World / Asia

Dozens detained in India over holy site social media comments 11 Nov 2019 - 09:04 am

New Delhi - Indian police have arrested dozens of people for social media comments that allegedly threatened "communal harmony" after the Supreme Court...

China's Xi holds talks in Greece en route to BRICS summit 11 Nov 2019 - 09:01 am

Athens, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday holds talks in Greece, where he is eagerly awaited by the new pro-business government. Xi touched...

Chinese e-commerce giants report booming Singles Day sales 11 Nov 2019 - 08:47 am

BEIJING - Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com reported a total of more than $50 billion in sales on Monday in the first...

Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector 11 Nov 2019 - 08:43 am

Boyovul, Uzbekistan, For years, nurse Shokhidakhon Khasanova was signed out of hospital every autumn to spend weeks labouring in Uzbekistan's cotton fields along...

Hong Kong police officer shoots protester as violence flares 11 Nov 2019 - 08:12 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police opened fire and wounded at least one protester on Monday, witnesses and media reports said, a fresh escalation...

TN Seshan, India’s reformer election czar, dies aged 86 10 Nov 2019 - 08:12 pm

The man who reformed elections in India, TN Seshan, died on Sunday, aged 86, at his residence in Chennai, TheNewsMinute.com reports. Tirunellai Narayana...

20 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 06:31 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh: Twenty people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into...

14 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts 10 Nov 2019 - 03:55 pm

Khulna, Bangladesh: Fourteen people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into...

Australia battles bushfires, prepares for "catastrophic" conditions 10 Nov 2019 - 09:54 am

MELBOURNE, Australian firefighters raced on Sunday to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead, and warned of "catastrophic" fire conditions ahead,...

Outrage as Sri Lanka president pardons killer of Swedish teen 10 Nov 2019 - 09:46 am

Colombo, Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said...

Thousands gather ahead of rare Japan imperial parade 10 Nov 2019 - 09:38 am

Tokyo - Thousands of people gathered in Tokyo on Sunday ahead of a rare open-top car parade featuring newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito and...

Hong Kong police watchdog unequipped to probe protest response: experts 10 Nov 2019 - 09:07 am

Hong Kong, Hong Kong's police watchdog is currently unequipped to investigate the force's handling of months of pro-democracy protests, a panel of international...

Bangladesh, India move hundreds of thousands away from Cyclone Bulbul 09 Nov 2019 - 05:08 pm

MOUSOUNI ISLAND, India: Bangladeshi and Indian authorities on Saturday ordered more than 450,000 people to flee coastal villages and islands as Cyclone Bulbul...

Fish with 'Human Face' is spotted in China 09 Nov 2019 - 04:16 pm

A visitor to a village in southern China has been left stunned after spotting a fish that appears to have a human face. ...

Four killed in typhoon Nakri in Philippines 09 Nov 2019 - 04:01 pm

Manila: Four people have died in floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Quiel (Nakri) in the northern Philippines, the national disaster relief agency...

Cambodian opposition veteran lands in Malaysia saying 'Keep up the hope' 09 Nov 2019 - 03:44 pm

KUALA LUMPUR/PHNOM PENH: Cambodian opposition veteran Sam Rainsy flew into Malaysia on Saturday after promising to return home from self-imposed exile to rally...

Bangladesh evacuates 300,000 people ahead of Cyclone Bulbul 09 Nov 2019 - 01:45 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has evacuated more than 300,000 people to shelters as a powerful cyclone in the Bay of Bengal heads towards the country's...

Australia bushfires leave three dead, at least 150 homes lost 09 Nov 2019 - 12:17 pm

Forster, Australia: Catastrophic bushfires in eastern Australia have killed at least three people and forced thousands from their homes, with the death toll...