World / Asia

Malaysian police detains democracy group chief, releases on bail 29 Oct 2016 - 02:33 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police released the chairman of democracy group Bersih on bail on Saturday, after detaining her for more than two hours...

5 Rohingya trafficking victims jailed in Myanmar 29 Oct 2016 - 11:47 am

YANGON, Myanmar: A Myanmar court has handed two-year jail terms to five Rohingya Muslims who were smuggled from troubled western Rakhine State to...

Toxic liquor kills 11 in Pakistan 29 Oct 2016 - 11:24 am

Islamabad: At least 11 people from a minority Christian community in Pakistan's central Punjab province died after consuming toxic liquor, police said Saturday....

PM to celebrate Diwali with ITBP 29 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to spend Diwali this year with personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, which guards India-China...

Thousands queue to visit coffin of late Thai king 29 Oct 2016 - 10:44 am

Bangkok: Tens of thousands of Thais streamed into Bangkok's Grand Palace on Saturday as the public was granted its first chance to enter...

Two Indian soldiers killed along disputed Kashmir frontier 29 Oct 2016 - 10:26 am

SRINAGAR, India: Two Indian soldiers have been killed in fighting with Pakistani soldiers and suspected militants along the volatile frontier in Indian-controlled Kashmir,...

Thais gather at palace to view late king's funeral urn 29 Oct 2016 - 09:43 am

BANGKOK: Tens of thousands of Thais gathered at Bangkok's glittering Grand Palace on Saturday hoping to pay their respects before the funeral urn...

India, Japan eye deeper defence ties to counter China 28 Oct 2016 - 08:15 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan next month for an annual summit, India said Friday, with the Asian giants expected...

Enslaved teen boys dial for help from Indian shoe factory 28 Oct 2016 - 08:08 pm

CHENNAI, India: Police have rescued 10 teenage boys, allegedly trafficked and held in bondage in a shoe-sole factory in the southern Indian state...

JNU students protest outside Delhi Police headquarters 28 Oct 2016 - 07:58 pm

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students on Friday rallied outside the Delhi Police headquarters at ITO here to protest alleged inaction in...

Myanmar investigators dismiss missing plane reports, end search 28 Oct 2016 - 11:51 am

YANGON: Myanmar has halted an investigation into unconfirmed reports of an aircraft crashing into the sea off the country's west coast on Friday,...

Rajasthan promotes progressive farming with olive cultivation 28 Oct 2016 - 11:14 am

Jaipur: Sahab Ram Saharan, a farmer in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, some 15 km from the India-Pakistan border, finds cultivating traditional crops unprofitable....

India condemns Pakistan's expulsion of high commission staffer 28 Oct 2016 - 11:06 am

New Delhi: India on Friday condemned Pakistan's move of declaring persona non grata an officer posted in its high commission in Islamabad. "Government...

Pakistan's Imran Khan calls for nationwide protests ahead of capital lockdown 28 Oct 2016 - 10:25 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan called for nationwide protests on Friday after dozens of activists from his party were arrested, adding to...

Philippine mayor, nine bodyguards killed in police shoot-out 28 Oct 2016 - 09:10 am

Kidapawan, Philippines: A Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking was killed along with nine bodyguards in a shoot-out with police Friday, authorities said,...

Brisbane bus driver burnt alive by passenger 28 Oct 2016 - 09:07 am

Sydney: A passenger doused a bus driver with inflammable liquid and burned him to death in front of horrified passengers in the Australian...

Turkmenistan marks 25 years post-USSR with pomp 27 Oct 2016 - 10:27 pm

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: The isolated Central Asian country of Turkmenistan on Thursday marked 25 years of independence from the Soviet Union with celebrations across...

India, Pakistan to expel diplomats amid Kashmir tension 27 Oct 2016 - 10:02 pm

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan on Thursday announced they would each expel one of the other’s diplomats amid growing tension between the nuclear-armed...