Asia

Seoul: North Korea, defying calls to rein in its weapons programme, fired a ballistic missile that landed in the sea near Russia on Sunday, days after a new...

Kathmandu: Nepalese were voting on Sunday in the first local-level polls in two decades, an election crucial for cementing democracy amid political turmoil...

Beijing: British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday Britain is a natural partner for China's new Silk Road programme, and as it leaves the...

Beijing: Russian President Vladimir Putin played piano while awaiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for bilateral talks in Beijing on Sunday. Putin spoke...

Beijing: China and the Philippines will start bilateral consultations on the disputed South China Sea this week, the Philippine ambassador to Beijing said,...

Beijing: The United States welcomed efforts by China to promote infrastructure connectivity as part of its Belt and Road initiative and U.S. companies can...

Jakarta: The Indonesian government said the global cyber attack that takes computer data hostage is likely to cause more havoc when offices reopen for...

Kathmandu: Nepal is set to hold its first local-level polls in two decades on Sunday that are crucial for cementing democracy amid political turmoil in the...

Singapore/London: A global cyber attack described as unprecedented in scale forced a major European automaker to halt some production lines while hitting...

Quetta: Ten labourers were gunned down in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday while working on link roads to connect outlying towns to the country's...