World / Asia

Activists raise concerns over Indonesia’s proposed anti-terrorism law 18 Mar 2016 - 01:39 pm

Muslims pray during Friday prayers at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Garry Lotulung By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA: Rights activists on...

Facebook CEO enjoys smoggy Beijing run ahead of forum 18 Mar 2016 - 01:33 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a mask-free jog through Beijing's Tiananmen Square on March 18, smiling through thick smog as he seeks greater...

Musharraf leaves Pakistan after travel ban lifted 18 Mar 2016 - 12:46 pm

Pervez Musharraf gestures during a news conference in Islamabad in this November 11, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood Karachi: Pakistan's former military ruler...

Taiwan “needs to protect its space” after China renews ties with Gambia 18 Mar 2016 - 12:40 pm

Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen attends an event in New Taipei City, Taiwan, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TAIPEI: Taiwan needs to protect its...

Seoul condemns updates Japanese textbooks 18 Mar 2016 - 12:34 pm

South Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck announces a statement protesting Japan's authorization of new high school history textbooks at a ministry building...

Exiled Tibetans to elect leader to sustain Dalai Lama legacy 18 Mar 2016 - 12:08 pm

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama pauses as he delivers the Jangchup Lamrim teachings at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe in Karnataka,...

Chinese columnist travelling from Beijing goes missing: lawyer 18 Mar 2016 - 11:09 am

Jia Jia, who writes a regular column for Tencent Online, went missing late on Tuesday, around the time he was scheduled to board...

North Korea test fires two mid-range ballistic missiles 18 Mar 2016 - 09:56 am

South Korean people watch TV news at Seoul station, in Seoul, South Korea, 18 March 2016. North Korea on 18 March 2016 launched...

Pakistan allows Musharraf abroad for treatment 17 Mar 2016 - 06:29 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has given the green light for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to leave the country, a day after the Supreme Court...

China and Gambia resume diplomatic ties: ministry 17 Mar 2016 - 03:37 pm

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. Beijing: Taiwan faces increasing diplomatic isolation after China announced Thursday it will resume ties with the island's...

Protesters mark one year since mob killing of Afghan woman 17 Mar 2016 - 03:30 pm

CapAfghan actors perform in a play depicting the 2015 lynching of Afghan woman Farkhunda, in Kabul on March 17, 2016. AFP / SHAH...

Indonesia cuts interest rate for third straight month 17 Mar 2016 - 03:14 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia's central bank Thursday cut its key interest rate for the third straight month, encouraged by lower inflation and a stronger currency...

Sri Lanka says 'serious threat' to electricity network 17 Mar 2016 - 01:07 pm

Sri Lankan students work in classes lit by candles after a power cut in Biyagama, a suburb of the capital Colombo, on March...

China to push Myanmar's new government on stalled dam 17 Mar 2016 - 12:33 pm

A man steers his boat at Myitsone, outside Myitkyina, the capital city of Kachin state, in northern Myanmar December 18, 2014. REUTERS/SOE ZEYA...

Two soldiers, three militants killed in rare gunfight in N Pakistan 17 Mar 2016 - 12:21 pm

Islamabad: Two Pakistani troops and three militants were killed in a rare firefight in the country's relatively peaceful northern areas Thursday, officials said....