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4 shot dead in attack on Indonesia police
Indonesian police shoots dead four sword-wielding men who attacked a police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the latest in a spate of militant attacks across the Muslim-majority country.
16 May 2018, 08:32 AM
N Korea will never fully give up nuke
North Korea will never completely give up its nuclear weapons, a top defector said ahead of leader Kim Jong Un's landmark summit
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Modi rejigs cabinet
Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal will temporarily take additional charge of the finance ministry until Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Mahathir expects to stay in power for 1-2 years
Malaysia's 92-year-old new leader Mahathir Mohamad said he expects to stay as prime minister for up to two years and vowed not to cut any deals to keep his predecessor out of jail for alleged corruption.
15 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Mahathir to stay up to two years as Malaysia leader, no deal for Najib
Malaysia's 92-year-old new leader Mahathir Mohamad says he expects to stay as prime minister for up to two years and vows not to cut any deals to keep his predecessor out of jail for alleged corruption.
15 May 2018, 15:14 PM
Taiwan ex-leader Ma convicted in political leaks case
A Taiwanese court finds former president Ma Ying-jeou guilty in a political leaks case, his first conviction in a raft of lawsuits brought against him since he steps down two years ago.
15 May 2018, 05:27 AM
Ex-Pak PM Sharif defends remarks
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sparked a firestorm at home and in India after suggesting Pakistani militants were
14 May 2018, 18:00 PM
India MP charged over wife's death
A charismatic Indian opposition figure and former top UN official was yesterday charged over the death of his wife, reigniting a mystery
14 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Mahathir vows to probe toppled government
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday vowed to investigate faults that may have been committed by the government
14 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Senior Indian politician rejects abetment charge in wife's death
A prominent leader of India's opposition Congress party, Shashi Tharoor, rejects police charges against him for abetment in the suicide of his wife in a case that has led to political mudslinging.
14 May 2018, 13:15 PM
China to deliver world's largest amphibious aircraft by 2022: Xinhua
China expects to deliver its domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, to customers by 2022, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports citing the plane's manufacturer.
14 May 2018, 06:03 AM
Beijing urges ceasefire
China yesterday condemned fighting on its border between Myanmar forces and ethnic rebels that has left 19 dead, mostly civilians, in
13 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Row flares over cabinet
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim tried to ease a rift within the ruling alliance yesterday
13 May 2018, 18:00 PM
PM'S CABINET PICKS
A fierce critic of former PM Najib Razak, Lim Guan Eng has been chief minister of Penang since 2008 and is the leader of Chinese-
13 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Multiple blasts hit Afghan city, gun battle underway
Afghan security forces battled a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad in a coordinated attack that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, local officials say.
13 May 2018, 11:22 AM
Police cordon off entrance to Najib's private residence in Taman Duta
Police begins cordoning off the exit to and from the private residence of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta.
13 May 2018, 08:30 AM
Pakistan bars US diplomat from leaving amid tense relations
Pakistani authorities have barred a US diplomat involved in a fatal traffic accident from leaving the country, forcing an American military aircraft flown in for his departure to leave without him, local media report.
13 May 2018, 07:19 AM
Malaysia appoints first finance minister from Chinese origin in 44 years
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appoints Lim Guan Eng as finance minister, the first Chinese to helm the ministry in 44 years.
13 May 2018, 06:23 AM
Malaysia cops deny raid on apartment belonging to Najib’s family
Kuala Lumpur city police chief Comm Mazlan Lazim has denied a Reuters news report that police had raided a luxury apartment said to belong to family members of Najib Razak.
13 May 2018, 04:55 AM
Family of IS-inspired suicide bombers attack Indonesian churches, 13 killed
A family of six launches suicide attacks on Christians attending Sunday services at three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya, killing at least 13 people and wounding 40, officials say.
13 May 2018, 04:37 AM