World / Asia

Sri Lanka ends emergency as ethnic tensions subside 18 Mar 2018 - 10:31 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's president announced Sunday he is lifting a nationwide state of emergency imposed 12 days ago to quell anti-Muslim riots in...

Rohingya returnees won't be kept in camps 'forever': Myanmar official 17 Mar 2018 - 03:55 pm

Maungdaw, Myanmar: A Myanmar official in Rakhine state said Saturday that Rohingya refugees who return will not be held in newly-built camps "forever,"...

North Korean minister meets again with Swedish counterpart 17 Mar 2018 - 01:52 pm

STOCKHOLM, North Korea's foreign minister met again Saturday with his Swedish counterpart amid growing speculation about a possible meeting in the Scandinavian country...

Xi reappointed as China's president with no term limits 17 Mar 2018 - 01:00 pm

BEIJING, China's rubber-stamp legislature on Saturday unanimously approved the reappointment of Xi Jinping as president with no limit on the number of terms...

Ten dead as Philippine plane crashes into house 17 Mar 2018 - 12:41 pm

Manila: Ten people were killed when a small plane crashed into a house just outside the Philippine capital on Saturday, police and aviation...

Australia warns on encrypted apps as Southeast Asia vows terror cooperation 17 Mar 2018 - 12:33 pm

Sydney: Use of encrypted messaging apps to plan terrorist attacks is the greatest threat facing intelligence agencies in modern times, Australia warned Saturday...

Former Vietnam Prime Minister Phan Van Khai dies at 84 17 Mar 2018 - 12:33 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: Phan Van Khai, an architect of Vietnam's economic rise and the country's first prime minister to visit the United States after...

Spring comes to Tokyo with first cherry blossoms 17 Mar 2018 - 12:18 pm

Tokyo: Spring officially arrived in Tokyo on Saturday as Japan's weather agency declared the start of the cherry blossom season, prompting viewers to...

Mass arrests in Maldives as activists defy emergency 17 Mar 2018 - 11:55 am

Colombo: Maldivian authorities arrested more than 140 activists who defied a ban on rallies and demonstrated against a state of emergency imposed by...

7 dead as small plane slams into house in Philippines 17 Mar 2018 - 10:53 am

MANILA, Philippines, Philippine police say a small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila and...

Cows throng Bondi Beach for Australia rural health cause 17 Mar 2018 - 10:30 am

Sydney: Moos sounded across Sydney's Bondi Beach Saturday as drovers on horseback mustered dozens of cows across its famous soft sands to raise...

Taliban claims deadly car bomb attack in Kabul 17 Mar 2018 - 09:47 am

Kabul: A suicide attacker blew up a bomb-laden vehicle in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least two civilians and wounding several others, an...

Baby Donald Trump causes a stir in Afghanistan 17 Mar 2018 - 09:20 am

Kabul: Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around his family's modest home in Kabul, blissfully unaware...

Car bomb rocks Kabul, multiple casualties: official 17 Mar 2018 - 08:44 am

Kabul: A suicide attacker blew up a bomb-laden vehicle in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least two civilians and wounding several others, an...

Cambodia kicks off drills with "great friend" China as U.S. ties sour 17 Mar 2018 - 08:27 am

PHNOM PENH: China and Cambodia on Saturday kicked off military exercises focused on counter-terrorism and rescue operations, highlighting the strong ties between the...

North Korea's top diplomat meets Swedish leaders 16 Mar 2018 - 06:47 pm

Stockholm: North Korea's foreign minister held talks with Swedish officials on Friday amid reports the Scandinavian nation could help pave the way for...