World / Asia

Lack of trained staff means long hours for Afghan air force engineer 05 Nov 2015 - 02:55 am

A C-130 Hercules transport plane prepares to take off at the Kabul International airport, November 3, 2015. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail By Krista Mahr and...

Myanmar's ousted ruling party head to work with Suu Kyi 05 Nov 2015 - 02:39 am

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski PHYU, Myanmar: One of Myanmar's most powerful politicians, ousted as leader of the ruling party in...

16 dead, dozens trapped in Pakistan factory collapse: official 05 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Lahore, Pakistan: At least 16 people were killed and 40 injured when a factory collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, the...

For Southeast Asia, growing U.S.-China maritime row means a balancing act 04 Nov 2015 - 06:46 pm

By Yeganeh Torbati KUALA LUMPUR: As the United States and Japan tussled with China over the wording of a concluding statement at an...

Maldives president declares emergency ahead of protest 04 Nov 2015 - 05:45 pm

Police and Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) personnel cordon off an area suspecting an explosive inside the engine compartment of a parked broken...

Volcanic eruption closes 3 Indonesian airports 04 Nov 2015 - 04:23 pm

Passengers wait to check the status of their flights with airline desk at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia Wednesday, Nov. 4,...

SunEdison to supply cheapest solar power in India 04 Nov 2015 - 04:18 pm

By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI: U.S.-based SunEdison has won a bid to sell solar power in India at a record low tariff,...

Ghulam Ali cancels all concerts in India 04 Nov 2015 - 01:50 pm

New Delhi: Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, whose concert in Mumbai was called off after resistance from the Shiv Sena, has cancelled all...

Historic meeting seals seismic shift for China and Taiwan 04 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

Taipei: The presidents of China and Taiwan will meet this weekend in Singapore with a handshake that will mark a seismic shift in...

Pakistan moves toward death penalty for child abuse 04 Nov 2015 - 01:30 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has taken a step towards punishing the sexual abuse of girls with life imprisonment or even death after an influential parliamentary...

Philippines probes airport bullet-planting extortion 04 Nov 2015 - 01:26 pm

Manila: The Philippine government said Wednesday it was investigating claims of a major extortion racket at the nation's main airport involving security personnel...

India to question Volkswagen over local emission tests: Report 04 Nov 2015 - 01:15 pm

New Delhi: Government will demand answers from Volkswagen after major discrepancies were found in emission tests on its cars, an official said Wednesday,...

Police officer stabbed to death in Bangladesh in new attack 04 Nov 2015 - 12:27 pm

Fears of Islamist violence have been rising in Bangladesh Dhaka: A police officer was stabbed to death in Bangladesh Wednesday and another badly...

Nestle to re-launch Maggi within a month; all lab tests cleared 04 Nov 2015 - 12:22 pm

New Delhi: Nestle India on Wednesday said Maggi noodles has cleared the tests ordered by the Bombay High Court at three accredited laboratories...

Tokyo's famed Hotel Okura auctions furniture, memorabilia 04 Nov 2015 - 12:15 pm

The main lobby of Japan's iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. AFP Tokyo: Fans of Tokyo's soon-to-be demolished Hotel Okura are getting a chance...

Maldives declares state of emergency: Foreign Ministry 04 Nov 2015 - 11:15 am

Male: The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island nation's political upheaval intensified following a suspected assassination...

Philippine Catholic leaders urged to reject ivory 04 Nov 2015 - 10:38 am

Environment groups regard the Philippines as one of Asia's hotspots for the trade in illegal ivory Manila: The Philippines' dominant Catholic Church called...

GST bill passage a matter of time, says Jaitley 04 Nov 2015 - 10:11 am

Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, Arun Jaitley, addresses a press conference in New Delhi, 03 November 2015. EPA ...