World / Asia

Afghan women cricketers get help from new global refugee fund 31 Jan 2025 - 08:00 pm

London: Afghanistan's women cricketers will be the first beneficiaries of a new global refugee fund announced on Friday by the London-based Marylebone Cricket...

Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length 31 Jan 2025 - 05:38 pm

Yashio, Japan: Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been...

Crowds welcome sumo's newest grand champion in ancient ceremony 31 Jan 2025 - 03:48 pm

Tokyo: Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his...

Philippines arrests 100 suspects in online scam farm raid 31 Jan 2025 - 02:32 pm

Manila: Philippine authorities arrested around 100 people on Friday in a raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila they said extorted...

South Korea watchdog to question DeepSeek over user data 31 Jan 2025 - 02:18 pm

Seoul: South Korea will ask Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to clarify how it manages users' personal information, its data watchdog said Friday, joining...

Trio of rare tiger cubs spotted in Thai national park 31 Jan 2025 - 02:12 pm

Bangkok: A national park in Thailand has not one but three reasons to celebrate after confirming a rare Bengal tiger is raising a...

Two soldiers, six militants killed in Pakistan security operation 30 Jan 2025 - 09:44 pm

Islamabad:The Pakistani army announced Thursday that it had killed six militants during a security operation in the northwest of the country. The army...

Lion cub gifted to Pakistani YouTube star causes wedding chaos 30 Jan 2025 - 08:55 pm

Lahore: A Pakistani YouTube star who was gifted a lion cub on his wedding day has avoided jail after promising a judge to...

Philippines' Marcos to seek Trump meeting on immigration crackdown 30 Jan 2025 - 08:15 pm

Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Thursday he will seek a meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss the new administration's...

UN probe warns Myanmar violence may worsen, four years since coup 30 Jan 2025 - 07:47 pm

Geneva: UN investigators on Thursday said serious international crimes had been committed in the four years since Myanmar's military coup, warning that the...

Bangladesh probes spate of turtle deaths 30 Jan 2025 - 03:24 pm

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Bangladeshi scientists are probing the deaths of more than 80 turtles found washed up on the beach over the past...

1.2 million in Japan told to use less water to help rescue man from sinkhole 30 Jan 2025 - 02:12 pm

Yashio, Japan: Hopes faded for a 74-year-old man in Japan whose truck was swallowed by a sinkhole as a difficult rescue operation entered...

Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake 29 Jan 2025 - 09:15 pm

Beijing: From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of...

Philippines and New Zealand in talks for defence pact 29 Jan 2025 - 08:12 pm

Manila: The Philippines and New Zealand have begun negotiating an agreement that would allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil, the...

Rohingya refugees blocked from landing on Indonesia beach 29 Jan 2025 - 04:08 pm

Jakarta: At least 75 Rohingya refugees arrived by boat at a tourist beach in western Indonesia on Wednesday, but were stopped by authorities...

South Korea airplane fire leaves seven injured 29 Jan 2025 - 02:16 pm

Seoul: Seven people sustained mostly minor injuries in Tuesday's airplane fire in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, with local media suggesting the blaze...

15 dead in stampede at India’s religious festival 29 Jan 2025 - 11:19 am

Prayagraj, India: A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious gathering killed at least 15 people in India Wednesday, with many more injured...