World / Asia

Afghans vote amid chaos, corruption and Taliban threats 20 Oct 2018 - 08:49 am

KABUL, Afghans began voting on Saturday in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organisation, allegations of corruption and violence that has forced a postponement...

Former Indian minister ND Tiwari died on his 93rd birthday 18 Oct 2018 - 06:01 pm

New Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari died on Thursday -- on his 93rd birthday -- at a private...

Indian state won't ease crackdown on crime despite Apple manager's death 18 Oct 2018 - 06:01 pm

LUCKNOW, India: Private security guard Ajit Singh Rana says he supports a police crackdown on gangsters in India's most populous state, even after...

Top Afghan official killed in shooting, US general unhurt 18 Oct 2018 - 03:59 pm

Kandahar: A powerful Afghan police chief and a journalist were among at least three people killed on Thursday when a gunman opened fire...

Afghan-style democracy faces test in legislative election 18 Oct 2018 - 08:56 am

Kabul: At least 10 election candidates have been killed, thousands of polling centres closed, and many voters are likely to stay home due...

China orders evacuations after landslide blocks Tibet river 18 Oct 2018 - 08:48 am

BEIJING: Around 6,000 people have been evacuated following a landslide in Tibet that blocked the flow of one of the region's key rivers,...

Indonesia raids home of Lippo Group's deputy chairman in bribery probe 18 Oct 2018 - 08:37 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-graft agency said on Thursday it had raided 10 locations, including the home of the deputy chairman of the Lippo Group,...

India minister quits to fight sexual harassment allegations 17 Oct 2018 - 02:45 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian minister MJ Akbar said on Wednesday he had resigned to fight allegations of sexual harassment levied by several women, the...

Female reporters attacked at Indian temple town in dispute over ban on women 17 Oct 2018 - 02:21 pm

NILAKKAL, India: Rightwing Hindu groups attacked women journalists at an Indian hill temple on Wednesday, trying to prevent women of menstrual age entering...

Jailed Thai ex-monk gets further 16 years for child rape, abduction 17 Oct 2018 - 10:47 am

BANGKOK, A former Buddhist monk who sparked outrage in Thailand over his lavish lifestyle and is already serving time for fraud was sentenced...

Fighting in Kashmir's main city leaves 3 combatants dead 17 Oct 2018 - 10:35 am

Srinagar, India: Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in the main city of disputed Kashmir on Wednesday shortly after a gunbattle between militants and...

Japan company admits falsifying data for quake shock absorbers 17 Oct 2018 - 10:05 am

Tokyo: A company supplying equipment to protect major buildings in Japan from earthquakes has admitted falsifying data, authorities said Wednesday, stressing there was...

Bomb under office chair kills Afghanistan election candidate, official says 17 Oct 2018 - 09:45 am

KABUL, An Afghan election candidate was killed by a bomb planted under his office chair in the southern province of Helmand on Wednesday,...

58 Australian 'fairy penguins' slaughtered in suspected dog attack 17 Oct 2018 - 09:11 am

Sydney, Wildlife officials in the southern Australia on Wednesday announced an investigation into the mass death of 58 penguins they believe were killed...

Pakistan hangs child killer after death sparked riots 17 Oct 2018 - 08:36 am

Lahore: Pakistani authorities Wednesday executed a man convicted of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, in an incident that shocked the country and...

The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan 16 Oct 2018 - 11:24 am

Multan, Pakistan, Since picking up a wrench as one of the first female car mechanics in conservative Pakistan, Uzma Nawaz has faced two...

Dozens of Afghan police killed or wounded as election nears 16 Oct 2018 - 11:18 am

MAZAR-I SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dozens of Afghan police were killed or wounded in heavy fighting in northern and central provinces overnight, officials said on...

Aussie government blames admin error for 'okay to be white' vote 16 Oct 2018 - 09:45 am

Sydney: Embarrassed officials scrambled Tuesday to explain how members of Australia's conservative government backed a parliamentary motion declaring "it is okay to be...