World / Asia

Poor Pakistani women trafficked as 'brides' to China 09 May 2019 - 10:58 pm

KARACHI: When Natasha Khokar was married off to a Chinese man last year, she was promised a life of wealth in a posh...

Taliban attack on US-based aid group raises concern in Kabul 09 May 2019 - 02:29 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: A brazen Taliban attack on U.S.-based aid group in the Afghan capital raised concerns Thursday among other relief organizations they could...

Kyodo: Ghosn loses appeal to contact wife while out on bail 09 May 2019 - 02:24 pm

TOKYO: A Japanese court has rejected an appeal from the lawyers of Nissan former Chairman Carlos Ghosn over bail conditions that forbid him...

Sri Lankan church schools to reopen after Easter bombings 09 May 2019 - 02:20 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Catholic officials say church-run schools that have been closed since Easter Sunday bomb attacks are expected to reopen...

India court dismisses claim Rahul Gandhi is secret Brit 09 May 2019 - 11:33 am

New Delhi, India's top court on Thursday threw out a petition seeking to bar Rahul Gandhi from contesting the ongoing general election over...

Australia takes responsibility for typos on 46M bank notes 09 May 2019 - 11:17 am

Canberra: Australia's central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million bank notes after a radio station posted an image of the...

After disputed election, Thailand expected to keep junta leader as PM 09 May 2019 - 09:57 am

BANGKOK, Thailand's pro-army Palang Pracharat party was looking for coalition partners on Thursday from a wide field of potential allies as it seeks...

China's social media troll 'army' wages war on Uighurs 08 May 2019 - 10:44 pm

Beijing: The Chinese troll army suddenly struck one evening, bombarding the Facebook pages of two pro-Uighur groups with an array of verbal grenades...

Kabul attackers target foreign aid group with blast, dozens wounded 08 May 2019 - 01:50 pm

KABUL: Afghan security forces exchanged sporadic gunfire on Wednesday with attackers who made use of a car bomb blast to invade the compound...

Loud explosion rattles Kabul, casualties feared 08 May 2019 - 11:06 am

Kabul: A large blast rocked central Kabul Wednesday, officials confirmed, sending a plume of black smoke over the city in the latest explosion...

Official Thai election results favor anti-military party 07 May 2019 - 02:32 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand's Election Commission has officially endorsed the results from the country's March 24 general election, declaring that the Pheu Thai Party associated...

Indonesia's Mt. Sinabung shoots column of smoke and ash into sky 07 May 2019 - 12:04 pm

Jakarta: An Indonesian volcano erupted Tuesday, sending a massive column of ash and smoke 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) into the air, coating local...

Protester charged in Australia for striking PM with an egg 07 May 2019 - 09:58 am

MELBOURNE: A 24-year-old woman who struck Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with an egg on Tuesday as he campaigned for a May 18...

Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days in jail 07 May 2019 - 07:59 am

YANGON: Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on...

India’s PM targets national security in reelection bid 06 May 2019 - 04:14 pm

NEW DELHI/ANKARA: On the outskirts of India’s capital, Sarla, a housewife who had lined up to vote in the first phase of the...

India's Modi flies over cyclone-ravaged east, promises millions to rebuild 06 May 2019 - 12:40 pm

Bhubaneswar, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw for himself the damage wreaked by a powerful cyclone on Monday, pledging an extra 10...

Christian-Muslim clashes rock Easter attacks town in Sri Lanka 06 May 2019 - 11:06 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church appealed for calm and an alcohol ban Monday after clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town...

Empty classrooms: Sri Lanka schools re-open amid fears of more militant attacks 06 May 2019 - 09:54 am

BATTICALOA/COLOMBO: State schools in Sri Lanka resumed classes on Monday amid tight security after the Easter Sunday bombings, but many anxious parents kept...