World / Asia

Bar Trinamool candidates from polls: Opposition to EC after sting 15 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

A file picture of Trinamool Congress leader Mamta Banerjee. Reuters Kolkata: The BJP, CPI-M and Congress on Monday urged the Election Commission to...

Taiwan president-elect touts new cabinet, mum on China ties 15 Mar 2016 - 09:56 am

Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen attends a news conference announcing former finance minister Lin Chuan as premier, in Taipei, Taiwan March 15, 2016. REUTERS/...

Government orders probe into how Ishrat case files went missing 15 Mar 2016 - 09:51 am

New Delhi: The government on Monday set up a high-level official probe panel to conduct an "internal inquiry" how files concerning the affidavits...

Kerala hamlet finds place on global sanitation map 15 Mar 2016 - 09:40 am

Pulluvila in Trivandrum. Source: Google Maps By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: Pulluvila, a sleepy hamlet located close to the airport here, has earned a...

Four students killed, 31 injured in Andhra accident 15 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Vijayawada: At least four medical students were killed and 31 injured when a bus carrying them overturned after hitting a roadside tree at...

India says number of child workers declined 60 percent in 10 years 15 Mar 2016 - 09:09 am

A boy carries coal at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand September 20, 2012....

Myanmar lawmakers confirm Tuesday president vote 14 Mar 2016 - 02:13 pm

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar's parliament confirmed it will pick the country's new president on Tuesday after the three proposed candidates, including a close aide...

Sri Lanka military to guard key power stations after nationwide outage 14 Mar 2016 - 12:54 pm

A young man continues his studies by candle light during an electricity blackout in Colombo, SriLanka, 13 March 2016. EPA/MA PUSHPA KUMARA COLOMBO:...

Chemical fire extinguisher leak kills eight in Thai bank 14 Mar 2016 - 12:29 pm

Thai Bank officials walk past in front of the building the location where fire suppression chemicals were accidentally released at the Siam Commercial...

Myanmar army releases 46 underage recruits: U.N. 14 Mar 2016 - 12:04 pm

A handout picture released by Myanmar Military News shows a high ranking military officer (C) speaking during the meeting to nominate military representative...

UN rights envoy calls for prosecuting North Korean leader 14 Mar 2016 - 11:39 am

GENEVA: The United Nations human rights investigator called on Monday for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials to be prosecuted...

No intention to change reservation policy: Government 14 Mar 2016 - 10:47 am

Vocal and violent protests for caste-based reservation has seen a rise in India. Reuters New Delhi: The government on Monday reiterated in the...

India successfully test-fires n-capable Agni I missile 14 Mar 2016 - 10:44 am

A file picture of a surface-to-surface Agni missile being launched from Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Odisha. REUTERS Bhubaneswar: India...

Thai PM boosts security in Muslim south after attacks 14 Mar 2016 - 10:43 am

A Thai police officer uses radio communications as he provides security in front of the building, the location where fire suppression chemicals were...

Bangladesh arrests Islamist militants, seize explosives 14 Mar 2016 - 10:25 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh's elite security force said Monday it had arrested five Islamist militants and seized a large quantity of explosives it suspects were...

China's Xi says military must develop cutting edge technology 14 Mar 2016 - 10:07 am

File picture of China's President Xi Jinping. Reuters BEIJING: China's military must pour efforts into developing cutting edge defence technology, which has strategic...