maldives: The Maldives Supreme Court has suspended a 13-year jail sentence given to the country's exiled former president until it reviews his...

Japanese Princess Ayako gives up royal status to marry commoner 30 Oct 2018 - 11:43 am

TOKYO, Princess Ayako married commoner Kei Moriya on Monday at a traditional ceremony at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, to become the latest female royal...

Indonesia deploys divers, "pinger locators" in hunt for doomed plane's cockpit recorders 30 Oct 2018 - 10:39 am

JAVA SEA, Indonesia, Indonesian divers resumed a search on Tuesday for an airliner that crashed with 189 people on board, as "pinger locators"...

Indonesia plane crash search finds remains, debris at sea 29 Oct 2018 - 06:21 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Rescuers in inflatable boats retrieved human remains, pieces of aircraft and personal belongings from the Java Sea on Monday after a...