Saturday, 23 January, 2021
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Election Commission said Friday that scores of candidates who were tipped to secure elected seats in last month’s contentious polls are under investigation and could be…
US revokes ICC prosecutor’s visa over Afghan probe
THE HAGUE: The United States has revoked the visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal…
Seoul declares national disaster as winds fan giant forest fire
SEOUL: A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare…
Philippine president warns China to back off disputed island
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned Beijing to back off from a disputed island in…
US count shows no Pakistan F-16s shot down in Indian battle
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s F-16 combat jets have all been accounted for, U.S.-based Foreign Policy…
World’s first 5G phone released in S Korea
SEOUL: Telecom giant Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the world’s first…
Japan court extends Ghosn detention until
April 14
TOKYO: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will remain in custody until at least April 14, a Japanese court…
Malaysia in
U-turn on war crimes court
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s government did a U-turn Friday on its decision to join the International…
1 Indian soldier killed in Maoist attack
Raipur: One CRPF jawan was killed in a Maoist attack early on Friday morning in Chhattisgarh’s…
News of the day
India’s BJP president Amit Shah has said that it was his party’s decision not to give Lok…
Annual Qingming festival
A man arrives at a grave during the annual Qingming festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, at a cemetery in…