World / Asia

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...

Malaysia declares airport safe for travel after nerve agent attack 26 Feb 2017 - 09:52 am

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

Duterte fans, foes in mass Manila rallies 25 Feb 2017 - 05:42 pm

Manila: Thousands of supporters and foes of President Rodrigo Duterte joined large rallies in Manila on Saturday, highlighting how his brutal drug war...

Malaysia-N.Korea ties under review amid spat over death 25 Feb 2017 - 12:12 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry has been instructed to put diplomatic ties with Pyongyang under review after criticisms of the country’s investigations into...

Ten killed in hotel blaze in southeastern China 25 Feb 2017 - 12:06 pm

SHANGHAI: A fierce blaze at a hotel in southeastern China killed 10 people, the official Xinhua news agency said in a post on...

Two Killed in Training Plane Crash in Pakistan 25 Feb 2017 - 10:11 am

Islamabad: A training aircraft crash has left the pilot and co-pilot killed shortly after take-off from Pakistan's Faisalabad airport on Friday afternoon, Geo...

Couple jailed for killing spouses wed in Nepal prison 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Kathmandu: A man and a woman each serving time for killing their first spouses have married in a prison in western Nepal --...

Top Philippine drug war critic arrested, but defiant 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Manila: The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war was arrested Friday on charges she said were meant to silence...

Pakistan blast that killed 10 in Lahore probably a gas explosion, officials say 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani officials on Friday said a blast that killed 10 people at a shopping centre in the eastern city of Lahore...

Abe denies participation in government land deal 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Tokyo: Rare scandal was swirling around Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday as he was forced to deny involvement in a shady land...

Man jailed for Facebook threat to Cambodian PM 25 Feb 2017 - 02:25 am

Phnom Penh: A Cambodian court yesterday sentenced a 27-year-old to two years in jail for Facebook posts that threatened strongman Prime Minister Hun...