World / Asia

India to swap pellet guns for chilli shells in Kashmir 05 Sep 2016 - 01:19 pm

An Indian paramilitary trooper holds a pump action shotgun as he stands guard on a road during a curfew in Srinagar. (AFP /...

Kashmir: Civilian killed on eve of Indian visit 04 Sep 2016 - 03:42 pm

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir: The Indian Army killed a 23-year-old civilian on Saturday evening, while some 50 civilians were reportedly wounded,...

168 return to Indonesia after Hajj passport scam 04 Sep 2016 - 01:49 pm

By Ainur Rohmah TUBAN, Indonesia: Nearly 170 Indonesians who were arrested at a Manila airport after being caught with Philippine Hajj passports returned...

Young activists take on China in key Hong Kong election 04 Sep 2016 - 12:14 pm

People queue as they wait to cast their votes for the Legislative Council election at a polling station in Hong Kong, China September...

Bangladesh hangs Islamist party's top financier 04 Sep 2016 - 11:17 am

Ambulance carrying the body of Mir Quasem Ali, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, drives outside Kashimpur Central Jail on the outskirts of Dhaka...

Trudeau warns against dangerous protectionist mood 03 Sep 2016 - 04:05 pm

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a lobster during a meeting with Jack Ma, Chairman and chief executive of Alibaba Group, at the...

Uzbekistan bidding farewell to President Islam Karimov 03 Sep 2016 - 03:41 pm

People carry a coffin during a mourning ceremony following the death of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, in Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September...

Malaysia confirms first locally-transmitted Zika case 03 Sep 2016 - 03:29 pm

TOPSHOT - A pest control worker fumigates the grounds of a residential estate in the Bedok North area of Singapore on September 1,...

India offers $500 million defense credit as Vietnam seeks arms boost 03 Sep 2016 - 01:56 pm

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) reviews the guard of honour with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a welcoming ceremony at...

Uzbekistan's autocratic president to be buried 03 Sep 2016 - 01:31 pm

People throw flowers on limousines as they gather along a road to watch the funeral procession of President Islam Karimov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,...

China ratifies Paris climate pact, US tipped to follow 03 Sep 2016 - 01:23 pm

Smoke belches from a coal-fired power station near Datong, in China's northern Shanxi province (AFP Photo/Greg Baker) Beijing: China ratified the Paris climate...

Duterte declares 'state of lawlessness' after bomb kills 14 03 Sep 2016 - 09:34 am

President Rodrigo R Duterte visitng injured victims of a bomb blast at the night market, at a hospital in Davao City, in southern...

Abu Sayyaf blamed for deadly Philippine blast 03 Sep 2016 - 09:28 am

Rescue workers carry a bag containing a dead body of victims of an explosion at a night market in Davao City in southern...

Millions strike in India over wages, economic reforms 02 Sep 2016 - 11:55 am

Members of bank employees union shout slogans during an anti-government protest rally, organised as part of a nationwide strike, in Mumbai, India September...

Kolkata remembers Mother Teresa on the eve of sainthood 02 Sep 2016 - 11:03 am

Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, gather in front of the official canonization portrait of Mother Teresa, along with artist Chas Fagan (L),...

Cover up, stay in: Singaporeans wary as Zika spreads 02 Sep 2016 - 10:28 am

People shop for remaining stocks of insect repellent products at a pharmacy in SingaporeSeptember 2, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Fathin Ungku and Aradhana...

Bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens at Pakistan court 02 Sep 2016 - 10:24 am

Pakistani police officials inspect the site of a suicide bomb attack at a district court in Mardan on September 2, 2016. (AFP /...

Taiwan faces new rout of China ties over controversial diplomat 01 Sep 2016 - 05:17 pm

Taipei: Taiwan's already frosty relations with Beijing are set to cool further after the appointment of a controversial diplomat to handle cross-strait ties...