World / Asia

News Analysis: Pinarayi Vijayan in firm control of Kerala 28 May 2016 - 03:12 pm

Pinarayi Vijayan stands alongside Kerala governor P. Sathasivam while swearing-in as the chief minister of Kerala. AFP By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: The red...

CBSE class 10 results announced, girls again outshine boys 28 May 2016 - 01:06 pm

New Delhi: All India Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 results of all 10 regions were announced on Saturday with girls...

Sri Lanka says 100 missing in landslides are dead 28 May 2016 - 10:30 am

Members of Sri Lankan military rescue team work at the site of a landslide at Elangipitiya village in Aranayaka, Sri Lanka May 19,...

Malaysia accepts 68 Syrian refugees 28 May 2016 - 10:15 am

A Syrian child looks on after arriving at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) airbase in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 May...

Pakistani PM to undergo heart surgery in London 28 May 2016 - 10:06 am

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves as he leaves after attending the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/FAISAL...

U.S. forces in Okinawa hold month of mourning for murdered Japanese woman 28 May 2016 - 10:02 am

US Marine Corps Lt Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson (C), the Okinawa Area Cooordinator and Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force Commander, offers...

Outrage in multi-ethnic Malaysia as government backs Islamic law 28 May 2016 - 09:58 am

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak attends an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this March 14, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS/FILES By Praveen...

N. Korea warns S. Korea of retaliatory strikes 28 May 2016 - 09:33 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ryugyong General Ophthalmic Hospital under construction in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean...

Korean Air passengers recall near-disaster at Tokyo airport 28 May 2016 - 08:51 am

Firefighters surround a Korean Air jet on the tarmac after the jetliner's left engine caught fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan,...

Hiroshima bombing was Japan's fault, says Chinese state media 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

The Atomic Bomb Dome (L) at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is reflected in the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, 27...

Vietnamese member of al Qaeda offshoot gets 40 years in U.S. prison 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Minh Quang Pham. NEW YORK: A Vietnamese man who U.S. authorities say was instructed by a top figure with al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate...

In Hiroshima, Obama honors 'silent cry' of bombing victims 27 May 2016 - 06:21 pm

US Presdent Barack Obama (L) speaks with 91-year-old Sunao Tsuboi (2nd R), a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as Japanese...

Taiwan angry over 'emotional' female president comments 26 May 2016 - 01:02 pm

Taipei: Outraged Taiwanese took to the Internet Thursday to slam sexist comments by a Chinese analyst who said the island's new president practises...

Three killed, 35 injured in Mumbai factory explosion 26 May 2016 - 12:54 pm

Mumbai: An explosion tore through a chemical plant on Thursday, killing three workers and injuring up to 35 others in India's financial capital...

Hong Kong pro-democracy protester guilty of assaulting police 26 May 2016 - 12:24 pm

Political activist Ken Tsang (C) addresses the media outside the Kowloon city court in Hong Kong on May 26, 2016 after he was...

Atomic bomb survivors to attend Hiroshima event for Obama visit 26 May 2016 - 10:50 am

People walk past the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, in this handout photo...

India allows accused Italian marine to go home 26 May 2016 - 09:33 am

Salvatore Girone (centre L) and Latorre Massimiliano (3rd R), members of the navy security team of Napoli registered Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie,...

Bangladesh police suspect Islamists for Hindu's murder 26 May 2016 - 09:21 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police said Thursday they suspect local Islamists may have murdered a one-legged Hindu shop owner who was hacked to death outside...