World / Asia

North Korea conducts another failed missile launch 20 Oct 2016 - 11:33 am

Seoul: North Korea on Thursday conducted what appeared to be a failed test -- its second in a week -- of a powerful...

Over 90,000 people flee as Typhoon Haima slams northern Philippines 20 Oct 2016 - 09:34 am

PAGUDPUD, PHILIPPINES: Super Typhoon Haima, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in three years, ripped through major rice growing regions, damaging crops ...

Indian hospital owner arrested over deadly fire 20 Oct 2016 - 08:41 am

New Delhi: Indian police have arrested the wanted owner of a hospital after he turned himself in over a blaze earlier this week...

Pakistan's 'cat-eyed' tea seller sparks national soul searching 19 Oct 2016 - 09:25 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani tea merchant with velvet eyes saw his life changed this week when his portrait spread around the Internet, sparking ardent...

Gunman kills two Americans near Kabul base, NATO says 19 Oct 2016 - 05:56 pm

Kabul: Two Americans including a civilian were killed Wednesday when a gunman opened fire near a NATO base in Kabul Wednesday, the military...

11 more bodies found as ferry raised from Myanmar river 19 Oct 2016 - 05:48 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: Rescuers on Wednesday recovered 11 more bodies from a muddy Myanmar river, taking the death toll from a ferry sinking in...

Millions in Philippines on alert for super typhoon 19 Oct 2016 - 05:18 pm

Manila: Millions of people in the Philippines were on high alert Wednesday for one of the strongest typhoons to ever hit the disaster-battered...

Aid groups in Philippines ready food, shelter to respond to super typhoon 19 Oct 2016 - 01:57 pm

JAKARTA: Aid agencies were on standby on Wednesday to respond to the strongest typhoon to threaten the Philippines in three years, which was...

Philippine police van runs over protesters 19 Oct 2016 - 12:59 pm

Manila: A Philippine police van on Wednesday rammed and ran over baton-wielding protesters outside the US embassy in Manila. Police used tear gas...

S. Korea's STX for sale with French unit 19 Oct 2016 - 12:53 pm

Seoul: South Korea's troubled STX Offshore and Shipbuilding Co. was put up for sale by public tender Wednesday along with its profitable French...

Man crushed to death behind Seoul subway screen door 19 Oct 2016 - 12:11 pm

Seoul: A passenger was crushed to death Wednesday after getting stuck between a subway train and a platform screen door in South Korea....

Indian capital's zoo closes over bird flu scare 19 Oct 2016 - 11:46 am

New Delhi: New Delhi zoo has temporarily closed after two birds died of bird flu, its curator said Wednesday, a month after India...

Thais step up web surveillance after king's death 19 Oct 2016 - 11:29 am

Bangkok: Thai "cyber-scouts" have flagged scores of websites for alleged royal defamation since the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and are monitoring all...

Black shirts bright spot in Thai economy as mourning for king begins 19 Oct 2016 - 11:02 am

BANGKOK: Thais are crowding shopping malls and department stores to stock up on black clothes, as they begin a year of mourning for...

Earthquake Shakes Indonesia's Java 19 Oct 2016 - 10:56 am

Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude shook western parts of Indonesia’s Java island including the capital Wednesday morning, but no tsunami warning was...

Vietnam recovers bodies of 3 crew on crashed helicopter 19 Oct 2016 - 10:15 am

HANOI, Vietnam: Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three military personnel on a helicopter that crashed into a mountain during a training flight...

Thailand sees a jump in royal defamation cases after death of king 19 Oct 2016 - 09:54 am

BANGKOK: Thai police are investigating 12 new complaints of royal defamation found on social media lodged since the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej...