World / Asia

KATHMANDU: Nepal will hold its first local elections in 20 years in May, a minister said on Monday, an important milestone in its...

DUSHANBE: What would have been the first regular passenger flight from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan in a quarter of a century was cancelled abruptly...

KABUL: As many as 50 people have died in storms over the past three days in Afghanistan, including 25 shepherds lost in a...

Manila: At least 14 students were killed Monday when a passenger bus rammed into an electric post in a town east of the...

HANOI, Vietnam: Seven Vietnamese sailors are being held hostage after their ship was attacked near the Philippines’ troubled south. The ship, which was...

SEOUL: Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn sought global cooperation Monday to punish Pyongyang for its suspected murder of North Korean leader Kim...

KARACHI, Pakistan: Seven suspected militants have been killed in a pre-dawn operation in a port city in southern Pakistan, security forces said Monday....

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: Communist rebels in the Philippines have expressed commitment to drawing up a fresh truce with the government after both sides...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's Foreign Ministry has summoned the North Korean ambassador, Kang Chol, over his accusation the government had something to conceal...

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Eleven members of an Afghan family, including women and children, were killed in a grenade attack on their home in the...

Kuala Lumpur: Pyongyang cannot trust the Malaysian police investigation into the sudden death of a North Korean, the country's ambassador said Monday, after...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will host the Third Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) Summit from Nov 20-23 this year, a manifestation of the country's support and...

KUALA LUMPUR: Footage from airport cameras purportedly showing the assault on the half-brother of the North Korean leader emerged on Monday as a...

ISLAMABAD: In order to reach Pakistanis living overseas, particularly in the Middle East, the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has prepared a plan...

Beijing: Chinese security forces have staged another mass anti-terror rally in the restive far western region of Xinjiang, parading hundreds of armed men...

Peshawar: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial government in Pakistan has started offering free of cost Chinese language courses for the youth in five technical institutions...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: At least 11 people were killed and 24 others rescued Sunday after the boat they were traveling in capsized off...

Bangkok: A United States aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control...