Pak to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia

Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a "training and advise mission", the military said, three years after it decided against
16 February 2018

China confirms first case of H7N4 bird flu

China has confirmed the first human case of H7N4 bird flu, prompting Hong Kong to issue a health warning for those travelling to the
15 February 2018

US, Japan agree to keep up pressure on Pyongyang

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed to keep up pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang
15 February 2018

China slams India PM trip to disputed region

China yesterday expressed anger over a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the remote Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh,
15 February 2018

Australia bans sex between govt ministers and staff

Australia's prime minister imposed a formal ban on sex between ministers and their staff on Thursday after his deputy made "a
15 February 2018

Rights groups slam Nepal for failure

Rights groups have criticised Nepal for failing to prosecute wartime rights abuses, saying the government appeared more interested in
14 February 2018

Maldives tries to fight off travel alerts

Tourists have been cancelling hundreds of hotel bookings in Maldives every day since the imposition of a state of emergency last week,
14 February 2018

Taliban kill 4 paramilitary cops in Quetta

Pakistani Taliban militants yesterday shot dead four paramilitary policemen in Pakistan's western city of Quetta, where last month seven
14 February 2018

Indo-Sino ties may get even worse: US intel

India's ties with China and not just Pakistan are likely to get even worse than they already are, according to the US's intelligence chief.
14 February 2018

Indian company NTCP wins deal for 300-megawatt power supply to Bangladesh from June

Indian state-owned cross-border power trading arm National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd wins a contract for supplying 300 megawatts electricity to Bangladesh for 15 years. The power supply is expected to start from June this year.
14 February 2018

Woman climbs into X-ray machine with handbag at China train station

A train commuter goes through extreme lengths to keep her valuables by her side during a security check at a station in China, when she climbed into an X-ray machine while holding on to her handbag.
14 February 2018

Pak army chief in Kabul for conference

Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Kabul yesterday to participate in a high-level conference, local media
13 February 2018

Pentagon asks for record $686b

Citing increasing threats from China and Russia, the Pentagon is asking for a major boost in military spending for 2019, requesting
13 February 2018

Pence raises prospect of US talks with N Korea

Comments by US Vice President Mike Pence suggest the United States may be looking more favourably at diplomatic engagement with
12 February 2018

Pak Taliban deputy chief killed

The Pakistani Taliban yesterday confirmed that their deputy leader was killed in a suspected US drone strike last week and said they had
12 February 2018

Ex-president demands snap polls after victory

Sri Lanka's former leader Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday demanded a snap general election and challenged his successor's right to
12 February 2018

PM mourns death of Asma Jahangir

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses profound shock at the death of noted human rights lawyer and social activist of Pakistan Asma Jahangir.
12 February 2018

Search for Taiwan quake victims ends

Rescuers yesterday ended their search of a Taiwan building partially toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake as the last trapped pair
11 February 2018

US, South united despite inter-Korea talks: Pence

The US and South Korea stand united against North Korea's nuclear program, even as the two Koreas hold talks in conjunction with the
11 February 2018

Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted to hospital for chest infection

Pakatan Harapan Chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Malaysia for a chest infection.
11 February 2018