World / Asia

The burning truth: as farmers set fire to fields, Delhi braces for choking smog 16 Oct 2018 - 09:17 am

SHAHJAHANPUR, India: Hours after a mechanised harvester chugged through the rice paddy, flames and a thick plume of black smoke rose into the...

N. Korea slams US for 'evil' sanctions push 16 Oct 2018 - 08:53 am

Seoul: North Korea's state media on Tuesday slammed the United States for an "evil" attempt to maintain sanctions against Pyongyang, accusing President Donald...

Australian PM faces backlash over surprise shift in Israel policy 16 Oct 2018 - 08:36 am

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, whose government faces a crucial by-election that could weaken its grip on power, said on Tuesday Canberra...

Tensions rise over women's entry to Indian temple 15 Oct 2018 - 02:53 pm

New Delhi: Thousands of devotees joined street marches in southern India on Monday as tensions mounted over a recent Supreme Court verdict revoking...

Filipinos deeply conflicted on Duterte's drug war 15 Oct 2018 - 12:54 pm

Manila: Jailed drug user Bitoy Paras perks up when describing his support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on narcotics, an unlikely...

North and South Korea agree railway ceremony next month 15 Oct 2018 - 11:29 am

Seoul, The two Koreas will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconnection of their railways and roads as early as next month, they...

Air hostess falls out of Indian plane, suffers injuries 15 Oct 2018 - 10:53 am

Mumbai, A flight attendant fell out of an Air India plane while trying to close its door on Monday, the airline said, reportedly...

Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement 15 Oct 2018 - 10:07 am

Seoul, The head of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air -- whose family have been embroiled in multiple scandals including one involving macadamia...

Indigenous Indians fight deforestation threat with gourmet coffee 15 Oct 2018 - 09:34 am

BANGKOK: Once forbidden by colonialists from cultivating coffee, indigenous people in southern India have won a prestigious award for their bean, which they...

Malaysian leader in waiting Anwar in triumphant return to parliament 15 Oct 2018 - 09:05 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's leader in waiting Anwar Ibrahim returned to parliament as a lawmaker Monday, and vowed to give former nemesis Prime Minister...

China's Xinjiang prescribes vocational centres, anti-halal campaign to combat ‘Uighur extremism’ 14 Oct 2018 - 08:53 pm

BEIJING: China's far-western Xinjiang region has inserted into its anti-extremism regulations new clauses that prescribe the use of "vocational training centres" to "educate...

Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees 14 Oct 2018 - 08:36 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last...

Firebrand Myanma monk Wirathu hits back at UN, international community over Rohingya crisis 14 Oct 2018 - 08:27 pm

Yangon: An ultra-nationalist monk -- dubbed the "Buddhist Bin Laden" -- on Sunday condemned the international community for their calls to bring Myanmar's...