World / Asia

Rise in baby trafficking in India cuts adoption numbers and fuels trade 28 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm

MUMBAI: An increase in baby trafficking in India is reducing the number of children available for adoption and fuelling the lucrative trade as...

Traffickers get life in prison in India for chopping off labourers’ hands 28 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm

Eight human traffickers found guilty of torturing and chopping off the hands of two labourers have received life prison sentences and hefty fines,...

Suspects held after Pakistan alcohol poisoning kills 34 28 Dec 2016 - 03:25 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani police on Wednesday caught three men accused of preparing home-made liquor mixed with aftershave that killed 34 people including a fourth...

Death toll from Pakistan toxic liquor incident rises to 34 28 Dec 2016 - 12:13 pm

Islamabad: Thirty-four people have now died after drinking toxic home-made liquor on Christmas Eve in central Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, one of the...

Korean Air pledges clampdown on unruly passengers 28 Dec 2016 - 11:50 am

Seoul: Korean Air said Wednesday it would let its crew use stun guns more aggressively and put more male staff aboard flights to...

Japan minister prays at Yasukuni after Abe's Pearl Harbor visit 28 Dec 2016 - 11:40 am

Tokyo: A Japanese cabinet minister offered prayers at a controversial Tokyo war shrine on Wednesday, shortly after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a...

Bangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawler 28 Dec 2016 - 11:36 am

Dhaka: Four Bangladeshi fishermen were injured when Myanmar's navy allegedly opened fire on them while they were fishing along the countries' troubled border...

Tensions flare on anniversary of SKorea-Japan deal 28 Dec 2016 - 11:14 am

SEOUL: South Korean police surrounded dozens of protesters holding a sit-in demonstration in Busan Wednesday, on the first anniversary of an agreement to...

Elephant herd attacks Nepal village, killing 1, injuring 2 28 Dec 2016 - 11:07 am

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A herd of elephants attacked a village in southwest Nepal on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding two others, officials said....

China gas pipeline catches fire, no casualties reported 28 Dec 2016 - 10:00 am

BEIJING: A natural gas pipeline in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin ruptured and caught fire on Wednesday, but the flames were brought...

China flexes military muscle before Trump takes office 28 Dec 2016 - 09:48 am

Beijing: An aircraft carrier in the Pacific and a newly upgraded combat aircraft: China's military is showing off its newest equipment less than...

Two killed, many injured as train derails near Kanpur 28 Dec 2016 - 08:20 am

Kanpur: At least two people died and 43 passengers are injured as 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed early morning on Wednesday...

Explosion in Afghan capital Kabul causes some casualties - police 28 Dec 2016 - 08:18 am

KABUL: An explosion went off in a crowded area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, causing some casualties, witnesses said, while a...

At Pearl Harbor, US, Japan look to move past legacy of war 28 Dec 2016 - 12:19 am

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii: Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, the leaders of the United States and Japan are coming together at Pearl...

Thai police put pressure on controversial Buddhist temple 28 Dec 2016 - 12:19 am

BANGKOK: Thai police put more pressure Tuesday on a wealthy, politically influential Buddhist temple where the leader is wanted for alleged money laundering...

South Korean ruling party splits over impeached president 27 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: While lawyers desperately tried to restore the impeached South Korean president's powers, politics advanced without her Tuesday as parties and...

Philippines' search for 18 crewmen of ship sunk by Typhoon Nock-Ten on 27 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm

MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine coast guard pressed its search Tuesday for 18 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank at the height of...

Zardari to contest elections in Pakistan 27 Dec 2016 - 11:50 pm

Islamabad: After his return to Pakistan from an 18-month, self-imposed exile, former President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Tuesday that both he and...