World / Asia

Ally of Pakistan's embattled Khan denounces 'judicial coup' 08 Apr 2022 - 01:29 pm

ISLAMABAD- A member of Pakistan's government denounced on Friday a Supreme Court decision to quash an attempt by Prime Minister Imran Khan to...

Sri Lanka Sees APAC Tourism Momentum as Russian Arrivals Fall 08 Apr 2022 - 12:57 pm

Sri Lanka’s tourism visits rose to 105,000 in March as arrivals from neighboring Asian countries gained momentum and travel restrictions continued to ease....

Sri Lanka president yet to accept resignation of finance minister Sabry - lawmaker 08 Apr 2022 - 12:56 pm

NEW DELHI- Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to accept the resignation of Ali Sabry as finance minister, ruling party lawmaker Kanchana...

Japan expels eight Russian diplomats, condemns situation in Ukraine 08 Apr 2022 - 12:32 pm

TOKYO- Japan expelled eight Russian diplomats on Friday, in a rare move it said was in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, including...

Pakistani PM Khan says he will continue to fight as he faces ouster vote 07 Apr 2022 - 09:58 pm

ISLAMABAD- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday he will continue to fight as he faces a vote to oust him, and...

Top Pakistan top court rules against PM, restores Parliament 07 Apr 2022 - 07:54 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was...

Sri Lanka President names advisers for debt crisis even as calls to quit amplify 07 Apr 2022 - 06:40 pm

Sri Lanka’s president named an advisory panel to help resolve a growing debt crisis and engage with lenders, including the International Monetary Fund,...

Pakistan's top court to announce ruling on political crisis 07 Apr 2022 - 06:27 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court ended four days of hearings Thursday in an effort to resolve a major political crisis triggered when Prime Minister...

S.Korea's incoming president faces backlash from BTS fans 07 Apr 2022 - 02:22 pm

Seoul: Unhappy fans of South Korean boy group BTS accused President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of trying to use their idols to boost his ratings...

Meta removes Facebook accounts to tackle misinformation ahead of Philippines polls 07 Apr 2022 - 10:52 am

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of over 400 accounts, pages and groups ahead of general elections in the Philippines as...

Malaysia searches for 3 Europeans lost on dive; 1 rescued 07 Apr 2022 - 10:25 am

Malaysian authorities have rescued a Norwegian woman and were searching on Thursday for two teenagers and a fourth European who disappeared while diving...

Pakistan's top court likely to rule Thursday on Khan blocking his own ouster 06 Apr 2022 - 06:14 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top court could rule on Thursday on Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to block an opposition attempt to oust him, a...

India reports first case of highly transmissible XE variant 06 Apr 2022 - 03:36 pm

Mumbai’s city administration reported India’s first case of the highly-transmissible coronavirus variant, XE, on Wednesday. The hybrid of two omicron strains BA.1 and...

S.Korea's cabinet clears way for presidential Blue House move 06 Apr 2022 - 02:11 pm

Seoul: South Korea's cabinet approved nearly $30 million on Wednesday to help president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol move the presidential office and residence from the...

China relies on traditional medicine to fight COVID surge in Shanghai 06 Apr 2022 - 01:36 pm

SHANGHAI: Shanghai is distributing to residents millions of boxes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), such as herbal products and flu capsules, which it...

Sri Lanka president will not resign despite growing protests 06 Apr 2022 - 11:10 am

Sri Lanka's president will not resign and instead will face the country's political and economic crisis, a key government minister said Wednesday despite...

Black boxes from China Eastern crash sent to US for analysis 06 Apr 2022 - 10:42 am

Both black boxes from a passenger plane crash in southern China last month that killed 132 people are being analyzed by U.S. experts...

'So many bodies piled up': Hong Kong funeral services overwhelmed by Covid 06 Apr 2022 - 08:09 am

Hong Kong: Traditional wooden coffins are running short inHong Kongas authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on...