World / Asia

Pollution alert: Beijing orders 1,200 factories to close amid smog 18 Dec 2016 - 01:41 am

Beijing: Beijing's city government has ordered 1,200 factories near the Chinese capital, including an oil refinery run by state oil major Sinopec and...

10 dead & 21 injured in Sri Lanka road accident 18 Dec 2016 - 01:14 am

Colombo: Ten passengers were killed and another 21 wounded yesterday when a van and a bus collided on a highway in Sri Lanka's...

Immigration officials fired over extortion scandal 18 Dec 2016 - 01:13 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday fired two immigration officials facing allegations of corruption as he reaffirmed his commitment to ensure a clean...

Legal cover given to military courts to expire on January 7 18 Dec 2016 - 01:10 am

Islamabad: The legal cover given to military courts in Pakistan to try civilian terrorism suspects will expire on January 7. The legal cover...

China slams US for 'hyping' up naval probe seizure 18 Dec 2016 - 01:10 am

Beijing: China's Defence Ministry said yesterday it had been in talks with the United States about returning an underwater drone taken by a...

Thai lawmakers approve tighter Internet control 18 Dec 2016 - 01:10 am

Bangkok: Thailand's military-appointed legislature approved a bill tightening the country's already harsh Computer Crime Act, defying critics who said it infringes on the...

Chinese firm to set up 1320MW plant 18 Dec 2016 - 01:08 am

The Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has agreed to grant extension in the financial closing date for imported coal-based power plant of China...

Government ignores Bilawal’s demands 18 Dec 2016 - 01:08 am

Islamabad: The federal government of Pakistan has adopted an absolute “no lift” policy to the four demands of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman...

798 terrorists arrested in two years 18 Dec 2016 - 01:08 am

Islamabad: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has arrested 798 terrorists in last two years as part of the efforts aiming...

Chinese chandelier symbol of strong bond: President 18 Dec 2016 - 01:06 am

Islamabad: Pakistan and China have termed installation of new chandelier gifted by the latter for the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam as a symbol of...

Govt to provide mobile charging facility in trains 18 Dec 2016 - 01:06 am

Pakistan Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has ordered for provision of mobile-phone charging facility in the trains, it was learnt yesterday. According to...

Yet to receive names for judges: Prasad 18 Dec 2016 - 01:05 am

New Delhi: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad yesterday said his ministry has not yet received about 280 names from the high courts...

New heads for Army & Air Force announced 18 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

New Delhi: Lt General Bipin Rawat will be the new Army Chief and Air Marshal B S Dhanoa will be the new chief...

IB & RAW get new chiefs 18 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

Senior IPS officer Rajiv Jain will be the next chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), while Anil Dhasmana will be the next head...

3 soldiers dead in Kashmir militant attack 18 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

Srinagar: Militants attacked an army convoy in south Kashmir's Pulwana district yesterday, killing three soldiers, a defence spokesman said, in the latest in...

RBI infuses Rs5.5lakh-crore notes since Nov 8 18 Dec 2016 - 12:59 am

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has supplied as much as Rs5.50lakh-crore in fresh currency notes to the banking system so...

Chandy faction sore over revamp 18 Dec 2016 - 12:59 am

Thiruvananthapuram: The Oommen Chandy faction of the Congress party's Kerala unit yesterday expressed its unhappiness over the way the party high command has...

As rains fail, maneuvering for water grows in southern Sri Lanka 17 Dec 2016 - 09:06 pm

HAMBANTOTA: Tucked inside a large forest near the drying Andaraweva irrigation reservoir, a well-tended plantation of young banana trees is growing strongly despite...