World / Asia

Ex-general Prabowo takes office as Indonesia president 20 Oct 2024 - 11:16 am

Jakarta: Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in Sunday as president of Indonesia, seeking a more prominent position on the global stage for...

North Korea sends about 20 trash balloons toward South Korea 20 Oct 2024 - 09:57 am

Seoul: North Korea has floated about 20 balloons carrying trash toward South Korea since Saturday night, and some 10 objects from the balloons...

Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail 19 Oct 2024 - 03:59 pm

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two...

China aquarium's 'fake' whale shark flops with angry visitors 19 Oct 2024 - 11:52 am

Beijing: Visitors to a new aquarium in China were left furious this week after discovering one of its top aquatic stars was a...

Pakistan province shuts schools, universities amid student unrest 18 Oct 2024 - 09:25 pm

Lahore: Authorities in Pakistan's most populous province ordered all educational institutes shut for Friday, as students stage protests after reports of a college...

Kim tells North Korean soldiers South is 'hostile, foreign' country 18 Oct 2024 - 12:05 pm

Seoul: Kim Jong Un told North Korean soldiers that the South was a "foreign" country, state media reported Friday, saying Pyongyang had jettisoned...

Philippine VP Duterte threatens to dig up dictator Marcos' remains 18 Oct 2024 - 11:35 am

Manila: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte threatened on Friday to dig up the remains of President Ferdinand Marcos' dictator father and toss them...

Emerging role of middle powers in world order discussed 18 Oct 2024 - 09:49 am

ASTANA: The two-day Astana Think Tank Forum 2024 concluded yesterday in the capital, which centred on the theme, ‘Middle Powers in a Changing...

Five SEAsian nations agree to share aviation safety data 17 Oct 2024 - 07:55 pm

Singapore: Five Southeast Asian nations said on Thursday they had agreed to share aviation data and information among themselves, including reports of severe...

S Korean Nobel winner Han Kang hopes daily life 'won't change much' 17 Oct 2024 - 05:47 pm

Seoul: Author Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature said Thursday that she hoped her daily life...

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush 17 Oct 2024 - 04:37 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital and two other officers not guilty over...

Nokia sales fall on India slowdown 17 Oct 2024 - 11:35 am

Helsinki: Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported a 32-percent rise in net profit for the third quarter but sales dropped due...

Bangladesh court orders arrest warrant for ex-leader Sheikh Hasina 17 Oct 2024 - 10:52 am

Dhaka:A Bangladeshi court on Thursday ordered an arrest warrant for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was...

North Korea says constitution now defines South as 'hostile' state 17 Oct 2024 - 10:44 am

Seoul: NorthKoreasaid Thursday that its constitution now defines the South as a "hostile" state, the first time Pyongyang has confirmed legal changes called...

South Korea's auto exports up 4.9% in September 17 Oct 2024 - 10:38 am

Seoul: SouthKorea's car exports rose 4.9 percent on-year in September to reach a new record, data showed Thursday, driven by SUVs and electric...

Japan reports 1st bird flu outbreak of the season 17 Oct 2024 - 10:30 am

Tokyo:A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected in chickens at a poultry farm in Japan's Hokkaido after several chickens were found...

Chinese envoy calls for upholding, revitalizing effectiveness of UN Security Council resolutions 17 Oct 2024 - 10:21 am

United Nations: The effectiveness of UN Security Council resolutions should be upheld and revitalized, China's permanent representative to the United Nations said at...

Bondi beach 'closed' as Sydney shores hit by 'tar balls' 17 Oct 2024 - 10:08 am

Sydney: Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" globules washed up along...