AFP, SRINAGAR: Suspected rebels killed two paramilitary soldiers and wounded another ten after attacking their convoy in disputed Indian Kashmir yesterday, a senior police officer said. The militants fired on the convoy transporting Border Security Force (BSF) troops near the town of Udhampur, 250 kilometres…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: Secretary of State John Kerry told Malaysia’s leader yesterday his government should do more to stop people-trafficking, a US official said, a week after Washington controversially praised the country’s efforts. The State Department on July 27 raised Malaysia from its…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: China said yesterday it has finished the land reclamation work in the South China Sea that has brought growing condemnation from its neighbours and the United States. But a Southeast Asian diplomatic source said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his counterparts from the region…

Xinhua, Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday met here with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and both sides pledged to further enhance bilateral ties. Hailing the close neighborliness between Malaysia and China, Najib said Malaysia fully supports the 21st Century Maritime Silk…

AFP, ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday approved controversial new military courts set up to   hear terror cases, rejecting an attempt to have them  ruled illegal. Lawmakers approved a change to the constitution in January to establish the military courts, as part of…

AFP, LONDON: London was braced yesterday for the second shutdown of the Underground within a month as trade unions stage a strike over plans to run Tube trains all night at weekends. The walk-out will last from 6:30 pm (1730 GMT) until Friday morning, causing disruption for millions of commuters and…

AFP, YANGON: Tens of thousands of people huddled yesterday in monasteries and other makeshift evacuation centres in remote areas of Myanmar cut off by deadly floods, as rescuers struggled to deliver desperately needed aid. Heavy seasonal downpours have caused devastation across large parts of South…