World / Asia

Kashmir saffron plan failing to revive crop, say water-starved farmers 30 Nov 2016 - 09:25 pm

PULWAMA, India: Farmers say a multi-million dollar plan, launched in 2010 to revive saffron cultivation in Indian-administered Kashmir by helping counter erratic rainfall,...

‘Leopard skin’ plan helps Cambodia farmers stay on large land concessions 30 Nov 2016 - 08:34 pm

KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia: Like spots on a leopard’s hide, small wooden houses and tiny fenced plots dot the sprawling Grandis Timber teak...

In Bangladesh, disaster-savvy students protect families from floods 30 Nov 2016 - 08:26 pm

KURIGRAM, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi teacher Monjurul Islam was talking to his class of 10-year-olds about how the planet is heating up, when Mosammat Ferdousi...

South Korea leader again buys time, but failure looms 30 Nov 2016 - 07:58 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: She pulled off a deft bit of political maneuvering, probably born of desperation. Now South Korea's president has a sliver...

Sri Lanka arrests top Tamil Tiger warlord 29 Nov 2016 - 06:26 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Tuesday arrested a top Tamil warlord on corruption charges nearly two years after the defeat of his main...

Malaysia wants Myanmar meet over violence in Rakhine 29 Nov 2016 - 03:22 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's foreign minister has requested an immediate appointment with Myanmar state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss ongoing violence against...

Vietnam mourns death of Castro 29 Nov 2016 - 02:23 pm

HANOI: Vietnamese leaders continue to mourn the death of Fidel Castro four decades after ideological alignment and a mutual nemesis brought the two...

Bombs diffused at major int'l airport in Myanmar 29 Nov 2016 - 01:57 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A bomb disposal team has diffused four homemade explosive devices found at a major international airport in the Myanmar's commercial capital....

Myanmar: UN agency calls for help for women of Rakhine 29 Nov 2016 - 01:50 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A United Nations agency has called for urgent help for women and girls recently uprooted by conflicts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State...

S.Korea to cull 3 percent of poultry to contain bird flu 29 Nov 2016 - 01:44 pm

SEOUL: South Korea will cull 3 percent of its total poultry population to curb an outbreak of bird flu that has hit a...

7 perpetrators of Kazakhstan attack sentenced to life 29 Nov 2016 - 01:13 pm

ASTANA: A Kazakh court Monday gave life in prison to seven people for organizing a terror attack on a military unit and a...

Insight: Fewer North Korean workers come to China as border trade tightens 29 Nov 2016 - 06:58 am

DANDONG, China: A labour agent sat in his bus on a recent frigid morning, waiting to cross the "Friendship Bridge" at China's main...

Thailand's cabinet acknowledges appointment of a new king - defence minister 29 Nov 2016 - 06:49 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged the appointment of a new king, Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said, more than one month after the...

Insight: How a rebel Myanmar tin mine may up-end a global supply chain 28 Nov 2016 - 08:35 pm

YANGON/WASHINGTON: From a remote corner of northeastern Myanmar, an insurgent army sells tin ore to suppliers of some of the world’s largest consumer...

Babies, skeletons and forex found as human trafficking probe widens in India 28 Nov 2016 - 08:14 pm

KOLKATA: Police in eastern India have rescued 13 babies and discovered the skeletons of two infants in raids on homes for the elderly...

75% penalty, surcharge on undisclosed income, new black money scheme launched in India 28 Nov 2016 - 07:31 pm

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Income Tax rules, levying a...

Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against Musharraf 28 Nov 2016 - 07:24 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani provincial court on Monday issued arrest warrant against former President General Pervez Musharraf in a case pertaining to the alleged...