World / Asia

Controversial Bollywood movie wins hearts on opening day 25 Jan 2018 - 07:08 pm

New Delhi: The Delhi cinema resembled a fortress but the owners were not taking chances -- riot police and iron barricades were preferable...

Kabul hotel attack killed 40 people: official 25 Jan 2018 - 10:59 am

Kabul, At least 40 people were killed in the attack on Kabul's luxury Intercontinental Hotel at the weekend, official figures showed Thursday --...

Philippine congressman hurt, two police dead in grenade attack 25 Jan 2018 - 09:29 am

Manila: A Philippine congressman and ally of President Rodrigo Duterte was slightly wounded early Thursday in a grenade attack that killed two police...

China's #MeToo movement emerges, testing censors' limits 25 Jan 2018 - 08:20 am

Beijing: Former doctoral student Luo Qianqian was "amazed" that her sexual assault story went viral in China, inspiring other women to denounce rampant...

Booming Indian cities get creative to house migrant workers 25 Jan 2018 - 08:07 am

Surat, India: A plan to bring migrant workers off the pavements and into apartments in Bhuj could be a blueprint for other Indian...

India plans closer Southeast Asia maritime ties to counter China 24 Jan 2018 - 01:06 pm

NEW DELHI, India is gathering the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Regional Cooperation (ASEAN) for a summit on Thursday to promote...

Thailand charges nine in anti-government protests dating to 2013 24 Jan 2018 - 12:27 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday charged nine leaders of anti-government protests in 2013 and 2014 with inciting insurrection and sedition in an attempt to...

After US solar tariff, China calls protectionism a two-edged sword 24 Jan 2018 - 12:13 pm

BEIJING, Protectionism is a double-edged sword that will harm both sides, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump signed...

Black box for sunken tanker Sanchi opened -Iranian media 24 Jan 2018 - 11:30 am

BEIRUT, The black boxes for the tanker Sanchi and the freighter CF Crystal, the two vessels that collided in the worst oil ship...

Suspected US drone kills two Haqqani network militants in Pakistan 24 Jan 2018 - 09:55 am

PARACHINAR, Pakistan, A suspected US drone attack on a house in northwestern Pakistan killed two militants from the Afghan Taliban-allied Haqqani network, two...

Myanmar to sign ceasefire with two rebel groups amid decades of conflict 24 Jan 2018 - 09:31 am

YANGON: Two armed ethnic groups in Myanmar have agreed to sign a ceasefire with the government, state media reported on Wednesday, as leader...

New population of 'walking fish' found in Tasmania 24 Jan 2018 - 09:26 am

Canberra, A group of scientists found a small population of fish that "walk" along the seabed off Australia's south coast in Tasmania, a...

Thousands more Filipinos displaced as volcanic lava fires ash 5 km high 24 Jan 2018 - 09:18 am

MANILA, The number of people displaced by an erupting Philippine volcano soared to more than 61,000 by Wednesday, the Southeast Asian country’s disaster...

Mattis sees Indonesian forces drink snake blood, roll in glass 24 Jan 2018 - 08:44 am

JAKARTA, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis saw Indonesian troops drink snake blood, roll in glass, break bricks with their heads, walk on fire,...

Kazakhstan says freeze lifted on $22 bln in oil fund assets 24 Jan 2018 - 08:35 am

ALMATY: A Dutch court has lifted a freeze on Kazakh sovereign fund's assets worth $22 billion, the Central Asian nation's Justice Ministry said...

Blast near Save the Children aid group office in Afghanistan, official says 24 Jan 2018 - 08:24 am

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: Attackers set off a car bomb near the office of the Save the Children aid agency in the eastern Afghan city...

EU ambassador says he expects release of Swedish citizen detained by China 24 Jan 2018 - 08:14 am

BEIJING: The European Union's Ambassador to China said on Wednesday he expects Chinese authorities to immediately release Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller...