World / Asia

Sri Lanka plans housing complexes for cyclone-hit families 22 Dec 2025 - 06:05 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka is moving ahead with plans to build housing complexes for families who lost their homes due to Cyclone Ditwah, a...

Thailand announces Cambodia's approval to hold new truce talks on border escalation 22 Dec 2025 - 04:51 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Thailand announced Monday that Cambodia has agreed to hold talks on Wednesday in a bid to reach a new ceasefire to...

Air India's Mumbai flight returns to Delhi following engine shutdown 22 Dec 2025 - 03:32 pm

NEW DELHI: An Air India flight that took off from Delhi for Mumbai Monday morning was forced to make an emergency landing back...

China to impose duties of up to 42.7% on EU dairy 22 Dec 2025 - 03:12 pm

Beijing: China said on Monday would place temporary duties on "certain dairy products" imported from the European Union, marking the latest salvo in...

Japan vote moves world's biggest nuclear plant closer to restart 22 Dec 2025 - 02:28 pm

Tokyo: A Japanese regional assembly backed a plan on Monday to restart the world's biggest nuclear plant for the first time since the...

Japan's flagship H3 rocket fails to launch satellite 22 Dec 2025 - 02:26 pm

Tokyo: Japan's flagship H3 rocket failed to launch a geolocation satellite into orbit on Monday due to engine failure, the country's space agency...

Timeline: How the Bondi Beach mass shooting unfolded 22 Dec 2025 - 12:19 pm

Sydney: Australia is reckoning with its deadliest mass shooting in decades after a father and son opened fire on crowds gathered for a...

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses bid for house arrest 22 Dec 2025 - 10:05 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak lost a bid to have his jail term changed to house arrest on Monday, a...

Philippines extends sugar import ban until December 2026 21 Dec 2025 - 12:57 pm

Manila, Philippines: The Philippines' Department of Agriculture on Sunday said the ban on sugar importation will remain in place until December next year,...

Taiwan police rule out 'terrorism' in metro stabbing 21 Dec 2025 - 12:39 pm

Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan police on Sunday ruled out "terrorism" in a metro stabbing in the capital Taipei, where an attacker killed three and...

Sri Lanka enters public 5G era with commercial launch 20 Dec 2025 - 10:05 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka has entered the public phase of 5G mobile connectivity with the launch of commercial 5G services by Dialog Axiata PLC...

3 killed, 1 injured in van-motorcycle crash in Philippines 20 Dec 2025 - 07:38 pm

Manila: Three people were killed and another was injured after a speeding van crashed into a motorcycle along a highway in Oriental Mindoro...

Pakistan court hands former PM Khan 17-year sentence in gifts case 20 Dec 2025 - 02:18 pm

Islamabad, Pakistan: A Pakistani court ruled former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years on Saturday for corruption...

Tens of thousands attend funeral of killed Bangladesh student leader 20 Dec 2025 - 02:04 pm

Dhaka: Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday for the funeral of a student leader, after two...

Seven elephants killed by train accident in India 20 Dec 2025 - 11:03 am

New Delhi: A passenger train smashed into a herd of elephants in India's northeast, killing seven animals on the spot, officials said Saturday....

Taiwan president vows full inquiry into deadly metro attack 20 Dec 2025 - 09:36 am

Taipei: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te pledged a full, public inquiry into a deadly metro attack as he visited hospitals on Saturday. A 27-year-old...