China to host Iran leader amid nuke deal crisis

Iran's president will attend a summit with his Chinese and Russian counterparts next month, officials in Beijing said yesterday, as they try to salvage the nuclear deal thrown into upheaval by Donald Trump.
28 May 2018

Beijing slams US warships’ provocation

China has voiced "strong dissatisfaction" after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway.
28 May 2018

Myanmar president pardons 58 Rohingyas detained while returning from Bangladesh

Myanmar President U Win Myint pardons 58 displaced Rohingyas who are detained while attempting to re-enter the country from Bangladesh.
28 May 2018

India to build 5,500 bunkers along LoC

Authorities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir have initiated the process of constructing over 5,500 underground bunkers and 200
27 May 2018

For saving the turtles

More than two thousand volunteers hit the beach on an outlying island of Hong Kong for a mass rubbish clean up yesterday as
27 May 2018

'Stop us if you can'

Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan's party yesterday vowed to oust the country's "corrupt" rulers, as the nuclear-
27 May 2018

Pakistan to hold parliamentary elections on July 25

Pakistan says it will hold parliamentary and provincial assembly elections on July 25.
27 May 2018

Fire started by rioting inmates in Iraqi jail kills 7

The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates die of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt.
27 May 2018

Pak army summons former ISI chief

Pakistan's army has summoned the ex-head of the intelligence agency, accusing him of violating the military code of conduct over a
26 May 2018

71.9pc of Indians will vote for Modi in 2019

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed four years in office yesterday, his government received a massive thumbs up in a mega
26 May 2018

Hasina receives DLitt degree at Kazi Nazrul University

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives 'Doctor of Literature (DLitt)' degree from Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal.
26 May 2018

SUMMIT COLLAPSE MAY STRAIN US-CHINA TIES

US President Donald Trump's cancellation of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatens further strain on US-China ties amid a trade dispute that had been intertwined with Beijing's pressure on isolated Pyongyang.
25 May 2018

Indian child dies from mother's breast milk

An Indian woman who was bitten by a snake in her sleep and unknowingly breastfed poisoned milk to her daughter has died along with the child, police say.
25 May 2018

Hasina discusses security, politics with Modi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Santiniketan and discusses a range of bilateral issues including security and politics.
25 May 2018

China finds no clues to explain

China has found no clues to determine what caused a US government employee to suffer a brain trauma after experiencing unusual sounds, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
24 May 2018

China protects rights

Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday China's constitution protects human rights after he was asked about Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Liu Xiaobo, with concern growing that Beijing will not allow her to leave the country.
24 May 2018

North Korea dismantles nuclear test site: Reports

North Korea dismantles its nuclear test site, media invited to attend the ceremony says, in a planned move portrayed by the isolated regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of a potential summit next month with the US.
24 May 2018

Everest's Hillary Step now a 'slope'

Mount Everest's Hillary Step -- a rocky outcrop just below the summit -- is now a slope, say climbers who recently returned from the
23 May 2018

US staffer suffers mild brain injury

The US embassy in China issued a health alert yesterday after a US government employee experienced an "abnormal" sound and suffered
23 May 2018

Malaysia PM widens probe into corruption

Ninety-two-year-old Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held his first cabinet meeting yesterday as officials widen a probe
23 May 2018