World / Asia

Yahoo Japan, Line to merge business to form online giant 18 Nov 2019 - 12:31 pm

TOKYO - Online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. have announced they are merging. Z Holdings Corp., which owns SoftBank Corp. that operates...

Hong Kong anti-mask law 'unconstitutional': High court 18 Nov 2019 - 12:07 pm

Hong Kong: A government ban on demonstrators wearing face masks, aimed at helping to quell months of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong, is...

Back-to-back blasts hit Afghan capital; at least 4 wounded 18 Nov 2019 - 11:51 am

Kabul: Back-to-back explosions targeting a military training center in the Afghan capital wounded at least four Afghan national army soldiers early Monday, police...

Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6 18 Nov 2019 - 11:09 am

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Samoa has closed all its schools, banned children from public gatherings and mandated that everybody get vaccinated after declaring...

Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian farmer, injures tourist 18 Nov 2019 - 11:00 am

Jakarta, An endangered Sumatran Tiger has mauled to death an Indonesian farmer and seriously injured a domestic tourist, a conservation official said Monday....

Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka's new strongman 18 Nov 2019 - 10:39 am

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in Monday at a Buddhist temple revered by his core Sinhalese nationalist...

Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets to pin back campus protesters 18 Nov 2019 - 09:12 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Monday to force back anti-government protesters trying to escape a university...

China calls on U.S. to 'stop flexing muscles' in South China Sea 18 Nov 2019 - 08:29 am

BANGKOK: China on Monday called on the U.S. military to stop flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and to avoid adding...

Marshall Islands heads to polls in election closely watched by Washington 18 Nov 2019 - 08:10 am

Sydney: Voters in the Marshall Islands went to the polls on Monday in a general election that will determine who will lead the...

Leading Muslim groups to challenge India holy site court ruling 17 Nov 2019 - 09:14 pm

New Delhi: Two leading Muslim groups said Sunday they will file petitions in India's top court challenging its decision to award Hindus control...

Uighur activist 'risks mum's life' to urge world to act over China crackdown 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm

LONDON: A Uighur activist appealed to world leaders on Thursday to take a tough line on China over its crackdown on his people,...

Life taking 'toll on my health': Philippines' Duterte 17 Nov 2019 - 10:47 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that life is taking its "toll on my health", as speculation swirls over the 74-year-old's prolonged...

Hong Kong officer hit by arrow as activists vow to 'squeeze economy' 17 Nov 2019 - 10:20 am

Hong Kong: A police officer was struck in the leg by an arrow shot by a Hong Kong activist on Sunday, the city's...

At least seven killed in gas explosion in Bangladesh 17 Nov 2019 - 10:18 am

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed and eight injured on Sunday after a gas pipeline exploded in the Bangladeshi port city of...

Sri Lanka strongman Rajapaksa set to become president after rival concedes defeat 17 Nov 2019 - 09:11 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former civil wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa was declared the winner in the presidential election on Sunday, after promising to...