KATHMANDU: Nepal yesterday called off the search for local guides still missing after the deadliest accident on Mount Everest killed 13 colleagues, as climbers recalled the terrifying moments…

TOKYO: A Japanese state minister visited a controversial war shrine here yesterday in a move likely to anger China and South Korea which see it as a symbol of Japan's militarist past. Keiji…

JAKARTA: The cost of living in Indonesia's capital here is considered very high compared with other major cities in the world, according to a recent study by a market research firm. Ipsos…

YANGON: Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army said yesterday, dimming hopes of a nationwide peace…

MANILA: Suspected Islamic militants have freed a Filipino engineer they abducted in the southern Philippines 53 days ago, the military said yesterday.

BANGLADESH opposition leader Khaleda Zia was given a short reprieve yesterday, with a court postponing a decision on whether to halt her embezzlement trial that could see her jailed for life if…