World / Asia

First Britain-China direct freight train arrives back in China 29 Apr 2017 - 11:19 am

YIWU, China: The first freight train to run from Britain to China arrived in the city of Yiwu in eastern China on Saturday,...

Philippines blast injures 14 as ASEAN leaders gather 29 Apr 2017 - 10:58 am

Manila: Fourteen people were wounded in a pipe bomb blast in Manila, Philippine police said Saturday, but authorities dismissed any link to an...

US Marines return to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand 29 Apr 2017 - 10:53 am

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan: US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand Saturday, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO's combat mission ended in...

N.Korea fires missile, defying US push for new sanctions 29 Apr 2017 - 10:50 am

Seoul: North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang's...

Southeast Asia faces 'massive' drugs menace: Duterte 29 Apr 2017 - 10:43 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Southeast Asian leaders on Saturday they were facing a "massive" illegal drug menace that could destroy their...

China deports US woman convicted of 'spying' 29 Apr 2017 - 10:09 am

San Francisco: An American woman convicted of espionage this week has been deported by China, a human rights group that campaigned for her...

7.2-magnitude Earthquake hits off southern Philippines 29 Apr 2017 - 09:08 am

Manila: A huge earthquake of a 7.2-magnitude on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on Saturday, causing...

Powerful earthquake hits off northern Indonesia 29 Apr 2017 - 08:43 am

TUBAN, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake struck Molucca Sea off northern Indonesia on early Saturday. The magnitude 7.2 tremor hit 210 kilometers (130 miles)...

First direct London-China train completes 12,000 km run 29 Apr 2017 - 08:04 am

Beijing: Laden with whisky and baby milk, the first freight train linking China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city...

Lost Taiwan hiker says didn’t give up hope in tragic 47-day Nepal ordeal 28 Apr 2017 - 03:38 pm

KATHMANDU: A Taiwan hiker rescued 47 days after disappearing in the foothills of the Himalayas and just days after his girlfriend died is...

Philippines' Duterte curses New York Times over drug criticism 27 Apr 2017 - 05:33 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday called the New York Times an "a*****e" and rejected fresh criticism of his deadly drug war...

Famous Indonesian Quran reciter dies live on-air 27 Apr 2017 - 02:49 pm

Doha: Famous Indonesian Quran reciter Sheikh Jaafar Abdulrahman passed away while reciting verses from the holy book during an official ceremony in the...

UN calls for prevention of Afghan civilian casualties 27 Apr 2017 - 01:10 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released Thursday its first quarterly report documenting 2,181 civilian casualties during the first three...

Police arrest nine more democracy activists in Hong Kong 27 Apr 2017 - 12:58 pm

Hong Kong: Nine democracy protesters were arrested in Hong Kong Thursday over an anti-Beijing rally in the latest swoop by police as activists...

Nearly 100 dead as Taliban, IS clash in Afghanistan 27 Apr 2017 - 12:06 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Nearly 100 Taliban and pro-IS militants have been killed in fighting in northern Afghanistan, police said Wednesday. Sporadic fighting in the...

Three soldiers killed in Indian Kashmir attack 27 Apr 2017 - 11:18 am

Srinagar, India: Crowds of civilian protesters fought with government forces Thursday near an army garrison in Indian-administered Kashmir where militants earlier killed three...

Children pay the price in Afghan conflict: UN 27 Apr 2017 - 11:07 am

Kabul: Children account for one-third of civilian casualties in Afghanistan's grinding conflict in the first three months of 2017, and are paying an...