World / Asia

Vietnam and China agree to back off conflicts in S. China Sea 13 Nov 2017 - 02:10 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam and China agreed Monday to back away from conflicts in the South China Sea, in a move aimed at easing tensions...

Bangladesh police rescue tigers, lions from smugglers 13 Nov 2017 - 12:57 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Monday rescued four tiger and lion cubs that they said were being smuggled to India and arrested two suspects....

Parents angry as Delhi schools reopen despite smog 13 Nov 2017 - 12:13 pm

New Delhi: Angry parents accused Delhi authorities on Monday of "playing with children's health" as schools reopened despite a fresh surge in pollution...

Tour boat capsizes in southern India, 19 confirmed dead 13 Nov 2017 - 11:42 am

NEW DELHI: Nineteen people died when an unlicensed tour boat capsized in the River Krishna in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...

Trump hails 'great relationship' with self-proclaimed killer Duterte 13 Nov 2017 - 10:09 am

Manila, Donald Trump declared Monday he had a "great relationship" with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, a self-proclaimed killer who is waging a drugs...

White powder found at US consulate in Hong Kong 13 Nov 2017 - 09:50 am

Hong Kong: Police in hazmat suits entered the US Consulate General in Hong Kong Monday after an envelope containing white powder sparked a...

Singapore founder's grandson names lawyer in contempt case 13 Nov 2017 - 09:17 am

SINGAPORE/CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: A nephew of Singapore's prime minister said a contempt of court proceeding against him, stemming from comments he made about the...

Junior drag driver, 8, killed in Australia race crash 13 Nov 2017 - 09:05 am

Sydney: An eight-year-old girl has died after crashing her junior dragster during her first official test run in the West Australia capital of...

Fuel removal device installed at meltdown-hit Fukushima reactor 13 Nov 2017 - 08:53 am

Tokyo: Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have installed a device to remove nuclear fuel from a meltdown-hit reactor nearly...

White powder found at US consulate in Hong Kong 13 Nov 2017 - 08:30 am

Hong Kong: Police in hazmat suits entered the US Consulate General in Hong Kong Monday after an envelope containing white powder sparked a...

Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry 13 Nov 2017 - 08:11 am

Manila, Donald Trump was all fingers and thumbs during a carefully choreographed photo op Monday at a summit of world leaders, failing to...

Trump to meet Philippines' controversial Duterte 13 Nov 2017 - 12:26 am

Manila: Donald Trump sits down Monday with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who boasts about personally killing people and is waging a drug war...

Last exit from Myanmar, Rohingya wait for weeks on beach 12 Nov 2017 - 09:34 pm

AH LEI THAN KYAW, Myanmar: Some 1,000 Rohingya Muslims desperate to leave Myanmar are camped on this exposed, sun-baked beach on the Bay...

Trump offers to mediate in South China Sea row 12 Nov 2017 - 08:19 pm

Manila: US President Donald Trump offered Sunday to mediate in a territorial dispute over the resource-rich South China Sea, after years of Chinese...

At least 14 dead after boat capsizes in Krishna river near Vijayawada 12 Nov 2017 - 06:43 pm

Vijayawada, Nov 12 (IANS) At least fourteen tourists, including six women and two children, were killed and nine others missing as a boat...

Canada’s Trudeau charms Manila while ordering fried chicken from Jollibee 12 Nov 2017 - 04:29 pm

MANILA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hopped from one table to the next, chatted with people and posed for selfies on Sunday at...

Donald Trump arrives in Philippines for summit: AFP 12 Nov 2017 - 02:04 pm

Manila: US President Donald Trump arrived in the Philippine capital Sunday for regional summits, the last leg of a marathon Asian tour, according...

India rejects UN official's criticism of sanitation drive 12 Nov 2017 - 12:11 pm

MUMBAI, The Indian government has rejected criticism of its ambitious sanitation programme by a United Nations official who said lower-caste communities had their...