World / Asia

Kim hints at long-range missile test launch 02 Jan 2017 - 03:30 am

Tokyo: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hinted yesterday that Pyongyang may ring in the new year with another bang — the test-launch of...

Many Pakistanis return from Afghanistan as visa deadline ends 02 Jan 2017 - 03:29 am

Islamabad: Hundreds of Pakistanis who had gone to Afghanistan returned via the Torkham border on Saturday as no Pakistani citizen would be allowed...

Naga villagers protest loss of 3,500 acres of arable land 02 Jan 2017 - 03:28 am

New Delhi/Kohima: India is likely to turn 3,500 fertile acres into "No-Man's Land" on its eastern border with Myanmar as construction of a...

Pakistan misses revenue target in first half 02 Jan 2017 - 03:28 am

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan has collected Rs1,452bn ($13.82bn) during the first half (July-Dec) period of the current financial year...

Keralite appointed to top military post in Kyrgyzstan 02 Jan 2017 - 03:26 am

Sheikh Rafik Mohammed, a Keralite, was appointed Major General by Kyrgyzstan Defence Minister Ali Mirza at an official ceremony in the Central Asian...

Jan Dhan deposits rise over 50% 02 Jan 2017 - 03:24 am

New Delhi: Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have grown by more than 50 percent since the demonetisation announcement on November 8, an official...

Shoe hurled at Kejriwal in Haryana 02 Jan 2017 - 03:24 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a shoe attack on him here in Haryana. A young man...

Siamese twins shifted to State Home 02 Jan 2017 - 03:24 am

Hyderabad: Facing an uncertain future, the 14-year-old conjoined twins were yesterday shifted from the local Niloufer Hospital to the State Home. On New...

We will use force if necessary: Gen Rawat 02 Jan 2017 - 03:22 am

New Delhi: General Bipin Rawat, the Indian Army's new chief, yesterday said that the nation wants peace and tranquillity but if necessary "will...

Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.29 per litre & diesel by Rs 0.97 02 Jan 2017 - 03:22 am

Amritsar: Following the recent spurt in oil prices to well over $50 a barrel, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) yesterday hiked prices of...

Smog in northern China shuts highways, causes cancelled flights 01 Jan 2017 - 05:59 pm

BEIJING: Heavy smog in northern China on Sunday caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled and highways to shut, disrupting the first day...

China jails 67 people for involvement in mafia-style gang 01 Jan 2017 - 05:44 pm

BEIJING: A court in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui has handed out sentences of up to 20 years in jail for 67...

Thousands march to protest bid to unseat Hong Kong lawmakers 01 Jan 2017 - 03:39 pm

Hong Kong: Thousands of protesters, chanting "Sovereignty belongs to the people!" marched through Hong Kong on New Year's Day to protest at the...

23 People killed by fire on wooden boat near Jakarta 01 Jan 2017 - 12:53 pm

Jakarta: At least 23 people are dead after a fire broke out on a wooden boat on its way to a holiday island...

Thousands throng Golden Temple complex on New Year's Day 01 Jan 2017 - 12:13 pm

Amritsar: Thousands of devotees thronged the 'Harmandir Sahib', also popularly known as the Golden Temple, here on Sunday to offer prayers on the...

5 dead, 20 missing in tourist boat fire 01 Jan 2017 - 11:59 am

TUBAN, Indonesia: At least five people have been confirmed dead after a fire broke out on a large boat carrying tourists to islands...

1 dead, 7 injured in public restroom explosion in China 01 Jan 2017 - 11:56 am

BEIJING: One person has been killed and seven others injured after an explosion at a public restroom in China's northwest Shaanxi Province. State...

Akhilesh to head SP, his supporters 'sack' Shivpal 01 Jan 2017 - 11:15 am

Lucknow: A convention of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's supporters on Sunday elected him as the Samajwadi Party's new chief in place...