World / Asia

Top Pakistan court stays execution of mentally ill man 31 Oct 2016 - 11:44 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's supreme court on Monday issued a last minute reprieve to a mentally ill man set to face the gallows this week,...

Pakistan court clears way for Imran Khan to hold anti-government protest 31 Oct 2016 - 11:06 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Monday granted opposition politician Imran Khan permission to hold anti-government protests in the capital this week, but warned...

Crime-busting deliveryman foils Japan mobsters 31 Oct 2016 - 10:51 am

Tokyo: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's ... Deliveryman! A mystery crime-fighting superhero is striking fear into the hearts...

India's Modi expresses concern over Australia bus death 31 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am

SYDNEY: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the death of an Indian-origin bus driver killed by an incendiary device thrown...

Escaped Islamist prisoners shot dead in India: police 31 Oct 2016 - 10:25 am

New Delhi: Eight suspected Islamists were shot dead by police Monday after they escaped from a high security jail in India by slitting...

Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels 31 Oct 2016 - 10:13 am

NEW DELHI: Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India's...

Prosecutors quiz woman at core of S. Korea political crisis 31 Oct 2016 - 09:18 am

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors on Monday questioned the woman at the centre of a political scandal that has shattered public confidence in President...

Presidential candidates keep it in the family in Palau 31 Oct 2016 - 08:51 am

Koror, Palau: The Pacific island nation of Palau goes to the polls Tuesday with two brothers-in-law vying to become president -- and they...

Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people 31 Oct 2016 - 08:44 am

SYDNEY: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever entering Australia...

Inmates flee Indian jail after slashing guard's throat 31 Oct 2016 - 08:23 am

New Delhi: Eight suspected members of a banned Islamist group escaped from a high security prison in India Monday after slitting the throat...

No exchange of sweets at India-Pakistan border on Diwali 30 Oct 2016 - 08:01 pm

Attari: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday refused to exchange sweets and greetings with Pakistani Rangers along the international boundary on the...

Cambodian fishermen return after pirate ordeal 30 Oct 2016 - 07:52 pm

Phnom Penh: Four Cambodian fisherman freed after a near five year ordeal as hostages at the hands of Somali pirates returned to Phnom...

China says farmers need more options in managing their land rights 30 Oct 2016 - 07:48 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Sunday recommended separating various rights to rural land, which they say would better protect property rights, improve land circulation,...

Afghan government loses 2 percent of territory in 3 months: watchdog 30 Oct 2016 - 07:33 pm

WASHINGTON: The Afghan government lost control or influence between May and August over two percent of the territory it controlled, the U.S. government’s...

China ships still at disputed shoal, fishermen back 30 Oct 2016 - 12:25 pm

Manila: Chinese coastguard ships are still patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea but are not stopping Filipinos from fishing...

25 Taliban insurgents killed in East of Afghanistan airstrike 30 Oct 2016 - 11:35 am

Kabul: At least 25 insurgents were killed in an airstrike conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD)...

Gunmen kill four people at a religious gathering in Karachi 29 Oct 2016 - 08:09 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan: Gunmen on motorcycles killed at least four people at a religious gathering of Shi’ites in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, on Saturday,...