World / Asia

AP explains: For 69 years, Kashmir torn by deadly strife 25 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

An Indian paramilitary trooper patrols during a curfew in downtown Srinagar on July 24, 2016. Large parts of Indian-administered Kashmir have been under...

India urges security forces to exercise restraint in Kashmir 24 Jul 2016 - 06:00 pm

A Kashmiri child watches an Indian paramilitary trooper standing guard during a curfew in downtown Srinagar on July 24, 2016. (AFP / TAUSEEF...

Nepal's Oli resigns as prime minister 24 Jul 2016 - 05:50 pm

Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File photo) Kathmandu: Nepal's K.P. Sharma Oli resigned as prime minister on Sunday, minutes before...

India refuses to renew visas for 3 Chinese journalists 24 Jul 2016 - 02:55 pm

By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI: India's government has refused to renew the visas for three Chinese journalists working for China's official Xinhua News...

Bangladesh arrests four female militants in hunt for cafe attackers 24 Jul 2016 - 12:37 pm

A Bangladeshi armoured military tank makes its way past a police barricade near an upscale restaurant inDhaka on July 2, 2016, following a...

Anger, mourning in Afghanistan after Kabul suicide attack 24 Jul 2016 - 11:13 am

A relative (C) is assisted as he grieves alongside unseen shoes and other belongings of those who were killed in the twin suicide...

Two UAE women reunite with Indian mother after 28 years 24 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Two UAE women reunited with Indian mother after 28 years. (IANS) Hyderabad: It was an emotional reunion after 28 years as two daughters...

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Kabul attack 23 Jul 2016 - 04:31 pm

The shoes of victims are seen at the site of blast in Kabul, Afghanistan July 23, 2016. (REUTERS/Omar Sobhani) By Mirwais Harooni KABUL:...

At least 61 dead, 207 wounded in Kabul demonstration attack 23 Jul 2016 - 03:48 pm

Afghan volunteers carry the bodies of victims at the scene of a suicide attack that targeted crowds of Hazaras during a demonstration at...

Indian aid worker kidnapped in Kabul is free 23 Jul 2016 - 10:48 am

NEW DELHI: An Indian charity worker kidnapped in Kabul last month has been released, a top government official said Saturday. External Affairs Minister...

India searches for missing air force plane, no wreckage found 23 Jul 2016 - 10:42 am

File photograph shows an Indian air force AN-32 (front) transport aircraft at Yelahanka Airforce Station in Bangalore. (AFP / Manjunath Kiran) MUMBAI: Indian...

Chinese relatives demand truth about tourist bus inferno 22 Jul 2016 - 11:05 am

Investigators inspect a bus carrying tourists from mainland China that crashed and caught fire along an expressway on its way to the airport...

Pakistan parliament to vote on honour killing, rape laws 21 Jul 2016 - 04:47 pm

Pakistani civil society activists carry placards during a protest in Islamabad on July 18, 2016 against the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel...

Philippines' ex-leader Arroyo freed 21 Jul 2016 - 04:17 pm

Supporters of former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo takes a selfie picture in front of a banner of Arroyo before her release from...

Malaysia's opposition calls for PM Najib to go on leave of absence 21 Jul 2016 - 01:07 pm

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) laughs during an event in Kuala Lumpur on July 21, 2016. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition said on...

Bangladesh says 260 missing amid hunt for extremists 20 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Activist and Gonojagoron Mancha movement members shout slogans as they attend a protest rally over the murder of Nazimuddin Samad in Dhaka Bangladesh...

Philippine court clears Arroyo of plunder, orders her freed 19 Jul 2016 - 06:41 pm

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C), detained on corruption charges, is granted furlough from hospital arrest to vote in the national elections...