World / Asia

Land records go digital in Punjab 23 Dec 2016 - 11:20 pm

Lahore: The Punjab Land Record Authority was formally inaugurated yesterday with the launch of a tier-3 data centre for computerised land records at...

Judge indirectly rebuts Musharraf's statement 23 Dec 2016 - 11:20 pm

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s chief justice-designate Mian Saqib Nisar has observed that judiciary never decides any case under pressure. “We have...

Five govt-backed militiamen shot dead 23 Dec 2016 - 11:19 pm

An Afghan official says a member of a state-backed militia has shot and killed five fellow militiamen in the latest insider attack among...

400 youth get employment 23 Dec 2016 - 10:47 pm

During the recently held job fair, jointly organised by the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Technology Up-gradation and Skill Development...

China detains legal activist on suspicion of subversion 23 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed prominent legal activist Jiang Tianyong has been detained on suspicion of inciting subversion of state power, his lawyer...

Strong typhoon to hit on holiday 23 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

A STRONG typhoon was set to wallop the Philippines on Christmas Day, officials warned yesterday, as millions of people criss-cross the mostly Catholic...

Police arrest six in Manila drug haul 23 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

Philippine authorities arrested six people and seized $67m worth of methamphetamine yesterday, in one of the biggest narcotics hauls of a nationwide drugs...

Philippines gets biggest US security aid 23 Dec 2016 - 09:16 pm

Manila: The United States provided the Philippines with $127m in security assistance in the 12 months ended in September, the biggest sum in...

Singapore awaiting return of armoured troop carriers 23 Dec 2016 - 09:16 pm

Singapore: Singapore said yesterday it is still awaiting the return of nine troop carriers seized in Hong Kong last month, which led to...

Critics alarmed by Duterte's martial law talk 23 Dec 2016 - 09:16 pm

Manila: Critics and victims of military abuses expressed alarm yesterday after President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted Philippine leaders to be able to...

Ban on foreign funds shuts down Dalit charity 23 Dec 2016 - 09:14 pm

Ahmedabad: An Indian charity running schools for Dalit children will close down after the government banned it from receiving foreign funds over alleged...

50 million jobs at risk as foreign tourists stay away 23 Dec 2016 - 09:13 pm

Anjuna: Raju Lakhani's beachside restaurant here at this popular tourist strip in north Goa should have been packed this time of the year....

Notes ban is economic dacoity by govt: Rahul 23 Dec 2016 - 09:13 pm

Almora, Uttarakhand: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi yesterday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's notes ban (demonetisation) decision is economic dacoity by the government....

India Government searches for successor to Najeeb Jung 23 Dec 2016 - 09:09 pm

New Delhi: A day after he resigned, the central government looked for a successor to Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung who yesterday said...

Chennai arrests expose 'sand mining mafia' 23 Dec 2016 - 09:09 pm

Chennai: The arrests of several businessmen and sacking of a senior bureaucrat in southern India have highlighted the power of the so-called "sand...

Chinese confirms two bird flu deaths 23 Dec 2016 - 09:07 pm

Beijing: Two people in China's Anhui province have died from H7N9 bird flu, the first fatalities in China among this winter's cases, while...

North Korea mocks Ban's presidential ambitions 23 Dec 2016 - 09:02 pm

Seoul: North Korea yesterday mocked outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over his apparent ambitions to run for South Korean president, calling him...

Stop dumping excreta during flights, Indian court tells airlines 23 Dec 2016 - 06:03 pm

An Indian green court ordered the country’s aviation safety regulator to ensure planes don’t dump human waste during flights, ruling on a plea...