World / Asia

Thailand's biggest political party selects new leaders ahead of poll 28 Oct 2018 - 12:21 pm

BANGKOK, Hundreds of politicians from Thailand's Puea Thai Party met on Sunday at the party's headquarter in Bangkok to select new leadership ahead...

Aussie cops to the roo-scue as kangaroo caught in surf 28 Oct 2018 - 12:04 pm

Sydney: A kangaroo that hopped into the sea for a dip at a Melbourne beach had to be rescued by Australian police and...

Sacked Sri Lanka PM stays put as crisis deepens 28 Oct 2018 - 11:10 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resisted moves to evict him from his official residence Sunday, defiantly summoning allies for a...

Afghans vote in south Kandahar's delayed elections 27 Oct 2018 - 12:59 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Security was tight in southern Kandahar on Saturday as voters waited hours in line to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections...

Radicals attack Hindu retreat as gender protests mount 27 Oct 2018 - 12:32 pm

New Delhi: Suspected Hindu radicals on Saturday attacked a spiritual retreat founded by a preacher who backed letting women enter a renowned Indian...

Sri Lanka President sacks PM, installs former strongman 26 Oct 2018 - 07:26 pm

Colombo: Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister Friday, the president's office said,...

North and South Korea agree to scrap 22 guard posts at border next month 26 Oct 2018 - 11:52 am

SEOUL, North and South Korea agreed on Friday to "completely destroy" by next month 22 guard posts near their heavily fortified border, the...

Philippines opens cleaner, stricter Boracay to tourists 26 Oct 2018 - 10:32 am

Boracay, Philippines, Tourists landed by the boatload Friday on the Philippines' Boracay island, which re-opened with a slew of new rules after a...

Knife attacker wounds 14 children in Chinese kindergarten 26 Oct 2018 - 10:01 am

Beijing, A knife-wielding woman attacked and injured 14 children at a kindergarten in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Friday, authorities said. The 39-year-old...

Millions of passengers hit in worst ever airline data hack 25 Oct 2018 - 05:41 pm

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said a hacker accessed personal information of 9.4 million customers, becoming the target of the world’s biggest airline data...

Women demand compensation over Japan university discrimination 24 Oct 2018 - 10:27 am

Tokyo: A group of women is demanding compensation from a Japanese medical university that admitted routinely altering the scores of female applicants to...

US warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions 23 Oct 2018 - 11:13 am

TAIPEI/WASHINGTON: The United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday in the second such operation this year, as the U.S....

Sparks fly as India allows "green" firecrackers for Diwali 23 Oct 2018 - 10:15 am

NEW DELHI, India's Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the use of "safe and green" firecrackers during Diwali festivities next month, but it was...

China opens mega-bridge linking Hong Kong to mainland 23 Oct 2018 - 08:46 am

ZHUHAI, China: China on Tuesday opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense...

Outrage as Philippines probes farmer 'massacre' 22 Oct 2018 - 12:24 pm

Manila: Philippine authorities said Monday they have launched a probe into the mass slaying of nine farmers gunned down after taking over part...

US army general wounded in Afghanistan attack 22 Oct 2018 - 11:22 am

Washington, A US army general was among those injured in a Taliban attack on top US and Afghan security chiefs inside a highly...

Resettle Nauru child refugees, two independents tell Australia PM 22 Oct 2018 - 10:23 am

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison should transfer child refugees off a remote Pacific detention centre, two independent lawmakers said on Monday in...