World / Asia

Puzzle in the pyraminx 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

A competitor races to finish the puzzle in the pyraminx event at the World Cube Association (WCA) World Championships being held in Melbourne...

Duterte blasts 'idiot' critics as UN reviews Philippine drug war 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

Manila:Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Friday branded as "idiots" the governments behind a UN rights body investigation into his narcotics crackdown that has killed...

Rahul Gandhi granted bail in Gujarat defamation case 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am

Ahmedabad: A court in Ahmedabad on Friday granted bail to Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by the Ahmedabad District...

China says Xi urged Trump to ease North Korea sanctions 'in due course' 12 Jul 2019 - 09:13 pm

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged U.S. President Donald Trump last month to show flexibility in dealings with North Korea and ease sanctions...

Indian teaches 3-year-old son to load gun in viral video 12 Jul 2019 - 08:37 pm

New Delhi: A viral video of an Indian man teaching his three-year-old son to load a gun sparked a police investigation Friday. The...

Four Britons held in China, two days after drugs bust 12 Jul 2019 - 08:37 pm

Shanghai: Four Britons have been arrested in an eastern China province, the British embassy said Friday, two days after Chinese police announced a...

Sri Lanka government faces no-confidence vote over attacks 10 Jul 2019 - 01:08 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday began debating a no-confidence motion against the government for failing to prevent Easter suicide bombings...

Indian workers toil at one of world's highest roads 10 Jul 2019 - 10:49 am

Tangtse, India: Hundreds of miles from their homes, a group of labourers are toiling in a cold Indian Himalayan desert to repair some...

24 killed in Papua New Guinea tribal massacres 10 Jul 2019 - 08:28 am

Port Moresby: Twenty-four people have died -- including two pregnant women with their unborn children -- in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's...

Hong Kong protesters to continue after bill declared 'dead' 09 Jul 2019 - 03:01 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong protest leaders opposed to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that they will continue their demonstrations,...

Amal Clooney to join legal team of Philippine journalist Ressa 09 Jul 2019 - 11:28 am

Manila: Prominent rights lawyer Amal Clooney says she will join the legal team defending Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly...

Amnesty urges UN probe of 'systematic' Philippine drug war killings 08 Jul 2019 - 03:17 pm

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's narcotics crackdown has become a "systematic" campaign of killing, Amnesty International alleged on Monday, urging the United Nations...

Parts of southern India facing acute water shortage 08 Jul 2019 - 03:15 pm

NEW DELHI: With the government able to meet only 40% of the water requirement, millions of people in the southern Indian state of...

Wife of Chinese ex-head of Interpol sues over disappearance 08 Jul 2019 - 12:37 pm

Paris: The wife of the former Chinese head of Interpol, who disappeared in China in September, said Monday she was suing the international...

Heavy rain hits flights at Mumbai airport 08 Jul 2019 - 09:58 am

Mumbai: Flight operations were severely hit due to heavy rain and poor visibility at the Mumbai airport on Monday. A Mumbai International Airport...

Indonesia issues tsunami warning after Molucca Sea quake 07 Jul 2019 - 06:57 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck late Sunday night in the Molucca Sea between North Sulawesi...

In drought-hit Delhi, the haves get limitless water, the poor fight for every drop 07 Jul 2019 - 06:57 pm

NEW DELHI: In this teeming capital city of more than 20 million people, a worsening drought is amplifying the vast inequality between India's...

Hong Kong protesters march on station to 'educate' Chinese mainlanders 07 Jul 2019 - 02:47 pm

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied outside a controversial train station linking the territory to the Chinese mainland on Sunday,...