KATHMANDU: Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an…

SEOUL: The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker…

TAOYUAN: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday China’s military ambitions are becoming more apparent and tension between Taiwan…

LOS ANGELES: Sue Grafton, the prolific author of the bestselling “Alphabet Series” mysteries featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, has…

MUMBAI: At least 14 people were killed when a huge blaze tore through a popular restaurant in Mumbai yesterday, police…

BANGKOK: A 27-year-old woman from the Ivory Coast has been arrested on the Thai island of Phuket after an airport…

BEIJING: China on Friday rejected accusations that it has helped Pyongyang skirt sanctions after US President Donald Trump claimed Beijing…

HANOI: The deployment of 10,000 cyber warriors to fight online dissent in Vietnam adds a grim “new dimension” to controls…