Asia - Page 9

World

Singapore executes Indian-origin cannabis trafficker despite pleas for...

Tangaraju was sentenced to death after failing to fulfil any of the criteria that would free him from death row

26 April 2023 11:53 AM GMT

World

Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

WASHINGTON: A ground assault by the Taliban killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide...

26 April 2023 7:22 AM GMT

World

Safe evacuation of Indians from Sudan days after PMO meet

The evacuation came days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Saudi Arabia counterpart

23 April 2023 5:28 AM GMT

World

South Korea, US, Japan hold missile defence drills in East Sea

The three countries last held such a three-way missile defense exercise in February

17 April 2023 3:42 AM GMT

World

China's economy expected to rebound as zero-Covid era fades

BEIJING: China is expected to announce an economic rebound on Tuesday, when Beijing releases its first quarterly GDP...

16 April 2023 6:55 AM GMT

World

North Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea of Japan, says S....

Seoul [South Korea]: Following its ongoing unwillingness to respond to what were formerly daily cross-border...

13 April 2023 3:10 AM GMT

World

Taiwan tracks 70 Chinese military aircraft, 11 naval ships around...

Taipei [Taiwan]: Taiwan's Defence Ministry detected 70 Chinese military aircraft and 11 naval ships around Taiwan by...

10 April 2023 4:38 AM GMT

World

Taiwan detects 8 Chinese warships, 42 fighter jets around island

TAIPEI: Taiwan's defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island on...

8 April 2023 5:58 AM GMT

World

Russia's Wagner group claims Ukraine's Bakhmut captured, hoists flag

Moscow [Russia]: Russia's Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Monday, claimed to have hoisted the...

3 April 2023 2:52 AM GMT

World

Air India and Nepal Airlines aircraft almost collided mid-air; 3...

Kathmandu: A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision...

26 March 2023 11:37 AM GMT

World

WHO calls on China to be transparent in sharing data to determine...

“Every piece of data relating to studying the origins of COVID-19 needs to be shared with the international community...

18 March 2023 5:44 AM GMT

World

International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin

The Hague: The International Criminal Court said Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President...

18 March 2023 5:00 AM GMT