World / Asia

Indonesia says it feels peace efforts on South China Sea “sabotaged” 21 Mar 2016 - 11:43 am

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi makes a statement at the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta, IndonesiaMarch 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside By Fergus Jensen and...

China urges Indonesia to release crew after sea confrontation 21 Mar 2016 - 10:02 am

Jakarta: A Chinese envoy called on Indonesia Monday to release eight crew members of a Chinese fishing boat detained during a maritime confrontation,...

North Korea fires short-range missiles into sea: Yonhap 21 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown...

Kazakh leader's party wins landslide in snap parliamentary vote 21 Mar 2016 - 09:52 am

Kazakhstan citizens went to the polls on March 20 in an early parliamentary election. AFP ASTANA: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's Nur Otan party...

IPS Association reject Sahay Commission report on Muzaffarnagar riots 21 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

File picture of the army vehicles parked in the riot-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar. Reuters Lucknow: The Indian Police Service (IPS) Association of Uttar...

Taiwan security agency says China's Gambia gambit meant to pressure president 21 Mar 2016 - 08:48 am

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hand with his Gambian counterpart Neneh Macdouall-Gaye at a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, March 17,...

12 dead in Indonesian military chopper crash 20 Mar 2016 - 06:57 pm

Jakarta: Twelve people were killed Sunday when a military helicopter crashed in bad weather in central Indonesia, an official said, the latest air...

Ruling party set for win as Kazakhstan votes 20 Mar 2016 - 05:13 pm

An elderly woman casts her ballot at a mobile polling station during the parliamentary elections in the village of Kordai, some 250 km...

Hong Kong student leader Wong to set up political party 20 Mar 2016 - 04:16 pm

Student protester Joshua Wong (C), 19, and other members of pro-democracy campaign group Scholarism shout slogans at the start of a press conference...

Passenger scare delays Russian plane in Thailand 20 Mar 2016 - 02:53 pm

Phuket international airport BANGKOK: A Moscow-bound flight with 369 passengers on board was grounded temporarily at Phuket airport in southern Thailand on Sunday...

Exiled Tibetans elect leader as Dalai Lama steps back 20 Mar 2016 - 01:53 pm

Tens of thousands of exiled Tibetans have voted for a new leader tasked with sustaining their struggle for greater autonomy in their Chinese-ruled...

Indonesia says to summon China ambassador over Natuna Sea fishing boat incident 20 Mar 2016 - 12:42 pm

Aceh traditional fishermen unload the fish from the boat at the Traditional fishing port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 19 March 2016. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK ...

Pakistan frees 86 Indian fishermen 20 Mar 2016 - 12:16 pm

Karachi: Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters, officials said, the second batch freed this month....

Pakistan frees 86 Indian fishermen 20 Mar 2016 - 12:16 pm

Karachi: Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters, officials said, the second batch freed this month....

Philippines says defence strengthened under US 'rotational' deal 20 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

Philippines Foreign Relations Secretary Albert Del Rosario listens as left as Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a meeting between the U.S....

Exiled Tibetans to elect leader to sustain struggle against China 20 Mar 2016 - 11:16 am

Tibetans in exile stand in queue to get their ballot paper during the election for the Tibetan government-in-exile at a polling booth in...

Kazakhstan's election could yield clue to succession 20 Mar 2016 - 10:38 am

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev casts his ballot at a polling station during a snap parliamentary election in Astana, Kazakhstan. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov ALMATY/ASTANA: Kazakhstan's...