Tag: Asia

Tens of thousands of Hindus moving from Pakistan to India continue to languish in makeshift camps near the border with ...

The Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by refusing ...

Pilgrims across India who have their heads shaved and smothered in turmeric paste are not only honouring their Hindu faith, ...

South Korea Monday began an official review of a controversial agreement with Japan over Second World War sex slaves, formally ...

Islamist militants in the Philippines have beheaded seven local loggers they kidnapped last week in their stronghold in the strife-torn ...

Thousands of people gathered in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Monday to witness the public execution of a man convicted of ...

Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by refusing to ...

The Pentagon on Monday criticized Turkey's plans to purchase a Russian air-defense system instead of investing in NATO technology. Turkish ...

French classical group Trio Wanderer cancelled its Sunday evening concert in Lebanon's Baalbek International Festival, a day after activists lambasted ...

A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions ...

Sri Lanka has signed a $1.1bn (£837m) deal with China for the control and development of the southern deep-sea port ...

Having paid nearly $500 for a ticket to watch his team in a pre-season friendly against Barcelona, Manchester United fan ...

The ousting of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has left a power vacuum at the top of the nuclear-armed country, ...

Virtual reality games usually promise shoot 'em up adventures, but today in Hong Kong, lovelorn tech fans are donning the ...

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns after probe into his family’s wealth Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan ...

Jordan will not allow the return of Israel's ambassador until the shooting of two Jordanians by an embassy security guard ...

Virtual reality games usually promise shoot 'em up adventures but in Hong Kong Friday lovelorn tech fans donned headsets to ...

Pakistan's three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, whose power base earned him the moniker "Lion of Punjab", is a political survivor who ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ousted from power by the Supreme Court, an unceremonious end to his third ...

Qatar refuses to bow to Saudi-led demands to "outsource" its foreign policy to resolve the Gulf crisis, its government spokesman ...