Japan court: Govt liable for Fukushima disaster

A Japanese court yesterday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and
17 March 2017

China, Pakistan to jointly build missiles, aircraft

Beijing was furious with India last year for launching Agni V, but now it plans to build ballistic, cruise, anti-aircraft and anti-ship
17 March 2017

US promises new North Korea plan

The United States yesterday vowed a fresh strategy to counter the North Korean nuclear threat, admitting that all previous efforts had failed.
16 March 2017

River recognised as 'legal person'

A New Zealand river revered by Maori has been recognised by parliament as a "legal person", in a move believed to be a world first.
16 March 2017

Dozens more killed

Raging battles on Myanmar's border with China have claimed dozens more lives, military and official sources said
15 March 2017

'My wife deserves a medal'

The professor who became an incidental internet sensation when his family crashed a live television interview says his wife
15 March 2017

Top US envoy begins first Asia tour

Washington's top diplomat arrived in Tokyo yesterday to kick off a first tour of Asian capitals under the shadow of
15 March 2017

Kim Jong-Nam's identity confirmed

Malaysia used a DNA sample from one of Kim Jong-Nam's children to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-
15 March 2017

Irish woman killed in Goa: police

Indian police yesterday said they had launched a murder investigation after a young Irish woman was found dead in the
15 March 2017

Pakistan launches first census in 19 yrs

Pakistan yesterday launched its first census in nearly two decades, with security high as thousands of enumerators
15 March 2017

Manipur gets BJP CM

Ending 15 years of Congress rule in Manipur, BJP leader Nongthombam Biren Singh was sworn in as the state's chief
15 March 2017

Girl, 3 militants killed during Kashmir firefight

A seven-year-old girl and three militants were killed in a shootout with government forces in Indian-administered
15 March 2017

Pakistan set to get fifth province

Pakistan is planning to declare the strategic Gilgit-Baltistan region as the fifth province, a move that may raise
15 March 2017

Singapore city infrastructure No. 1: Survey

Singapore has topped a ranking of more than 200 cities around the world in terms of offering the best infrastructure.
15 March 2017

Somali pirates stages first attack since 2012

Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern
14 March 2017

17 killed in China coal mine accident

Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported,
14 March 2017

Park summoned for questioning

South Korean prosecutors will summon former president Park Geun-Hye, whose impeachment was confirmed by the
14 March 2017

Impeached Park leaves presidential palace

South Korea's impeached ex-president Park Geun-Hye left the Blue House yesterday, issuing an apology for not completing her full term as she arrived back at her private residence.
12 March 2017

India police kill 'IS-linked gunman'

Indian police yesterday shot dead a self-radicalised Islamic State sympathiser who they said was involved in a train
8 March 2017

BBC World stops broadcasting from Thailand

The BBC World Service has stopped broadcasting from one of its major global transmission stations situated in
8 March 2017