World / Asia

Suicide attack injures at least 8 in NW Pakistan: officials 19 Apr 2016 - 11:10 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: A suicide bomb attack outside a government office in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday injured at least eight people, two of whom...

Taliban attack Afghan security office in Kabul with bomb, gunfire 19 Apr 2016 - 10:39 am

Afghan security forces carry an injured security personnel after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan April 19, 2016. Reuters/Omar Sobhani By...

Three burnt to death in India over human sacrifice rumours 19 Apr 2016 - 10:33 am

State of Jharkhand highlighted in India map. New Delhi: Three members of an Indian family burnt to death after a mob locked them...

China, India move closer to military hotline: Xinhua 19 Apr 2016 - 09:41 am

Beijing: China and India are moving towards setting up a military hotline, Chinese state media reported, with a border dispute and tensions over...

Afghan president says several killed and wounded in Kabul blast 19 Apr 2016 - 09:19 am

Soldiers secure the premises of the Ministry of Defense during a gun battle with Taliban militants in Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 April 2016. EPA/JAWAD...

Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking state secrets 19 Apr 2016 - 08:27 am

President Xi Jinping has overseen a revamp of the security apparatus, aimed at combating threats both at home and abroad. BEIJING: A Chinese...

Blast rocks Afghan capital, close to state buildings, US embassy 19 Apr 2016 - 08:25 am

A man stands inside his damaged shop near the scene of a bomb blast that targeted the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan,...

Malaysia PM warns of IS foothold in Philippines 18 Apr 2016 - 06:07 pm

Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak / AFP Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's prime minister has warned of Daesh gaining a foothold in the Philippines south,...

Afghanistan struggles with Taliban springtime push 18 Apr 2016 - 05:33 pm

Afghan security personnel prepare for a operation against Taliban militants in Kunduz province. / AFP / NASIR WAQIF By Zabihullah Tamanna KABUL: Insecurity...

Delhi government bans all forms of chewing tobacco 18 Apr 2016 - 04:14 pm

A vendor cuts a sachet of gutka for a customer at her roadside stall in the old quarters of Delhi. (Reuters /MANSI THAPLIYAL) ...

Indian court orders Mallya's arrest as pressure builds on loans 18 Apr 2016 - 04:04 pm

Vijay Mallya (file photo /Afp) By Vrishti Beniwal A special court in Mumbai ordered the arrest of Vijay Mallya, the tycoon at the...

Japan battles to care for 100,000 evacuees after quake 18 Apr 2016 - 02:21 pm

Rescue workers conduct a search and rescue operation at site of houses which collapsed due to a landslide caused by an earthquake in...

India says Koh-i-Noor diamond belongs to Britain 18 Apr 2016 - 12:05 pm

An Indian woman displays a replica of famous diamond Kohinoor, during adiamond exhibition of world 100 famous diamond, in Kolkata on January 29,...

Afghan schools, hospitals under threat, UN says in grim report 18 Apr 2016 - 11:33 am

Children drink water from a public water pump on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan March 4, 2016. REUTERS/OMAR SOBHANI By Josh Smith KABUL: ...

Chinese military aircraft makes first public landing on disputed island 18 Apr 2016 - 11:28 am

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea...

Philippine presidential candidate attacked over rape remarks 17 Apr 2016 - 05:28 pm

Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Duterte speaks to reporters during his campaign / AFP / NOEL CELIS Manila: Leading Philippines presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, whose...

Kerala polls: How top 10 politicos stack up 17 Apr 2016 - 04:32 pm

Voters queue at a polling station in Trivandrum in Kerala. (file photo / AFP) By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: The upcoming assembly elections in...

Airport protesters accuse Hong Kong leader of breaching safety rules 17 Apr 2016 - 04:24 pm

Flight attendants hold placards to demonstrate against hand carry baggage privileges that were allegedly extended by airline staff to Hong Kong's Chief Executive...