World / Asia

Kerala Police arrest two more 'IS recruiters' 26 Oct 2017 - 09:41 am

Kannur (Kerala): The Kerala Police here on Thursday arrested two Muslim youths who are alleged to be the local recruiters for the Islamic...

Thai King Bhumibol, late father of a divided nation 26 Oct 2017 - 09:16 am

Bangkok: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the revered "father of the nation" whose reign spanned seven politically turbulent decades, shielded by harsh defamation...

Rohingya faces tell the agony of Myanmar exodus 26 Oct 2017 - 08:56 am

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: The lines on their foreheads tell more than the forced smiles on the faces of the Rohingya refugees photographed by...

Troops and strays, the only signs of life in ruined Marawi 25 Oct 2017 - 04:23 pm

MARAWI CITY, Philippines: - With vehicles crushed and overturned and buildings reduced to skeletons of mangled steel and rubble, the Philippine city of...

Pakistan must increase anti-terror effort: Top US envoy 25 Oct 2017 - 12:17 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan "must increase" its efforts to eradicate militants and terrorists operating within the country, U.S. secretary of state told Islamabad during...

From Bhutan to Cambodia, early warning saves lives in floods 25 Oct 2017 - 11:55 am

PHNOM PENH: Floods in Cambodia in 2011 and 2013 killed more than 400 people, displaced tens of thousands, and destroyed crops, livestock and...

2 women killed by Indian fire in Kashmir, says Pakistan 25 Oct 2017 - 10:56 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of killing at least two women and injuring six other people in unprovoked firing along the...

Tillerson starts talks in India dominated by China 25 Oct 2017 - 10:04 am

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday started talks with Indian leaders expected to highlight the strong alliance between the...

No dog's life for elderly animals in Singapore Zoo 25 Oct 2017 - 09:32 am

Singapore: Kima the cheetah lies unconscious on an operating table while blood samples are taken and a monitor beeps in the background, being...

Tillerson to meet India's Modi amid China's rising influence in Asia 25 Oct 2017 - 09:31 am

NEW DELHI, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday on his first official visit to...

Myanmar, Bangladesh vow to cooperate to return Rohingya 25 Oct 2017 - 09:24 am

Yangon: Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to work together to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees, officials said, but details remain...

Indonesia arrests nine with alleged Islamic State links 25 Oct 2017 - 09:20 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities arrested nine men suspected of having links to a militant network loyal to Islamic State and planning a series of...

Philippines' Duterte receives Russian assault rifles 25 Oct 2017 - 09:09 am

Manila: Russia handed over army trucks and thousands of assault rifles to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday as the two nations celebrated...

Japan police unmask 74-year-old 'ninja' burglar 25 Oct 2017 - 08:11 am

Tokyo, Japanese police have finally nabbed a nimble "ninja" thief who dressed in black and scrambled over walls to commit scores of break-ins...

Pakistan gives Tillerson frosty welcome after US warns over Taliban havens 24 Oct 2017 - 05:58 pm

Islamabad: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a frosty welcome to Pakistan Tuesday after Washington turned up the heat on Islamabad for...

India bans use of dirtier coal alternative in New Delhi 24 Oct 2017 - 04:01 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Tuesday banned the use of petroleum coke, a dirtier alternative to coal, in New Delhi in a...

Strong 6.7 earthquake hits Indonesia, no tsunami warning 24 Oct 2017 - 03:07 pm

Jakarta: A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued...