World / Asia

Man 'blows himself up' at TV centre in Georgian breakaway region 17 Oct 2016 - 12:17 pm

Moscow: An unidentified man on Monday blew himself up at the state-owned TV centre in Abkhazia, a tiny Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia,...

Who is Thailand's 96-year-old royal regent? 17 Oct 2016 - 11:52 am

Bangkok: A 96-year-old former general has become temporary regent after Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, in a surprise move, delayed his own proclamation...

Powerful earthquake hits Papua New Guinea 17 Oct 2016 - 11:28 am

Sydney: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude struck off the coast of New Britain island in Papua New Guinea on Monday, the US...

6.4 magnitude earthquake hits northwest China: USGS 17 Oct 2016 - 11:05 am

Beijing: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck China's northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued...

25 dead, scores still missing in Myanmar ferry disaster 17 Oct 2016 - 10:58 am

Yangon: Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers...

Anti-nuclear politician's win hurts Japan atomic push 17 Oct 2016 - 10:12 am

Tokyo: An anti-nuclear candidate pulled off a surprise victory in a local Japanese election at the weekend, hurting Tokyo's already struggling bid to...

As India's "granary" exhausts groundwater, farmers eye new crops 17 Oct 2016 - 09:46 am

Chandigarh: It is hailed as India's granary, but the northwestern state of Punjab faces a drastic decline in agricultural output unless it halts...

Powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude strikes off Papua New Guinea 17 Oct 2016 - 09:44 am

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude struck off the coast of New Britain island in Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological...

Myanmar ferry sinks, killing at least 14, with scores missing 17 Oct 2016 - 09:17 am

YANGON: A ferry sank in a river in northwestern Myanmar, killing at least 14 people with scores missing, a rescue official said on...

Chinese official who hoarded cash convicted of corruption 17 Oct 2016 - 08:32 am

BEIJING: A former senior Chinese energyofficial found to have more than 200 million yuan ($29.99 million) in cash at his home has been...

At least 30 killed as two buses collide in Pakistan 17 Oct 2016 - 08:22 am

KARACHI, Pakistan: At least 30 people were killed in Pakistan when two buses collided in southern Punjab province, police said on Monday. Images...

World's oldest giant panda in captivity dies in Hong Kong 16 Oct 2016 - 06:57 pm

Hong Kong: The world's oldest ever giant panda in captivity died on Sunday aged 38 at a Hong Kong theme park, officials said....

Philippine president says will raise arbitration ruling on China visit 16 Oct 2016 - 11:07 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would raise a controversial arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with China's leaders,...

Arrests of 48 students from south worry Thai Muslims 16 Oct 2016 - 10:32 am

BANGKOK: Thai Muslim organizations have denounced a series of recent “arbitrary arrests” by Bangkok police of youths from the country’s insurgency-plagued south, after...