World / Asia

Four killed on ride at Australia's biggest theme park 25 Oct 2016 - 10:08 am

Four people were killed on Tuesday on a river rapids ride at Australia's biggest theme park, police said. The incident took place at...

Four killed in India-Pakistan cross border firing 24 Oct 2016 - 12:52 pm

Islamabad: Two children and another civilian were killed along with a soldier in firing across the border between India and Pakistan, officials from...

US warns Philippines' Duterte over rhetoric, crime war 24 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's fiery rhetoric and deadly crime war are becoming a growing concern around the world, the top US envoy...

Historic Indian mosque agrees to lift ban on women 24 Oct 2016 - 11:15 am

New Delhi: An historic mosque in India agreed Monday to scrap a ban on women entering its inner sanctum, after a bitter legal...

Gunmen kill Pakistani intelligence officer, IS claim attack 24 Oct 2016 - 10:56 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead an intelligence officer in northwest Pakistan on Monday, police said, in an attack claimed...

Hong Kong judge warns of "torture" images as British banker's trial begins 24 Oct 2016 - 10:47 am

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong judge warned jurors that they will have to view video filmed by former British banker Rurik Jutting of...

At least three killed in India-Pakistan cross-border shelling 24 Oct 2016 - 09:54 am

ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR: Shelling across the border between India and Pakistan killed two Pakistani civilians and an Indian soldier, military officials from the two sides ...

India police kill at least 21 Maoists in shoot-out 24 Oct 2016 - 09:10 am

New Delhi: Indian police on Monday killed at least 21 rebels in a shoot-out in eastern India, a local officer said, one of...

Pakistan's plan to cut disaster risk aims at a new target: schools 24 Oct 2016 - 08:48 am

SAJAWAL, Pakistan: When seven hours of non-stop rain led to a flash flood that swept through his village school, leaving it heavily damaged, ...

Two Pakistan coast guard killed in Pakistan’s key CPEC port district 23 Oct 2016 - 09:34 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan: Two Pakistan Coast Guard officers were gunned down in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday in a district that is...

Shoddy leaders contribute to rising Afghan military deaths: US general 23 Oct 2016 - 09:13 pm

Kabul: Basic leadership failures in many Afghan police and military units are helping drive casualty rates to ever-higher levels, the top US and...

China's Xi to consolidate power at key meeting: analysts 23 Oct 2016 - 08:49 pm

Beijing: The leaders of the world's most powerful political party gather in Beijing on Monday for a conclave that could change the course...

India has 30 million stray dogs. One state is pushing vigilantes to kill them 23 Oct 2016 - 08:22 pm

KOCHI, India - The dog catcher tiptoes into a narrow lane carrying a metal wire noose. Someone had spotted a stray dog amid...

Junko Tabei, 1st woman to climb Everest, dies at 77 23 Oct 2016 - 12:57 pm

Tokyo: The first woman to climb Mount Everest didn't stop there. Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, who died Thursday at 77, devoted her adult...

Wealthy Australian families make counter-bid for cattle empire 23 Oct 2016 - 12:40 pm

Sydney: An all-Australian consortium comprising some of the country's richest grazier families made a counter-offer Sunday for one of the world's largest cattle...

Duterte hopes Philippine fishermen can return to China-controlled shoal 23 Oct 2016 - 11:52 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope on Sunday that fishermen would be able to return to the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the...