Asia Pacific
Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000...
Dominica High Court denies bail to Mehul Choksi, calls him ‘flight risk’
Choksi had approached the high court after the magistrate had rejected his bail petition New Delhi: The Dominica High...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls for greater military power
PYONGYANG: North Korean media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Un attended an expanded meeting of the Central Military...
Pakistan’s stringent new media law stirs controversy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is trying to bulldoze through a new press law intended to consolidate government oversight of the media,...
G7 to counter China’s clout with big infrastructure project: Senior US official
CARBIS BAY: The Group of Seven will seek to rival China’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative on Saturday by...
India’s Covid Crisis Tests Modi’s Ability to Shift Narratives
NEW DELHI — As India gasped for air at the peak of its Covid devastation, its leader appeared to...
Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest
Washington: Former President Donald Trump's signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the...
Beijing official says ‘real enemies’ want Hong Kong to be ‘pawn in geopolitics’
HONG KONG: The main representative of the Chinese government in Hong Kong said on Saturday people trying to turn...
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow released from prison
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was released from prison on Saturday after serving nearly seven months...
US, China clash as Biden debuts at G7
WASHINGTON: The United States and China clashed in rare talks Friday as President Joe Biden made his international debut...