World / Asia

Atomic bomb survivors to attend Hiroshima event for Obama visit 26 May 2016 - 10:50 am

People walk past the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, in this handout photo...

India allows accused Italian marine to go home 26 May 2016 - 09:33 am

Salvatore Girone (centre L) and Latorre Massimiliano (3rd R), members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie,...

Bangladesh police suspect Islamists for Hindu's murder 26 May 2016 - 09:21 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police said Thursday they suspect local Islamists may have murdered a one-legged Hindu shop owner who was hacked to death outside...

G7 needs 'clear and tough stance' on territorial disputes: Tusk 26 May 2016 - 08:31 am

(L to R) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime...

India to make panic buttons a must on all public buses 25 May 2016 - 06:07 pm

New Delhi: Panic buttons will have to be fitted on all India's public buses to curb sex attacks on women, the transport minister...

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death 25 May 2016 - 03:55 pm

Taliban new leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada. (Reuters) By LYNNE O'DONNELL and MIRWAIS KHAN KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that their...

People in Kerala have high hopes of us: Pinarayi Vijayan 25 May 2016 - 01:00 pm

Kerala Chief Minister-designate Pinarayi Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: CPI-M leader and Kerala Chief Minister-designate Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday the people have high hopes of...

Daughter of missing Hong Kong bookseller calls for US help 25 May 2016 - 12:06 pm

A filephoto of pro-democracy demonstrator burns a letter next to pictures of missing staff members of a publishing house and a bookstore, including...

Kerry launches Vietnam's first private university 25 May 2016 - 11:21 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh pose for a photo before a...

Japan's Abe visits Shinto holy site before G7 summit 25 May 2016 - 11:13 am

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C/R) visits the Ise Grand Shrine, the holiest site in Japan's Shinto religion, in Ise, Japan, May 25,...

World leaders gather in Japan ahead of G7 25 May 2016 - 10:47 am

Panels representing the G7 leaders for the G7 Network of Health-related NGOs in Japan are displayed at the G7 NGO Area ahead of...

Gunmen kill three soldiers in northwest Pakistan 25 May 2016 - 10:44 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: Gunmen killed three paramilitary soldiers Wednesday after opening fire on their vehicle in Peshawar in Pakistan's insurgency-racked northwest, officials said. The...

Indonesian birds face extinction due to pet trade: study 25 May 2016 - 10:25 am

Jakarta: Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country's symbolic Javan Hawk-eagle (pictured), are at serious risk of extinction mainly due to the...

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after deadly drone strike 25 May 2016 - 09:57 am

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new chief, elevating a low-profile religious figure after officially confirming the death...

Young Vietnamese quiz Obama on rap and good looks 25 May 2016 - 09:50 am

US President Barack Obama (C) walks on stage to meet Vietnamese youths, members of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) program at...

Vietnamese dissident a reluctant tourist during Obama visit 25 May 2016 - 09:20 am

Nguyen Quang A watches TV at his home in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 19, 2016. Reuters/Kham By Martin Petty HANOI: Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Quang...

Suicide bomber kills 10 near Afghan capital: interior ministry 25 May 2016 - 08:58 am

Kabul: Ten people were killed in Afghanistan Wednesday when a suicide bomber on foot detonated his explosives, striking a vehicle carrying court employees...