World / Asia

Magnitude 6.0 aftershock rattles quake-hit PNG highlands as toll rises 05 Mar 2018 - 10:34 am

* Strong aftershock hits week after deadly 7.5 quake * Toll lifted to 55 dead since Feb. 26 - official * Remote region...

Fears of rising PNG death toll after region's 'worst quake in century' 04 Mar 2018 - 12:03 pm

Sydney, Local communities are struggling to cope with the aftermath of a major earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea's remote highlands almost a...

China defends planned scrapping of presidential term limits 04 Mar 2018 - 11:57 am

BEIJING: A Chinese official on Sunday defended Beijing's plan to scrap term limits on the presidency and enable Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely...

Hindu woman elected to Pakistan's senate in historic first 04 Mar 2018 - 09:08 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistanis have elected a woman from the country's marginalized Hindu minority to the senate for the first time ever in an election...

South Korea to send envoys to North on Monday 04 Mar 2018 - 08:43 am

Seoul, South Korean President Moon Jae-in will send a team of special envoys -- including Seoul's spy chief -- to the North on...

China says to 'take necessary measures' if US harms trade 04 Mar 2018 - 08:35 am

Beijing, Beijing warned Sunday that it is ready to hit back at the United States if it harms China's economic interests, fuelling fears...

Indian prime minister's party notches key state election win 03 Mar 2018 - 09:16 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party on Saturday ended the 25-year uninterrupted rule of a communist party in a...

Australia confirms 2 nationals wounded in Kabul bombing 03 Mar 2018 - 04:22 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Two Australian nationals were wounded in Friday's attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, local media reported. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie...

Indian Prime Minister Modi's party ahead in state elections 03 Mar 2018 - 02:04 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party appears likely to end the 25-year uninterrupted rule of a communist party in...

Cambodia PM accuses United States of lying over aid cut 03 Mar 2018 - 10:10 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia's Prime Minister on Saturday accused the US government of being dishonest in its announced suspension of aid to the Southeast...

Suicide bomb in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 22 02 Mar 2018 - 04:56 pm

KABUL: A suicide car bombing in the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person, a young...

Tajik opposition leader says removed from Interpol wanted list 02 Mar 2018 - 04:50 pm

ALMATY: Interpol has removed the leader of a banned Tajik Islamist party from its wanted list, he said, in a setback for the...

Suicide car bomber hits Afghan capital, at least one dead 02 Mar 2018 - 12:15 pm

KABUL: A suicide car bomber struck on Friday in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing one person and wounding 14 bystanders, officials said,...

Armenia ditches normalisation deal with Turkey 01 Mar 2018 - 07:57 pm

Yerevan: The President of Armenia on Thursday ditched agreements that would have normalised relations with Turkey, in the latest blow to efforts to...

China plans to build nuclear aircraft carrier 01 Mar 2018 - 01:29 pm

BEIJING: Chinese media reports say the country is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier capable of remaining at sea for long durations,...

Death toll rises to 31 in PNG quake as weather and damage hampers relief effort 01 Mar 2018 - 10:24 am

* Toll expected to rise as rescuers reach far-flung villages * Landslides prevent injured reaching hospitals * Roads, runways, phone lines knocked out...

German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan: officials 01 Mar 2018 - 10:21 am

Kandahar, Afghanistan: A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, officials told AFP late Wednesday, a rare...

Cambodian PM denounces "dogs" for burning his effigy in Australia 01 Mar 2018 - 10:16 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, criticised by rights groups for a crackdown on the opposition and media, denounced protesters in Australia...