World / Asia

Diesel, petrol cabs go off roads, owners warn of suicides 01 May 2016 - 11:45 am

By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi: The Supreme Court's ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect on Sunday,...

Tens of thousands join May Day rally in S. Korea 01 May 2016 - 10:39 am

South Korean unionized workers stage a May Day rally in front of City Hall in Seoul on May 1, 2016. AFP / YONHAP...

Vietnamese rally against Taiwan firm over mass fish deaths 01 May 2016 - 10:33 am

A Vietnamese boy holds a banner during a rally denouncing recent mass fish deaths in Vietnam's central province, in Hanoi, Vietnam, 01 May...

10 Indonesian hostages freed in Philippines: police 01 May 2016 - 10:31 am

Zamboanga, Philippines: Ten Indonesian sailors abducted by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants were freed in the southern Philippines on Sunday after five weeks in...

Indian teen shoots himself in head taking selfie with gun 01 May 2016 - 10:23 am

Representational image New Delhi: An Indian teenager accidently shot himself in the head with his father's gun while trying to take a "selfie"...

Feline fascination: A man with 44 cats 01 May 2016 - 08:36 am

File picture for representation By Mohit Dubey Lucknow: Love of pets is not new to this part of the world - be it...

Taiwan sends patrol ships after boat seized by Japan 01 May 2016 - 08:28 am

Taipei: Taiwan Sunday sent two patrol ships to waters surrounding a Japanese atoll amid a dispute over the seizure of one of the...

Fake stones threaten to undermine Sri Lanka's gem trade 01 May 2016 - 12:00 am

n this photograph taken on February 27, 2016, a Sri Lankan artisan produces jewellery in a workshop in Bentota, some 65 kilometres south...

Malaysia deports 32 Taiwanese fraud suspects to China 30 Apr 2016 - 04:42 pm

Taipei: Malaysia deported 32 Taiwanese fraud suspects to China Saturday, Taiwan authorities said, leaving the island's government furious once more in the latest...

Bangladesh Hindu man hacked to death, in latest such attack 30 Apr 2016 - 02:40 pm

NEW DELHI: Police in Bangladesh say a Hindu man has been hacked to death on the heels of a spate of similar attacks...

Survivors call for US troops to face trial over Afghan hospital air strike 30 Apr 2016 - 10:59 am

This US Army photo shows General Joseph L Votel, commander, US Central Command,as he briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing April 29,...

Cambodia to add 1 million hectares of protected forest 30 Apr 2016 - 10:35 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's prime minister has ordered a million hectares of forest be included in protected zones as the country faces one of...

China denies Hong Kong visit request by US carrier group: Pentagon 30 Apr 2016 - 09:54 am

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Strait of Hormuz, in this file photo. REUTERS/US NAVY PHOTO BY...

Cambodian passenger train back on track after years-long hiatus 30 Apr 2016 - 09:32 am

Cambodian passengers board a train at the Phnom Penh station on April 30, 2016, as the railway service resumes. AFP / TANG CHHIN...

China's 'Valentine's Day' killer acquitted of 1998 murder 30 Apr 2016 - 08:41 am

Beijing: A Chinese man sentenced to death for the Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend 18 years ago has been acquitted, a court...

Muslim leader in India under fire from activists for supporting FGM 30 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Dawoodi Bohra Muslims join their hands as they take blessings from their new spiritual leader Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in Mumbai February 19, 2014....

North Korea sentences Korean American to 10 years hard labor 30 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A man, who identified himself as Kim Dong Chul, previously said he was a naturalised American citizen and was arrested in North Korea...

US stands by South Korea defense talks despite China, Russia objections 30 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be two intermediate range ballistic missiles on Thursday, but both failed, according to the U.S. military. Here,...