World / Asia

Thai junta approves $358 million cash handout for poor 22 Nov 2016 - 11:14 am

Bangkok: Thailand's military leaders Tuesday announced $358 million in cash handouts for some of the kingdom's poorest people, a surprise giveaway from a...

S. Korea approves bill to appoint independent counsel to investigate president park scandal 22 Nov 2016 - 10:49 am

Seoul: South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow the opposition parties to pick candidates for an independent counsel to...

Bandit leaves cheeky clue for Australian police 22 Nov 2016 - 09:13 am

Sydney: Australian detectives have been left with a cheeky clue after discovering that a large print on a glass door at a crime...

Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake near Fukushima disaster site 22 Nov 2016 - 07:37 am

TOKYO: A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a small tsunami...

Descendants of Myanmar's last king mark his exile by Britain 22 Nov 2016 - 07:29 am

Mandalay, Myanmar: More than a century after the British expelled Myanmar's last king, descendants held an emotional ceremony in Mandalay's Golden Palace on...

Pakistan’s powerful army chief begins farewell visits 21 Nov 2016 - 06:01 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful army chief Raheel Sharif began a round of farewell visits on Monday, his spokesman said, damping speculation he might receive...

India central bank allows withdrawal of up to 250,000 rupees for wedding expenses 21 Nov 2016 - 05:43 pm

MUMBAI: India’s central bank said on Monday that people can withdraw up to 250,000 rupees ($3,670) for wedding related expenses, provided they submit...

Myanmar government faces new crisis as ethnic armies attack military 21 Nov 2016 - 05:11 pm

YANGON/SHANGHAI: Myanmar’s eight-month-old government faced a fresh crisis on Monday, after four ethnic armed groups attacked security forces in the north of the...

Renowed Pakistani mountaineer Hassan Sadpara dies of cancer 21 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: One of Pakistan's best-known mountaineers, Hassan Sadpara, died of cancer Monday aged 54, his family said, as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

Insight: Stranded trucks, unpaid workers: India Inc counts cost of cash crunch 21 Nov 2016 - 04:39 pm

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Like millions of Indians fed up with corruption and counterfeiting, Vimal Somani cheered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock move to replace...

Rescuers end search for India train survivors as toll hits 146 21 Nov 2016 - 03:44 pm

Pukhrayan, India: Rescuers on Monday ended their search for survivors amongst the twisted remains of a derailed train as the death toll from...

Alarm over proposed Philippine law to jail 9-year-olds 21 Nov 2016 - 01:27 pm

Manila: Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by the president,...

Suicide blast at Kabul mosque kills 27, wounds 35 21 Nov 2016 - 12:41 pm

Kabul: A massive suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Kabul killed at least 27 people Monday and wounded 35 as worshippers gathered...

15 Militants killed, 5 wounded in airstrikes in Afghan Laghman 21 Nov 2016 - 12:26 pm

Kabul: At least 15 militants were killed and five others were wounded in a series of airstrikes conducted in eastern Laghman province of...

'I was the only one alive' says India train survivor 21 Nov 2016 - 11:44 am

Pukhrayan, India: The last thing Uttam Kumar remembers is a huge bang as his carriage was violently crushed. When he came to, he...

Cambodia charges Australian nurse for running surrogacy clinic 21 Nov 2016 - 11:36 am

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court charged an Australian nurse on Monday for allegedly operating an illegal fertility clinic, police said, weeks after the...