World / Asia

Myanmar denies report of new mass graves in Rakhine 02 Feb 2018 - 07:28 pm

YANGON: Myanmar denied on Friday that there were mass graves in a village in troubled Rakhine state, where a military crackdown on insurgents...

Cleared Nasheed vows to challenge Maldives president in polls 02 Feb 2018 - 06:18 pm

Colombo: The exiled former leader of the Maldives vowed Friday to run for president after the Supreme Court quashed his conviction, dealing a...

Former Uzbek leader's daughter resigns as ambassador 02 Feb 2018 - 03:41 pm

ALMATY: Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, daughter of former Uzbek leader Islam Karimov, has stepped down as Uzbekistan's UNESCO representative, becoming the latest official from her...

Nine killed due to gas poisoning in China 01 Feb 2018 - 02:29 pm

Beijing: At least nine people were killed due to carbon gas poisoning at an iron and steel plant in Liupanshui city in China's...

Protest in Kabul as Afghan officials press Pakistan over attacks 01 Feb 2018 - 12:43 pm

KABUL, Demonstrators protested outside the Pakistani embassy in Kabul on Thursday as senior Afghan officials said they had handed over evidence connecting insurgents...

WWII bomb defused in Hong Kong after thousands evacuated 01 Feb 2018 - 10:52 am

Hong Kong, A wartime bomb was defused in Hong Kong on Thursday after forcing a busy commercial district into lockdown, with roads closed...

Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi's lakeside villa 01 Feb 2018 - 10:19 am

Yangon: A man threw a petrol bomb at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, officials said,...

Highlights: India's budget focuses on rural economy ahead of elections 01 Feb 2018 - 09:59 am

New Delhi: India said on Thursday it expected economic growth to surge above 8 percent as it announced a 2018/19 budget that allocated...

Modi seeks to woo farmers and rural Indians with federal budget 01 Feb 2018 - 09:55 am

India pledged to focus its budget on farmers and its rural population as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win over voters before...

Taboo North Korean flag raised in South for Olympics 01 Feb 2018 - 08:59 am

Seoul, North Korea's national flag was raised in the South Thursday for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, organisers said, after an exemption came into...

Decision on orange passport called off: MEA 31 Jan 2018 - 01:49 pm

New Delhi: India on Tuesday rescinded its decision to issue passports with orange-coloured jackets to those with ECR status, such as unskilled workers...

Thailand charges eight activists as public frustration at junta grows 31 Jan 2018 - 12:55 pm

BANGKOK, Thailand on Wednesday charged eight activists of a civil rights group with violating the military government's ban on public gatherings, after it...

Hundreds of thousands mark Hindu festival in Malaysia 31 Jan 2018 - 11:09 am

Batu Caves, Malaysia: Hundreds of thousands of Hindus across Malaysia celebrated the annual Thaipusam festival on Wednesday, with many piercing their skin with...

Myanmar official in charge of troubled town stabbed to death 31 Jan 2018 - 10:58 am

YANGON: A Myanmar official who was the administrator of a town in troubled Rakhine state when seven people died there in rioting earlier...

Uzbekistan's security boss leaves post - report 31 Jan 2018 - 10:56 am

ALMATY: The veteran head of Uzbekistan's state security service, Rustam Inoyatov, has left his post and has been replaced by Ikhtiyor Abdullayev, previously...

6.1 magnitude quake rattles northern Afghanistan: USGS 31 Jan 2018 - 10:49 am

Kabul, A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan Wednesday, the USGS said, with tremors felt as far away as Islamabad and New...

Fujifilm says to slash 10,000 jobs at Fuji Xerox subsidiary 31 Jan 2018 - 09:57 am

Tokyo, Japanese technology firm Fujifilm on Wednesday announced 10,000 job cuts by March 2020 in its Fuji Xerox subsidiary, which it said was...

Three gunned down on Cambodian forest patrol: officials 31 Jan 2018 - 09:30 am

Phnom Penh, Three Cambodians patrolling a protected forest in the remote east were gunned down after seizing a chainsaw from illegal loggers, authorities...