World / Asia

Hackers hit Thai websites to protest Internet law 19 Dec 2016 - 09:57 pm

Bangkok: Hackers saying they are protesting the passage of a bill restricting internet freedom have been attacking Thai government computer servers, temporarily disabling...

Norway and China resume diplomatic ties 19 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

Oslo: Norway and China announced yesterday the resumption of diplomatic relations, six years after Beijing froze ties with Oslo over the awarding of...

Five men sentenced to death in India for Hyderabad bombings 19 Dec 2016 - 06:21 pm

NEW DELHI: Five men were sentenced to death by an Indian court on Monday for their role in two deadly bombings in 2013...

Drone seizure latest sign of tougher times between US, China 19 Dec 2016 - 02:15 pm

BEIJING: China's seizure of an American underwater drone is the latest sign that the Pacific Ocean's dominant power and its rising Asian challenger...

Air pollution in northern Chinese city surpasses WHO guideline by 100 times 19 Dec 2016 - 01:45 pm

BEIJING: Concentrations of airborne pollutants in a major northern Chinese city exceeded a World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline by 100 times on Monday...

China charges 10 in power plant collapse that killed 74 19 Dec 2016 - 01:26 pm

Shanghai: China has charged 10 people over a power plant collapse that killed 74 last month, state media reported Monday, after first detaining...

Myanmar again warned against military abuse of Rohingya 19 Dec 2016 - 01:21 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: An international human rights group has warned that a military crackdown in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State may have seen crimes against...

Nepali girl dies due to banned Hindu practice 19 Dec 2016 - 11:52 am

Kathmandu: A 15-year-old girl has died in Nepal after she was banished to a shed because she was menstruating, under an ancient Hindu...

Impeached SKorea leader’s confidante to appear in court 19 Dec 2016 - 10:32 am

SEOUL: Choi Soon-sil -- whose name is a byword for South Korea’s ongoing leadership crisis -- is expected to appear at Seoul Central...

Dozens of flights disrupted in Chinese city due to smog 19 Dec 2016 - 10:19 am

BEIJING: More than 30 flights have been canceled or delayed in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin due to severe smog, according to...

'1 million Afghan refugees' return to war-torn country 19 Dec 2016 - 10:03 am

KABUL, Afghanistan: The number of refugees returning to their war-ravaged homes in Afghanistan, mostly from neighboring Pakistan, has reached one million, an Afghan...

Australia and France to seal next generation sub deal 19 Dec 2016 - 08:28 am

Sydney: France and Australia will sign a multi-billion dollar deal -- which Paris has billed as the "contract of the century" -- for...

'Rasputin' at heart of S. Korea crisis appears in court 19 Dec 2016 - 08:20 am

Seoul: The woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that triggered the biggest political crisis for a generation in South Korea appeared...

Trial of Park's aide begins today 19 Dec 2016 - 01:50 am

Seoul: The jailed confidante of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye (pictured) begins a trial today that will explore a scandal that led...

Dhaka stops pro-Rohingya protest march to border 19 Dec 2016 - 01:43 am

Dhaka: Police in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka yesterday stopped thousands of Islamists from marching to the border with Myanmar to protest at a...

13 dead in Indonesia military plane crash 19 Dec 2016 - 01:42 am

Jakarta: An Indonesian military transport plane crashed in bad weather yesterday in the country's easternmost province of Papua, killing all 13 people on...

Mehbooba Mufti rode on challenges this year 19 Dec 2016 - 01:38 am

Jammu/Srinagar: The ear 2016 began on a politically ominous note for Jammu and Kashmir as Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed passed away after...

Roads shut, flights grounded as smog blankets Tianjin 19 Dec 2016 - 12:03 am

Beijing: Authorities in Tianjin grounded dozens of flights and closed most highways yesterday after severe smog blanketed the city, one of more than...