World / Asia

S. Korean musicians leave for Pyongyang performance 31 Mar 2018 - 08:42 am

Seoul: K-pop stars led a group of South Korean musicians departing for Pyongyang Saturday to take part in the latest set of cross-border...

Malala visits native Pakistan, 1st time since Taliban attack 29 Mar 2018 - 04:35 pm

ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said Thursday she was excited to be back in Pakistan for the first time since she...

Rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters held in Myanmar 29 Mar 2018 - 03:09 pm

YANGON: Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar, who are accused of...

Myanmar clears some Rohingya for return but no date on horizon 29 Mar 2018 - 02:36 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladesh official said Thursday that Myanmar had approved several hundred Rohingya from a list of thousands to return to their homeland,...

Two Koreas in high-level talks ahead of summit 29 Mar 2018 - 08:11 am

Seoul: Senior officials of the two Koreas met Thursday to prepare for a rare inter-Korean summit, days after the nuclear-armed North's leader Kim...

Thai beach from DiCaprio movie gets breather from tourists 29 Mar 2018 - 07:54 am

BANGKOK: The daily hordes of tourists have exhausted the Thai beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Authorities have announced Maya Bay,...

China says North Korea's Kim pledged commitment to denuclearisation 28 Mar 2018 - 07:49 pm

BEIJING/SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation and to meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after his...

Beijing chokes in heavy dust as sandstorm blows in 28 Mar 2018 - 01:10 pm

Beijing: Beijing's air quality index (AQI) soared to hazardous levels on Wednesday as a sandstorm blew in from Inner Mongolia and smothered the...

N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip 28 Mar 2018 - 11:03 am

Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to...

Fake death viral after failed cricket bet in Dhaka 27 Mar 2018 - 09:05 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have detained a man who faked his murder on social media -- using red fruit juice as imitation blood --...

New footage reveals burnt villages in Rakhine 27 Mar 2018 - 08:01 pm

ANKARA: A new video reveals an eye-witness account of massive destruction in villages in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. The footage Anadolu Agency obtained...

Village councils to be punished for destroying inter-caste marriages, Indian court rules 27 Mar 2018 - 01:12 pm

CHENNAI, India, Punitive action should be taken against village councils that impose punishments including murder on inter-caste marriages between consenting adults, India's Supreme...

Train's arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit 27 Mar 2018 - 10:21 am

BEIJING: Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday...

New Zealand says it can't find Russian spies to expel 27 Mar 2018 - 08:56 am

Wellington: New Zealand said Tuesday it would like to expel Russian spies in retaliation for allegedly poisoning an ex-agent in Britain -- only...

Myanmar army chief tells rebels to stop demanding impossible 27 Mar 2018 - 07:52 am

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: Myanmar's powerful army chief is urging the country's ethnic rebel groups to agree to a comprehensive cease-fire agreement now and stop...

Bali man gets 15 years for murdering Japanese couple 26 Mar 2018 - 06:33 pm

Denpasar, Indonesia: A Bali court Monday sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for killing an elderly Japanese couple on the Indonesian...

Rival India leaders accused of data breaches in social media row 26 Mar 2018 - 05:57 pm

New Delhi: India's ruling and main opposition parties on Monday accused each other of using social media dirty tricks to mine and share...

Conservationists slam India's plan for commercial plantations in forests 26 Mar 2018 - 09:23 am

BANGKOK: Campaigners in India have criticised a proposed new policy for managing the country's forests, saying it could undermine the rights of indigenous...