World / Asia

Amnesty demands release of jailed Maldives judges 06 Feb 2018 - 05:37 pm

Malé, Maldives: Amnesty International on Tuesday called for the immediate release of top judges detained in the Maldives, warning the "eyes of the...

Mercedes-Benz apologizes to Chinese for quoting Dalai Lama 06 Feb 2018 - 02:05 pm

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Mercedes-Benz apologized to Chinese consumers on Tuesday for an Instagram post showing one of its luxury cars along with a quote from...

Maldives' top judge arrested as state of emergency declared 06 Feb 2018 - 12:30 pm

Malé, Maldives: The Maldives' top judge was arrested Tuesday as security forces stormed the Supreme Court at dawn after President Abdulla Yameen declared...

Senior Chinese shipping executive shot dead in Pakistan 06 Feb 2018 - 11:42 am

KARACHI, Pakistan, A senior Chinese shipping company executive was shot dead in the violence-plagued Pakistani financial hub of Karachi on Monday in what...

China says Swedish citizen and HK bookseller under 'coercive measures' 06 Feb 2018 - 11:15 am

BEIJING, China said on Tuesday said that Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller Gui Minhai is under "coercive measures", a euphemism for detention,...

To baldly grow: Japan scientists regrow hair at record rate 06 Feb 2018 - 10:37 am

Tokyo, Polished pates and thinning thatches may one day be a thing of the past, thanks to Japanese scientists who have developed a...

Philippines' Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships 06 Feb 2018 - 10:14 am

MANILA, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country's Pacific coast and told the navy to chase away...

Heavy snow in Japan traps 1,000 cars 06 Feb 2018 - 10:03 am

TOKYO, A heavy snowfall in central Japan brought road traffic to a standstill on Tuesday, trapping some 1,000 cars, local officials said, adding...

Maldives' ex-president Nasheed urges India to intervene to resolve crisis 06 Feb 2018 - 09:54 am

NEW DELHI, Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday called for India to send an envoy backed by its military to free Supreme Court...

China urges Cambodia to use yuan in bilateral trade 06 Feb 2018 - 09:00 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia is considering a proposal by China to use the yuan currency instead of the US dollar for bilateral trade, a...

N.Korean Olympics ferry tacks past sanctions with karaoke, ice cream on board 06 Feb 2018 - 08:15 am

SEOUL, A North Korean ferry is set to arrive in South Korea on Tuesday carrying a 140-strong orchestra to perform at the Winter...

Beijing holds successful missile defense test 06 Feb 2018 - 08:09 am

Beijing: China said Tuesday it successfully conducted a test of a ground-based missile defence system amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. Concern...

Abdulla Yameen tightens grip on power in Maldives 05 Feb 2018 - 10:43 pm

MALE/COLOMBO: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared a state of emergency for 15 days and security forces stormed the Supreme Court in...

Maldives police arrest former president Gayoom 05 Feb 2018 - 10:01 pm

MALE: Maldives police arrested former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Monday, his spokesman Abdul Aleem told Reuters, hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared...

'Rohingya crisis could spark regional conflict' 05 Feb 2018 - 09:57 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: The UN human rights chief on Monday warned that Myanmar's persecution of the Rohingya Muslims has the potential to cause regional...

Myanmar: Mystery shrouds Muslim lawyer's assassination 05 Feb 2018 - 09:43 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: It has been a year since prominent Muslim lawyer Ko Ni was assassinated, however, Aung San Suu Kyi is yet to...

Sweden condemns China's 'brutal' snatching of Swedish bookseller 05 Feb 2018 - 08:51 pm

Stockholm: Stockholm on Monday condemned Beijing over the grabbing of its citizen and book publisher Gui Minhai in mainland China while being accompanied...