World / Asia

Hong Kong police to enter university as hunt for protesters turns up empty 27 Nov 2019 - 02:06 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police said they would enter Polytechnic University on Thursday, bringing their near two-week siege of the campus to an...

With tears and white roses, Vietnam receives first bodies found in British truck 27 Nov 2019 - 10:16 am

NGHE AN, Vietnam: With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who...

Bangladesh sentences seven to death for 2016 cafe attack 27 Nov 2019 - 10:03 am

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday handed death sentences to seven members of an Islamist militant group for plotting an attack on a...

4 dead, 8 missing in Southwest China tunnel collapse 27 Nov 2019 - 09:14 am

Beijing - Four people have been killed and eight are missing following the collapse of a highway tunnel under construction in southwestern China....

Taiwanese-Canadian model Godfrey Gao dies while filming in China 27 Nov 2019 - 08:41 am

Beijing: Taiwanese-Canadian actor and supermodel Godfrey Gao, the first Asian to be the face of Louis Vuitton, died while filming a TV show...

Riding high on Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheels 26 Nov 2019 - 07:24 pm

Taunggyi, Myanmar: Aung careers towards the ground, hanging from one arm on the basket of one of Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheels, reliant on...

Afghan spy agency dismisses reports of alleged paedophile ring 26 Nov 2019 - 05:20 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan's powerful intelligence agency Tuesday denied reports of a massive paedophile ring operating in the country's schools, accusing the activists who broke...

Four-day-old government collapses in India’s richest state 26 Nov 2019 - 05:20 pm

A four-day-old coalition government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party collapsed in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after it failed to muster...

Sri Lanka airports on alert after top cop flees 26 Nov 2019 - 01:02 pm

Colombo - The Sri Lankan government has put airports on alert to stop police detectives leaving without permission after a top officer who...

Pakistan's top court suspends extension for army chief 26 Nov 2019 - 12:46 pm

Islamabad - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended an extension of the term of office for the country's army chief, putting it on...

China fans desert K-pop star for 'liking' Hong Kong tweet 26 Nov 2019 - 10:43 am

Beijing: A South Korean pop star has become the latest celebrity to spark anger on the Chinese internet after he "liked" a tweet...

Australian police open probe into 'Chinese spy' claims 26 Nov 2019 - 09:31 am

Sydney: Australian police have opened an investigation into explosive claims by a self-styled Chinese spy who defected Down Under with an apparent trove...

Poor women take the strain as climate change pushes men to leave home 25 Nov 2019 - 07:34 pm

DHAKA: As climate change drives men in Asia and Africa to abandon their farms and search for jobs further afield, women back home...

Facial recognition at Indian cafe chain sparks calls for data protection law 25 Nov 2019 - 11:36 am

BANGKOK, The use of facial recognition technology at a popular Indian cafe chain that triggered a backlash among customers, led to calls from...

Philippines rescues British man, wife held by jihadists 25 Nov 2019 - 10:19 am

Manila, Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from Islamic State-linked jihadists nearly two months after the couple was...

'A sly thief': Rising heat steals jobs and lives in eastern India 25 Nov 2019 - 09:44 am

BHUBANESWAR, India: "This extreme heat we now see is no less than a sly thief," said Murali Sahoo, a building painter in eastern...

Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip 25 Nov 2019 - 09:22 am

Tokyo, Pope Francis called Monday for renewed efforts to help victims of Japan's 2011 "triple disaster" of earthquake, tsunami and the Fukushima meltdown,...