World / Asia

Philippines leader rebuffs top judge over drug row 09 Aug 2016 - 03:25 pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (AFP / TED ALJIBE) Manila: President Rodrigo Duterte warned the Philippines' top judge Tuesday to let him pursue a...

Philippine high court orders probe of judges "linked to drug trade" 09 Aug 2016 - 12:53 pm

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the wake of a soldier killed in an encounter with communist rebels at a military Camp Panacan...

Philippines to overhaul 'inhumane', overcrowded jails 09 Aug 2016 - 12:51 pm

This picture taken on July 21, 2016 shows inmates sleeping inside the Quezon City jail in Manila.Philippine officials said on August 9, 2016...

Pakistan lawyers strike as dazed city mourns bomb victims 09 Aug 2016 - 11:57 am

Lawyers speak with the media after protesting against the suicide bomb attack at a hospital in Quetta on Monday, outside the Supreme Court...

India's 'Iron Lady' ends 16-year hunger strike to enter politics 09 Aug 2016 - 11:39 am

Indian human rights activist Irom Sharmila speaks to the media outside a prison hospital in the northeastern city of Imphal, India, August 20,...

Carnage as Pakistan hospital bomb kills 70 08 Aug 2016 - 03:34 pm

First responders and volunteers transport an injured man away from the scene of a bomb blast outside a hospital in Quetta,Pakistan August 8,...

Suicide bombing at Pakistani hospital in Quetta kills 53 08 Aug 2016 - 01:22 pm

Pakistani relatives mourn beside the body of a blast victim after a bomb explosion at a government hospital premises in Quetta on August...

At least 40 killed in SW Pakistan hospital blast: minister 08 Aug 2016 - 10:44 am

Pakistani security officials and lawyers gather around the bodies of victims killed in a bomb explosion at a government hospital premises in Quetta...

Modi calls for protecting Dalits, ending discrimination 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

"I want to tell all such people, if you want to attack, attack me, not my Dalit brothers. If you want to shoot,...

Abused at home, Myanmar women seek power to walk out on domestic violence 08 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Women sell Thanakha wood at the Kyaik-Khauk pagoda festival in Tanlyin township, outside Yangon, February 2, 2015. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun By Ei Cherry...

Victory for generals as Thais vote for junta charter 07 Aug 2016 - 04:00 pm

A Thai woman casts her ballot with her kid at a polling station in Bangkok on August 7, 2016. Thais headed to the...

Counting begins after Thais vote on controversial charter 07 Aug 2016 - 01:38 pm

Thai electoral workers start counting ballots at a polling station during a constitutional referendum vote in the northern province Khon Kaen, Thailand August...

Pikachu parade as Japan goes Pokemon crazy 07 Aug 2016 - 12:22 pm

Performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, perform in the Pikachu parade in Yokohama on August 7, 2016. (AFP /...

Duterte names judges, politicians linked to narcotics, asks them to surrender 07 Aug 2016 - 10:21 am

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks in between military officials, at the wake of a soldier killed in an encounter with communist rebels at...

Police find bomb-making materials for alleged Singapore attack 06 Aug 2016 - 04:32 pm

Indonesian anti-terror police conduct a raid at a house in Batam on August 5, 2016. (AFP / Romy) By Kanupriya Kapoor BATAM, Indonesia:...

Mammoth effort to save flood-stranded Indian elephant 06 Aug 2016 - 12:58 pm

In this photograph taken on August 1, 2016, Bangladesh wildlife officials look on from a boat as they observe a wild elephant in...

Fresh Indian Kashmir protests kill two, injure over 100 05 Aug 2016 - 06:59 pm

People look out from a window as they watch a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, on the outskirts of Srinagar, August...

Malaysian Islamic leaders say no to Pokemon Go 05 Aug 2016 - 06:50 pm

Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri. A Youtube grab Kuala Lumpur: Islamic leaders in Kuala Lumpur said Friday that Muslims should avoid playing Pokemon Go because...