India’s Modi leads consecration of grand Ram temple in Ayodhya
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration on Monday of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram on a site believed to be his birthplace, in a ...
Two North Korean teens get 12 years’ hard labour for watching K-pop
Video footage released by an organisation that works with North Korean defectors shows North Korean authorities publicly sentencing two teenagers to 12 years’ hard labour for watching K-pop.
The footage, which ...
Pakistan’s civil, military leaders to review Iran standoff
Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders will carry out a security review on Friday on the standoff with Iran, the information minister said, after the neighbours carried out drone ...
Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension
Pakistan said it used rockets and drones to strike separatist Baloch militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory strike two days after Tehran said it attacked the bases of ...
Russia and North Korea seek to deepen economic, political and military ties
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is in Russia this week for talks with her counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, as the two countries deepen economic, political, and military ties.
Choe ...
North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions rise
By Ju-min Park
North Korea fired an apparent intermediate-range missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea said, as tensions run high after Pyongyang’s recent launches of an ...
China coal mine accident kills at least 10, prompts safety checks
At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China, the local emergency management agency said on Saturday, ...
Ukraine is ‘test site’ for N. Korean missiles, S. Korea says
The United States and its allies on Wednesday condemned what they described as Russia’s firing of North Korean missiles at Ukraine, with Washington calling it abhorrent and Seoul calling ...
Millions of Filipino Catholics join Black Nazarene procession
More than six million Catholic devotees in the Philippines turned up for this year’s procession to honour the Black Nazarene, turning the streets of the capital into a sea ...
South Korea’s parliament passes bill to ban dog meat trade
By Hyonhee Shin
SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to end the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that would outlaw the ...
India’s top court quashes release of men in Muslim woman’s gang-rape
India’s top court on Monday quashed the release of 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman and murdering her relatives during Hindu-Muslim ...
Japan premier vows “ceaseless” aid as snow hampers quake relief
Japan’s prime minister vowed to provide “ceaseless” support to areas devastated by the New Year’s Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local ...
Iraq prepares to close down US-led coalition’s mission – PM
The Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the US-led international military coalition from the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s office said on Friday.
The US has 900 ...
US readies aid as Japan earthquake death toll nears 100
The United States said on Friday it is preparing military logistical support and aid for regions in Japan devastated by an earthquake that killed 94 people, forced about 33,000 people to leave ...
S.Korea evacuates islands after North Korea fires artillery nearby
North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds into the sea on Friday near a tensely defended maritime border with South Korea, a military official said, while residents of two South ...
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Iran attack, Tehran vows revenge
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani.
In a statement posted ...
Japan earthquake: race against time to find survivors
Thousands of rescuers pressed on in a search for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 84 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as ...
Blasts kill over 100 at ceremony to mark death of Iranian Guards commander Soleimani (Update 2)
Two explosions killed more than 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran on Wednesday to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a U.S. drone ...
Japan quake survivors face freezing rain, threat of landslides
Rescuers raced against the clock on Wednesday searching for survivors of an earthquake in western Japan that killed at least 65, while evacuees continued to wait for further aid amid freezing ...
Japan quake: survivors face freezing rain, threat of landslides
The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Japan on New Years Day rose to 62 on Wednesday as authorities rushed to bring aid to survivors facing freezing temperatures and ...
Police probe possible negligence in Tokyo runway collision
Police are investigating whether a crash between an airliner and a smaller plane at a Tokyo airport may involve professional negligence, media reported on Wednesday, as transport authorities began inspecting ...
China breaks heat records in 2023 as sweltering weather baked cities from north to south
The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena that also engulfed most of the world and raised more ...
Passengers evacuated from Japan Airlines plane on fire at Tokyo airport (updated)
All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six ...
South Korea opposition chief stabbed by autograph-seeker
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday and was airlifted to a ...