World / Asia

Pakistan says Trump declared its PM 'terrific' in call 01 Dec 2016 - 01:28 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan said Donald Trump praised its prime minister as a "terrific guy" and offered support for a "fantastic" country, in an effusive...

UN approves fresh North Korea sanctions 01 Dec 2016 - 11:54 am

NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved new sanctions against North Korea in response to its dogged nuclear activities. Secretary-General...

Regional party chief admits $5.8 million graft 01 Dec 2016 - 11:37 am

BEIJING: A regional Communist Party chief has pleaded guilty to taking bribes of more than 40 million yuan ($5.8 million), using much of...

Philippines raises terror alert 01 Dec 2016 - 11:30 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: Authorities have raised the terror alert level in major cities nationwide as two suspected Islamic State-linked militants were paraded...

700 million Chinese lifted from poverty in 30 years 01 Dec 2016 - 11:22 am

BEIJING: More than 700 million Chinese people have been lifted out of poverty in the last 30 years, with literacy rates and life...

Trump offers to help Pakistan, calls PM Sharif a "terrific guy": Islamabad 01 Dec 2016 - 08:49 am

ISLAMABAD: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump offered to help solve Pakistan's problems and praised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a "terrific guy" in the...

Malaysia's Najib warns of "nightmares" if ruling party loses power 01 Dec 2016 - 08:34 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Scandal-tainted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed to fight to the end for Malays and Islam on Thursday, as he called...

Australia passes bill to detain terrorists indefinitely 01 Dec 2016 - 08:16 am

Sydney: High-risk terror offenders in Australia may now be kept in jail even after serving their sentences, under legislation passed Thursday that strengthens...

S. Korean ruling party urges Park to quit in April 01 Dec 2016 - 08:06 am

Seoul: South Korea's ruling party on Thursday urged scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye to step down in April next year, giving her a week...

Kashmir saffron plan failing to revive crop, say water-starved farmers 30 Nov 2016 - 09:25 pm

PULWAMA, India: Farmers say a multi-million dollar plan, launched in 2010 to revive saffron cultivation in Indian-administered Kashmir by helping counter erratic rainfall,...

‘Leopard skin’ plan helps Cambodia farmers stay on large land concessions 30 Nov 2016 - 08:34 pm

KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Cambodia: Like spots on a leopard’s hide, small wooden houses and tiny fenced plots dot the sprawling Grandis Timber teak...

In Bangladesh, disaster-savvy students protect families from floods 30 Nov 2016 - 08:26 pm

KURIGRAM, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi teacher Monjurul Islam was talking to his class of 10-year-olds about how the planet is heating up, when Mosammat Ferdousi...

South Korea leader again buys time, but failure looms 30 Nov 2016 - 07:58 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: She pulled off a deft bit of political maneuvering, probably born of desperation. Now South Korea's president has a sliver...

Sri Lanka arrests top Tamil Tiger warlord 29 Nov 2016 - 06:26 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Tuesday arrested a top Tamil warlord on corruption charges nearly two years after the defeat of his main...

Malaysia wants Myanmar meet over violence in Rakhine 29 Nov 2016 - 03:22 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's foreign minister has requested an immediate appointment with Myanmar state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss ongoing violence against...

Vietnam mourns death of Castro 29 Nov 2016 - 02:23 pm

HANOI: Vietnamese leaders continue to mourn the death of Fidel Castro four decades after ideological alignment and a mutual nemesis brought the two...

Bombs diffused at major int'l airport in Myanmar 29 Nov 2016 - 01:57 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: A bomb disposal team has diffused four homemade explosive devices found at a major international airport in the Myanmar's commercial capital....