World / Asia

BJP courts isolated northeast India 02 Jul 2016 - 01:11 pm

Indian tea plantation workers pick leaves in a tea garden in Kaziranga, some 250kms east of Guwahati. AFP / Biju Boro Guwahati, India:...

20 foreigners killed in Bangladesh hostage carnage 02 Jul 2016 - 01:03 pm

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard after gunmen stormed a restaurant in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic district early on July 2, 2016. AFP / STR ...

Arun Jaitley's wealth declines Rs 6 crore in a year 02 Jul 2016 - 12:31 pm

New Delhi: The value of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's wealth declined Rs 6.02 crore (8.9 per cent) to Rs 60.99 crore in...

As terrorists strike Dhaka, India calls for quick adoption of global anti-terror pact 02 Jul 2016 - 12:09 pm

India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin By Arul Louis United Nations: As terrorists struck a massive blow in the region Friday, India called for...

Earthquake in Tajikistan destroys 30 homes, school 02 Jul 2016 - 12:04 pm

photo: Twitter Dushanbe, Tajikistan: At least 30 homes and a school were destroyed in an earthquake that caused no injuries or deaths in...

Vietnamese scoff at bike-ban plan as motorcycles engulf capital 02 Jul 2016 - 10:33 am

Motorcycles and cars stop on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam June 30, 2016. Picture taken June 30, 2016. Reuters/Kham Hanoi: World famous for...

Bus accident kills 26 in north China: report 02 Jul 2016 - 10:28 am

Beijing: A bus accident in north China killed 26 people and injured four when the coach crashed through a highway guard rail and...

New Taliban leader tells US to end Afghan 'occupation' in first message 02 Jul 2016 - 10:04 am

Kabul: New Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Saturday called on the US to end its "occupation" of Afghanistan in his first message since...

Vietnam urges "fair" ruling from court handling South China Sea case 02 Jul 2016 - 09:58 am

HANOI: Vietnam has called for an international tribunal in The Hague to deliver a "fair and objective" ruling in an arbitration case lodged...

Bangladesh commandos rescue 13 hostages, kill six gunmen as siege ends 02 Jul 2016 - 09:50 am

Security personnel near the Holey Artisan restaurant hostage site, in Bangladesh, July 2, 2016. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain By Serajul Quadir DHAKA: Suspected Islamic...

Italians among hostages in Dhaka cafe attack 02 Jul 2016 - 12:03 am

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion are seen outside the Holey Artisan restaurant, where gunmen had taken hostages, in the upscale Gulshan area...

'Hostage' situation as gunmen storm Dhaka restaurant 02 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Image courtesy: itv.com Dhaka: Gunmen stormed a crowded restaurant popular with foreigners in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday night, apparently taking diners hostage...

UN rights investigator urges Myanmar to crack down on religious violence 02 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Rohingya Muslim refugee Mohammed Erishat (R), a religious man who conducts prayers in the Rohingya language for fellow asylum seekers in the old...

Two Indians kidnapped in Nigeria: police 02 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

A view of the central business district is seen from a rooftop in Lagos, Nigeria in this February 10, 2016 file photo. REUTERS...

All US diplomatic staff accounted for in Dhaka: State Department 02 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Spokesman John Kirby, however, could not confirm whether private U.S. citizens were caught up in a “hostage situation.” WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department...

India's first indigenous combat plane enters service after 33 years 01 Jul 2016 - 11:45 am

An Indian Air Force (IAF) light combat aircraft 'Tejas' taxies on the tarmac during the Aero India 2015 air show at Yelahanka air...

Taiwan mistakenly fires 'carrier killer' missile towards China 01 Jul 2016 - 11:09 am

A model of a home-grown supersonic Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) ship-to-ship missile in Taipei, Taiwan. AFP Taipei: A Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a...