World / Asia

Grenade attack on northern India prayer hall kills 3 18 Nov 2018 - 02:15 pm

AMRITSAR, India: Three people were killed and over a dozen injured on Sunday when two men on a motorbike targeted a prayer hall...

Police called on diplomats as APEC summit tensions boil over 18 Nov 2018 - 11:51 am

Port Moresby: Police were called when Chinese officials attempted to "barge" into the office of Papua New Guinea's foreign minister, it emerged Sunday,...

Pacific summit ends with no communique as China-US differ 18 Nov 2018 - 11:38 am

PORT MORESBY: An acrimonious meeting of world leaders in Papua New Guinea failed to agree Sunday on a final communique, highlighting widening divisions...

Three killed in blast in India's Punjab state 18 Nov 2018 - 11:22 am

Amritsar, India, A blast at a religious ceremony in India's Punjab state Sunday killed at least three people and injured 10, police said....

Sri Lanka president seeks talks to end power struggle 18 Nov 2018 - 10:47 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called crucial talks with political leaders in a bid to end a power struggle with...

Roadside bomb kills 2 local officials in Afghanistan 18 Nov 2018 - 08:52 am

KABUL: Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed two local officials in the eastern Logar province. Shah Poor Ahmadzai, spokesman for the...

Cyclone kills 33 in India with thousands in relief camps 17 Nov 2018 - 09:39 pm

NEW DELHI: The death toll from a cyclone that hit the coast of southern India has risen to 33. India's navy has assigned...

New president replaces autocratic leader in the Maldives 17 Nov 2018 - 03:49 pm

MALE, Maldives: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih took over as president of the Maldives on Saturday following a fierce political discord caused by the autocratic...

Veteran actor, ad guru Alyque Padamsee dead 17 Nov 2018 - 02:54 pm

Mumbai: Veteran actor, theatre personality and advertising guru Alyque Padamsee died here on Saturday morning, family sources said. He was 90. He had...

Cyclone kills 13 in southern India, 80K people evacuated 17 Nov 2018 - 12:11 am

NEW DELHI: A cyclone hit the coast of southern India on Friday, killing at least 13 people, damaging homes and forcing the evacuation...

Ibero-American leaders meet amid economic, political woes 16 Nov 2018 - 08:46 pm

ANTIGUA: More than a dozen presidents and a king are meeting in Guatemala for a summit of Ibero-American nations at a time of...

Indonesia's vigilante mobs deliver brutal 'justice' 16 Nov 2018 - 08:46 pm

Jakarta: It was just after dawn prayers when the caretaker at a Jakarta mosque noticed a man stealing from the donation box, prompting...

Duterte defends need to 'power nap' after summit no-shows 16 Nov 2018 - 07:32 pm

Singapore: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday made light of his penchant for daytime dozes after his office said "power naps" had caused...

Does not compute: Japan cyber security minister admits shunning PCs 16 Nov 2018 - 07:17 pm

Tokyo: A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional...

Baby snatched by monkey dies in Taj Mahal city 16 Nov 2018 - 07:16 pm

New Delhi: A baby died after a monkey snatched it from its mother's arms, Indian police investigating the incident in the city of...

Indian airport protesters block woman activist's plan to enter Sabarimala temple 16 Nov 2018 - 07:03 pm

KOCHI/NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters blocked all the exits at a southern Indian airport for more than 14 hours on Friday, stopping a...

India's Sabarimala temple turned into fortress for new gender battle 16 Nov 2018 - 06:55 pm

Pamba, India: Indian police mounted a major security operation Friday to prevent hardliners blocking women from entering one of Hinduism's holiest shrines despite...