World / Asia

India aims for law that could jail Muslim men who instantly divorce wives 28 Dec 2017 - 06:20 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s lower house of parliament passed a bill on Thursday aimed at prosecuting Muslim men who divorce their wives through the...

Qatar condemns Kabul bombings 28 Dec 2017 - 05:50 pm

Doha: The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the two bombings that targeted a local news agency and a...

Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste 28 Dec 2017 - 12:07 pm

Kuta, Indonesia: Bali's palm-fringed Kuta beach has long been a favourite with tourists seeking sun and surf, but nowadays its golden shoreline is...

Cambodian cops ruffle feathers by eating 92 fighting cocks 28 Dec 2017 - 11:45 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodian police ruffled feathers on Thursday after they killed -- and ate -- 92 roosters that were seized earlier this month...

40 dead, dozens wounded in multiple Kabul blasts 28 Dec 2017 - 11:21 am

Kabul, Afghanistan: At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on...

At least 40 dead in multiple Kabul blasts: Interior Ministry 28 Dec 2017 - 10:44 am

Kabul, At least 40 people were killed and many others wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on Thursday,...

Blast at Afghan news agency office in Kabul, casualties feared 28 Dec 2017 - 09:30 am

Kabul: An explosion went off at an office of the Afghan Voice news agency in the capital, Kabul, on Thursday causing serious casualties,...

Death toll in Thailand's southern conflict hits record low 27 Dec 2017 - 02:42 pm

Bangkok: The death toll this year from an insurgency in Thailand's Muslim-majority southern provinces was the lowest since the conflict began 13 years...

Vietnam's economy grows at fastest rate in a decade 27 Dec 2017 - 01:13 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam's economy grew 6.81 percent this year -- its strongest rate for a decade -- thanks in part to surging exports, data...

Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks 27 Dec 2017 - 11:25 am

Yangon: Two Reuters journalists were remanded in custody for another fortnight by a Myanmar court on Wednesday, following their first public appearance since...

Australian gran escapes death in Malaysia drugs case 27 Dec 2017 - 11:16 am

Shah Alam, Malaysia: An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into smuggling drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam...

Vietnam oil exec 'kidnapped' from Germany to face trial 27 Dec 2017 - 10:44 am

Hanoi, A former Vietnamese official allegedly kidnapped from Germany will go on trial in Hanoi in January on corruption charges, officials said Wednesday,...

Japanese woman, confined by parents for years, found frozen to death: Police 27 Dec 2017 - 10:11 am

TOKYO, Japanese police said on Wednesday they have arrested a couple whose 33-year-old daughter froze to death in a tiny room where they...

6 Afghan policemen killed in landmine blast 26 Dec 2017 - 02:29 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least six personnel of the Afghan border police have been killed in a landmine blast in the restive Helmand province,...

Chinese killer who played mute for 12 years loses power of speech 26 Dec 2017 - 12:40 pm

Beijing, A Chinese murderer who pretended to be a mute in an attempt to conceal his past ended up losing the power of...

Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993 26 Dec 2017 - 11:45 am

Tokyo: Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the...

Taiwan warns Chinese military drills pose 'enormous threat' 26 Dec 2017 - 11:37 am

Taipei: Frequent and increased Chinese military drills pose an "enormous threat" to Taiwan's security, Taipei warned on Tuesday in an annual defence review...

Indian troops kill top militant in Kashmir 26 Dec 2017 - 11:27 am

Srinagar, India: Government forces have killed the commander of a Pakistan-based militant group in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Tuesday, as the disputed territory...