Blasts rock Marawi city

Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines yesterday as the national flag was raised to mark
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Pak PM to be quizzed over family's wealth

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be questioned on Thursday by investigators probing how his family
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Japan zoo celebrates birth of panda cub

A Japanese zoo celebrates the first birth of a baby panda in five years, with the tiny cub small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand.
12 June 2017, 11:38 AM

Thai family opens doors to tourists to help boys learn English

A family in Phitsanulok’s Muang district in Thailand has opened its doors – with free accommodation for foreign backpackers to expose their two young sons to everyday use of English.
12 June 2017, 06:01 AM

Tesla Model S: Is tech becoming new luxury?

Electric sports sedan glides through Seoul - all you have to do is listen carefully to what a voice from a navigation program tells you and press pedals.
12 June 2017, 05:35 AM

Afghan commando kills 2 US soldiers: Official

At least two American soldiers are killed and two others wounded when an Afghan commando opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, a local official says.
10 June 2017, 15:03 PM

Bangladesh 6th worst extreme weather-affected country

Bangladesh ranks sixth among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch. On an average, a total of 679.05 people died in 185 climatic events in Bangladesh within the period of 1996 to 2015.
10 June 2017, 05:47 AM

Japan clears way for emperor to abdicate

Japan's parliament passed a law yesterday that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, in what would be the first
9 June 2017, 18:00 PM

AI gets so-so grade in univ entrance exam

An AI machine has taken the maths section of China's annual university entrance exam, finishing it faster than students but with a below
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

N Korea fires cruise missiles

North Korea fired what appeared to be several land-to-ship missiles off its east coast yesterday, South Korea's military said, a day
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Chinese exam authorities use drones to catch cheats

Chinese education authorities have gone high-tech to catch cheaters as millions of high-school students take their "gaokao", the
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Indonesian clerics, Islamic schools told to stay away from politics

Muslim scholars in Indonesia call on clerics to stay away from politics following the religious sentiment that may divide the country. Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) across the country are told to stay away from politics.
8 June 2017, 06:17 AM

Asia Pacific’s most innovative universities in 2017

The conclusion of Reuters’ second annual ranking of the Asia Pacific region’s Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science and invent new technologies.
8 June 2017, 06:00 AM

China likely to build more overseas bases

A Pentagon report released on Tuesday singled out Pakistan as a possible location for a future Chinese military base, as it forecast that
7 June 2017, 18:00 PM

S Korea to freeze new THAAD deployment

South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial US missile defence system until an environmental impact assessment
7 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Myanmar military plane debris found in sea

Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard are found in the Andaman Sea, a local official says.
7 June 2017, 12:05 PM

'Hungry' goat chews up owner's Rs 66,000

A 'hungry' goat gives a rude shock to its owner when it chewed up currency notes worth Rs 66,000 that the man had kept in the pocket of his trouser, at Siluapur village in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh.
7 June 2017, 08:15 AM

Bangladesh leads major Saarc nations in internet access

Bangladesh has advanced significantly in internet connectivity and effectively led major Saarc nations, with nearly 42.0 percent of total population using internet for various purposes, according to official sources.
7 June 2017, 05:38 AM

Qatar crisis: Indonesia may lose 50,000 tourists

The Indonesian government is predicting that the recent severing of ties between several Arab countries and Qatar would deal a blow to the archipelago’s tourism industry, with 50,000 expected tourists not showing up because of the crisis, a senior official said on Tuesday.
7 June 2017, 04:57 AM

Beijing's rickshaws teeter between tradition, survival

A historic mode of transport, they have survived China's modernisation, and remain an integral part of city living -- but for the drivers, life remains a struggle.
5 June 2017, 06:29 AM