Suicide blast kills 2 in Indonesian police station

Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that two people were killed and several others wounded when a suspected Islamic militant carrying a knife blew himself up shortly after entering a police station in the city of Bandung.
7 December 2022, 04:09 AM

Death of journo in Kenya: Pak SC to oversee probe

Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday set up a panel of five judges to supervise an investigation into the death of a prominent journalist who was
6 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Afghan blast kills 7

A roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan yesterday, a provincial police spokesman
6 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Ban on sex outside marriage: Indonesia House okays legislation

Indonesia’s parliament yesterday approved legislation that would outlaw sex outside marriage in a move critics said was a huge setback to rights
6 December 2022, 18:00 PM

3 dead after bomb explodes in Thailand's south

Three people died and four others were wounded after a bomb exploded on a roadside in Thailand's troubled deep south, police said Tuesday.
6 December 2022, 09:36 AM

Chinese students protest campus lockdown as Covid curbs eased

Students have staged a protest against a coronavirus lockdown at a university in eastern China as authorities across the country take baby steps away from their hardline zero-Covid policy..Millions of people around China still face restrictions, despite some cities rolling back mass testin
6 December 2022, 08:07 AM

Indonesia passes criminal code banning extra-marital sex

Lawmakers in Indonesia approved changes to the country's criminal code today, introducing a sweeping and controversial legal overhaul.
6 December 2022, 06:02 AM

Bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif

A roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman said.."The bomb was placed in a cart by the roadside. It was detonated as the bus arrived," said Asif Waziri, of the Balkh police department in Mazar-i-Sh
6 December 2022, 05:42 AM

China set to ease Covid curbs further

China is set to announce a further easing of some of the world’s toughest Covid curbs as early as Wednesday, sources said, as investors cheered the prospect of a policy shift that follows widespread protests and mounting economic damage.
5 December 2022, 18:00 PM

North Korea fires artillery shells as warning

North Korea said it fired more than 130 artillery shells into the sea off its east and west coasts yesterday after detecting military drills across the border in the South.
5 December 2022, 18:00 PM

BJP set to sweep Gujarat: exit polls

The BJP is set to sweep Gujarat, with the Congress as a distant second, and Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will finish third, predicted an aggregate of exit polls yesterday evening. The BJP is also likely to win a record second consecutive term in Himachal Pradesh, the polls said.
5 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Gujarat set to vote Modi's BJP party into power: exit polls

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party is projected to retain power in his home state Gujarat for a record-equaling seventh successive tenure and may just about manage to return to power in Himachal Pradesh for an unprecedented second term, according to exit polls telecast this evening.
5 December 2022, 15:46 PM

North Korea fires 130 artillery rounds after S Korea-US drills

North Korea fired around 130 artillery shells into the sea off its east and west coasts on Monday, South Korean officials said, in the latest apparent military drill by Pyongyang near their shared border.
5 December 2022, 11:57 AM

6-yr-old becomes youngest Singaporean to trek to Everest Base Camp

When the going got tough on the undulating and rugged paths towards Everest Base Camp in Nepal, lollipops, raisins and cookies kept six-year-old Om Madan Garg going on the once-in-a-lifetime expedition with his parents..“I want to see the whole world,” said the Kindergarten 2 pupil from Ca
5 December 2022, 06:08 AM

More people flee after eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru

Rescuers evacuated more people Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less activity from the volcano.
5 December 2022, 05:25 AM

70 Rohingyas arrested

Seventy Rohingya people hiding in a truck transporting ginger were arrested north of Yangon after the vehicle crashed into a roadside canal, the Myanmar junta said yesterday.
4 December 2022, 18:00 PM

IS claims attack on Pak envoy in Kabul

The Islamic State group late on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul, which Islamabad decried as an “assassination attempt”.
4 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Drones being deployed to monitor Bangladesh-Myanmar border

The home ministry has decided to use drones to monitor the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
4 December 2022, 16:08 PM

70 Rohingyas arrested in Myanmar after truck crash

Seventy Rohingya people hiding in a truck transporting ginger were arrested north of Yangon after the vehicle crashed into a roadside canal, the Myanmar junta said on Sunday.
4 December 2022, 15:43 PM

Indonesia raises warning to highest after Semeru volcano erupts

Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted Sunday spewing hot ash clouds a mile into the sky, prompting authorities to raise the volcano's alert status to the highest level.
4 December 2022, 06:35 AM