World / Asia

Two women to be charged with Kim murder: Malaysia attorney general 28 Feb 2017 - 10:24 am

Kuala Lumpur: Two women will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, who was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent at Kuala...

Samsung heir indicted for bribery, embezzlement: prosecutors 28 Feb 2017 - 09:36 am

Seoul: The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday on multiple...

India's top diplomat to visit US after Kansas killing 27 Feb 2017 - 03:57 pm

New Delhi: New Delhi's top diplomat will travel to Washington this week for talks with US officials as anger grows over the death...

Philippines-based militant group Abu Sayyaf beheads German hostage 27 Feb 2017 - 02:06 pm

CAIRO: The Philippines-based militant group Abu Sayyaf posted a video on Monday showing the beheading of a man identified as a German hostage...

US Air Force in S. Korea conducts combat exercise 27 Feb 2017 - 02:03 pm

Seoul: The US Air Force in South Korea is conducting a weeklong combat exercise amid growing threats from North Korea, the US Forces...

Philippines: Hostage deadline passes, aide issues plea 27 Feb 2017 - 12:49 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: A Philippines presidential aide Sunday appealed to a IS-linked militant group to spare the life of a German hostage. In...

N.Korean leader's brother died in 20 minutes: Autopsy 27 Feb 2017 - 12:13 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The estranged older brother of North Korea’s leader died less than 20 minutes after being poisoned by a nerve agent, the...

Thousands of Azerbaijanis commemorate Khojaly victims 27 Feb 2017 - 12:01 pm

BAKU, Azerbaijan: Thousands of Azerbaijanis in Baku on Sunday commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre, a 1992 attack which took the...

Indonesian killed in shootout after bomb attack 27 Feb 2017 - 11:08 am

Bandung, Indonesia: Indonesian police shot dead an attacker during a firefight at a government office Monday after a small bomb was set off...

Gunmen kill seven in Sri Lanka prison bus shooting 27 Feb 2017 - 10:50 am

COLOMBO: Gunmen opened fire on a prison bus in Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two warders on their way to court...

South Korea special prosecutors to decide on charges 27 Feb 2017 - 10:40 am

Seoul: Special prosecutors investigating South Korea's swirling corruption scandal said they would decide Tuesday whether to indict the heir to the Samsung empire,...

China arrests seven after deadly hotel fire 27 Feb 2017 - 10:32 am

Shanghai: Authorities have formally arrested seven people after a hotel fire sparked by unsafe welding and cutting work killed 10 people in central...

India demands 'strongest action' from US after Kansas killing 26 Feb 2017 - 05:12 pm

New Delhi: India demanded the "strongest action" from the US government Sunday after an Indian expatriate was killed and another wounded in a...

Malaysia declares airport safe for travel 26 Feb 2017 - 03:58 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Sunday declared its international airport a "safe zone" after completing a sweep of the terminal where the estranged half-brother...

Kim suffered painful death within 20 minutes of attack: minister 26 Feb 2017 - 01:43 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Kim Jong-Nam was dead within 20 minutes of being attacked and would have suffered a "very painful death" as his major...

Indonesia, Australia resume military cooperation 26 Feb 2017 - 01:36 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia and Australia agreed Sunday to resume military cooperation after Indonesia had suspended it due to "offensive" teaching material found at...

Afghanistan urges Pakistan ‘not to politicize’ refugees 26 Feb 2017 - 12:56 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Two weeks after Afghan-based militants were blamed for an attack in Pakistan which claimed over 100 lives, Afghan authorities Saturday asked...

Thirteen escape in latest Philippine jailbreak 26 Feb 2017 - 11:42 am

Manila: Thirteen detainees facing drug charges escaped from jail on Sunday, the latest in a series of prison breaks in the Philippines, authorities...