World / Asia

Headley questions manner of NIA recording statement 26 Mar 2016 - 12:22 pm

Mumbai: Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Saturday alleged that the India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) did not record his statements on various...

Two from Kerala killed in shell attack in Libya 26 Mar 2016 - 10:54 am

Kottayam (Kerala): A Kerala nurse and her son were killed in a shell attack on their residence in Libya's Sabratha city, officials said...

Pakistan, Iran vow to boost economic ties 26 Mar 2016 - 10:20 am

Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif walks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after his arrival in Islamabad, Pakistan, in this handout picture. Reuters/Press Information Department ...

North Korea video depicts imagined submarine attack on Washington 26 Mar 2016 - 09:55 am

North Korea has released a new propaganda video menacingly titled "Last Chance", showing a submarine-launched nuclear missile laying waste to Washington and concluding...

Chinese activist says family "taken away" over letter calling for Xi to quit 26 Mar 2016 - 08:49 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Great Hall Of The People on March 25, 2016 in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Poo By Koh Gui...

S. Korean activists launch anti-Pyongyang leaflets 26 Mar 2016 - 08:44 am

Large balloons containing anti-Pyongyang leaflets are launched into the air by South Korean activists. AFP / JUNG YEON-JE Paju, South Korea: South Korean...

Indian envoy to Qatar meets Bachchan 26 Mar 2016 - 12:50 am

Indian ambassador to Qatar Sanjiv Arora and Amitabh Bachchan exchanging views on cultural affinities between India and Qatar at the end of the...

Pakistan, Iran to open new border crossings to help boost trade 26 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

In this handout photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID) on March 25, 2016,Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz (R) speaks with Iranian...

Loud explosion, sirens heard in Afghan capital's diplomatic quarter 25 Mar 2016 - 06:31 pm

KABUL: A loud explosion jolted the diplomatic quarter of Afghanistan's capital on Friday evening, breaking a rare period of calm in Kabul. Sirens...

Afghan gunmen kidnap two Tajiks: sources 25 Mar 2016 - 06:15 pm

DUSHANBE: Gunmen from Afghanistan have kidnapped two Tajik road workers and wounded another one on Friday in an area adjacent to the border,...

Myanmar launches first shares on fledgling bourse 25 Mar 2016 - 05:47 pm

People stand in front of Yangon Stock Exchange during its first official stock trading, Yangon, Myanmar, 25 March 2016. Yangon Stock Exchange started...

Taiwan tycoon jailed over tainted cooking oil scandal 25 Mar 2016 - 05:29 pm

This file photo taken on October 17, 2014 shows Wei Ying-chung (C), ex-chairman of Wei Chuan Foods Corp, a unit of food giant...

Religious duel in Japan: Pastor rock vs. Buddhist monk blues 25 Mar 2016 - 03:21 pm

This picture taken on September 1, 2015 shows Buddhist monk Yoshinobu Fujioka (C), head of Bozu (monk) band, performing in Tokyo. Most days,...

'Missing' bookseller Lee Bo on way back to China: reports 25 Mar 2016 - 02:28 pm

A protestor holding up a missing person notice for Lee Bo 65 as they walk towards China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, January...

As Korean tensions rise, rival leaders get personal 25 Mar 2016 - 02:16 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles with military officers as he observes a military drill at an unknown location, in this undated...

Chinese media laud hacker for US spying 25 Mar 2016 - 02:09 pm

This photo of Su Bin a citizen of China and permanent resident of Canada was taken at a US border crossing during a...

Japan executes two death row inmates: ministry 25 Mar 2016 - 01:50 pm

File photo of Tokyo detention centre. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia Tokyo: Japan executed two death row prisoners on Friday, a justice ministry official said,...

China probes former Moutai liquor exec for graft: watchdog 25 Mar 2016 - 01:45 pm

SHANGHAI: A former senior executive at Chinese liquor giant Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd is being investigated for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party’s...