World / Asia

Tokyo fears Trump could link security with trade at summit with Abe 16 Apr 2018 - 08:42 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could find his oft-touted close ties with Donald Trump sorely tested at a summit this week in...

Congress declares 218 candidates in Karnataka 15 Apr 2018 - 07:22 pm

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday declared 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections to be held on May 12 with Chief...

Power outage hits Kabul after militants attack pylon 15 Apr 2018 - 01:33 pm

Kabul, Afghanistan: A massive power outage in Kabul has left many residents of the Afghan capital with no lights or running water, officials...

Japan foreign min says Beijing, Tokyo should co-operate more to denuclearise N. Korea 15 Apr 2018 - 12:56 pm

TOKYO, Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Taro Kono said on Sunday that Tokyo and Beijing needed to work more closely together to denuclearise North...

Air China flight diverted by pen threat 15 Apr 2018 - 12:23 pm

Beijing: An Air China flight was diverted Sunday after a male passenger brandishing a fountain pen held a crew member hostage, aviation authorities...

Arrest in India rape case as outrage mounts over assaults 15 Apr 2018 - 11:36 am

New Delhi, India, Indian police have made another arrest after the alleged rape of a teenager by a ruling party politician sparked protests...

Scepticism as Myanmar announces repatriation of first Rohingya family 15 Apr 2018 - 09:56 am

Yangon: Myanmar's government said it has repatriated the first family of Rohingya refugees, among 700,000 who fled a brutal crackdown, but the move...

Afghans register to vote in long-delayed elections amid violence 15 Apr 2018 - 09:03 am

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan began registering voters across the war-torn country this weekend, as it seeks to ensure long-delayed legislative elections in October are...

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Poonam Yadav attacked in Varanasi 14 Apr 2018 - 11:03 pm

Varanasi: Weightlifter Poonam Yadav, who won India a gold medal in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast was attacked with bricks...

Kathua rape-murder: Resignation of Kashmir ministers accepted 14 Apr 2018 - 10:45 pm

Jammu: The BJP on Saturday accepted the resignation of two of its ministers from the Jammu and Kashmir coalition government but said their...

Unrest in Jammu Kashmir over rape, murder of minor girl 14 Apr 2018 - 09:31 pm

SRINAGAR / NEW DELHI: India's top court on Friday took note of the conduct of lawyers associations in the rape and murder case...

Massive Japan manhunt for 'model' convict who fled open jail 14 Apr 2018 - 08:47 pm

Tokyo, Japan: More than 1,000 Japanese police were on the hunt Friday for a "model" inmate who fled an open prison, officials said....

Indonesian wannabe cop arrested over police academy forgery 14 Apr 2018 - 08:34 pm

Jakarta, Indonesia: An Indonesian man wanted to be a cop so badly that he broke the law trying to get into the police...

Officials: 4 kids, 2 police killed in Afghan attacks 14 Apr 2018 - 02:31 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan, An Afghan official says that at least four young children have been killed after a rocket fired by an insurgent hit...

Boat with 70 Rohingya Muslims leaves Myanmar for Malaysia: sources 14 Apr 2018 - 11:46 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A boat carrying 70 Rohingya Muslims set out for Malaysia from Myanmar this week, two sources and a rights group said,...

India outrage mounts over gang rape, murder of 8-year-old 13 Apr 2018 - 06:30 pm

New Delhi, India: India's women's minister on Friday called for the death penalty for child rapists as nationwide outrage mounted over the brutal...

Azeri president's supporters heckle as observers declare election unfair 12 Apr 2018 - 05:51 pm

BAKU: Supporters of Azerbaijan's president forced election monitors to halt a news conference on Thursday where they were announcing they had found the...

Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15 12 Apr 2018 - 11:34 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban stormed a government compound in central Afghanistan early on Thursday, triggering an hours-long gunbattle that killed 15, including three...