Qandeel Baloch case: Brother held for Pakistan celebrity's murder

The brother of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been arrested for her murder.
17 July 2016, 06:50 AM

Qandeel Baloch’s murder reflects a divided nation

Pakistanis are at loggerheads over killing of social media star.
17 July 2016, 06:48 AM

Mahathir declares plans to launch new party

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday announced plans for a new party that would join an
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Indonesian navy fires on Chinese boat

Indonesia yesterday defended opening fire on Chinese sailors as an action aimed at stopping illegal fishing, as China said it had
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

'Myanmar will avoid using term Rohingya'

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights that the government will avoid using the term "Rohingya" to describe a persecuted Muslim minority in the country's northwest, an official told Reuters yesterday.
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Floods, landslides kill 35 in Indonesia

Flash floods and landslides in central Indonesia have killed at least 35 people and destroyed dozens of homes, an official said yesterday,
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Mars crater named after Nepal quake village Langtang

A crater on Mars is named after one of the villages worst hit by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
18 June 2016, 06:33 AM

Japanese city offering public funds to freeze women's eggs

A Tokyo suburb will help women cover the cost of freezing their eggs in a pilot programme aimed at tackling the nation's declining birth rate. The Japanese city of Urayasu, about 14 kilometers (9 miles) east of Tokyo, is allocating 90 million yen ($850,000) over three years to fund the research project.
16 June 2016, 11:18 AM

Spooked by Bangladesh heist, Asian security summit works on cybersecurity

Alarmed by the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank in February, one of the world's biggest ever cyber heists, cybersecurity is among the top concerns discussed at Singapore's annual Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit. For the first time, the conference allots one of its six special sessions to cybersecurity.
5 June 2016, 13:40 PM

In pushback to US, China says "has no fear of trouble" in S China Sea

China rebuffs US pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it "has no fear of trouble".
5 June 2016, 10:58 AM

"Super Earth" might be able to sustain life

Astronomers think, Kepler-62f, which they are calling “Super Earth”, is capable of sustaining life.
3 June 2016, 10:02 AM

Japan missing boy search resumes in woods after 'punishment'

The search has resumed for a Japanese seven-year-old boy who was left by his parents in woods in a remote area of Hokkaido as a punishment.
30 May 2016, 03:36 AM

Malaysia govt backs Islamic penal code

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's government threw its support in parliament this week behind an Islamic penal code that includes amputations and stoning, shocking some of his allies and stoking fears of further strains in the multi-ethnic country.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Explained: Pakistan bill allowing husbands to 'lightly beat' their wives

The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) is deliberating on its proposed ‘model’ women’s protection bill, which allows a husband to ‘lightly’ beat his wife 'if needed' and prohibits mixing of the genders in schools, hospitals and offices.
28 May 2016, 04:57 AM

6 Bangladeshis charged in Singapore with financing terrorism

Six Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore last month are charged with financing terrorism. Their goal was to set up an Islamic State in Bangladesh and bring it under the self-declared caliphate of the IS in Iraq and Syria.
27 May 2016, 08:22 AM

Bangladesh Bank heist trail goes cold in Manila as probes falter

More than three months have passed since $81 million was stolen in a brazen cyber-heist from Bangladesh's central bank and sent to Manila - yet authorities in the Philippines appear no closer to nabbing those who laundered most of the money through a bank and casinos.
24 May 2016, 04:54 AM

India tests first indigenous space shuttle

India launches an unmanned model space shuttle into orbit, joining the race for re-useable spacecraft.
23 May 2016, 04:30 AM

The ‘sea-nomad’ children who see like dolphins

“When the tide came in, these kids started swimming. But not like I had seen before. They were more underwater than above water, they had their eyes wide open – they were like little dolphins.”
21 May 2016, 06:09 AM

New Horizons delivers first images of icy world since Pluto flyby

The New Horizons space probe is bringing new images of a remnant of the early solar system, after its historic brush with Pluto last summer, reports ABC News.
19 May 2016, 09:20 AM

Mitsubishi Motors president steps down over fuel scandal

Mitsubishi Motors announces its president, Tetsuro Aikawa, will step down in the wake of the company's test-fixing scandal.
18 May 2016, 11:08 AM