Scam-hit Pak finance minister on sick leave

Pakistan's finance minister Ishaq Dar has gone on indefinite medical leave amid an ongoing corruption scandal, piling more pressure on
23 November 2017, 18:00 PM

India outraged at release of Mumbai attack suspect

India yesterday said it was outraged at Pakistan's release of an Islamist leader accused of organising the 2008 deadly
23 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Terror finance: SE Asia, Australia join forces

Australia and Southeast Asia have joined forces to choke financing for militant networks, Canberra said yesterday,
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Another journo killed in India

An Indian soldier shot dead a journalist following a dispute, police said yesterday, the country's third high-profile
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

S'pore to deploy driverless buses from 2022

Driverless buses will appear on some roads in Singapore from 2022 as part of plans to improve mobility in the land-
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Pakistan frees Mumbai attack mastermind

A Pakistani court yesterday ordered the release of one of the alleged masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai attacks which
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

'Serious provocation'

North Korea yesterday condemned its US terror listing as a "serious provocation" , warning that sanctions would
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Unicef concerned over high level contamination of well water at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

Unicef has shown a deep concern over reports suggesting high levels of bacterial contamination (E.coli) from water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Chittagong.
22 November 2017, 06:31 AM

Japan launches its first quantum computer

Japan has unveiled its first quantum computer prototype, amid a global race to build ever-more powerful machines with faster speeds and larger brute force that are key towards realising the full potential of artificial intelligence.
22 November 2017, 04:34 AM

China urges talks

China yesterday called for extra efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis through talks after US President Donald Trump re-branded Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Lanka launches probe

Sri Lanka's parliament yesterday announced an investigation into how the private phone records of legislators were
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian president visits Arunachal

China yesterday criticised a visit by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to the remote state of Arunachal Pradesh, which
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

China envoy ends North Korea trip

A Chinese special envoy yesterday ended a four-day trip to North Korea during which the two sides discussed regional
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Indonesia speaker taken into custody

Indonesia's parliament speaker, Setya Novanto, has been taken into custody by the anti-corruption agency after
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Sonia slams govt's arrogance

Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterda6y tore into the Narendra Modi government for its "arrogance", for
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

N Korea FM to visit Cuba

North Korea's foreign minister is to visit Cuba on Monday in a trip that comes at a time when both Pyongyang and Havana have strained
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Deadly Beijing fire prompts probe

Chinese authorities yesterday launched an investigation into a fire in a low-income Beijing housing block that killed 19 people, as
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM

China military sets up website to report leaks, fake news

China's military launches a website inviting the public to report leaks and fake news, as well as illegal online activities by military personnel, the latest step in a push to ensure Communist Party control over the internet.
19 November 2017, 07:01 AM

Regional issues, bi-lateral ties discussed

A senior Chinese envoy discussed regional concerns with officials in Pyongyang yesterday, North Korean state media
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM

China mulling direct rail line with Nepal

The Chinese ambassador to Nepal has said that China has taken the request of Kathmandu for building a cross-
18 November 2017, 18:00 PM