World / Asia

Warning of Islamic State's tentacles spreading to South Asia 10 Feb 2016 - 09:31 am

South Asian countries By Arul Louis United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned of the danger of the Islamic State spreading...

Pakistan airline workers end strike 10 Feb 2016 - 09:26 am

Islamabad: Workers of the Pakistan's state-owned airlines announced that they have called off strike against a government privatisation plan after they were invited...

Technical glitch forces adjournment of Headley deposition 10 Feb 2016 - 09:22 am

Mumbai: The deposition of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley was adjourned till Thursday following some technical snags in videoconferencing from a US jail,...

Four feared dead in Myanmar military plane crash: officials 10 Feb 2016 - 08:46 am

Naypyidaw, Myanmar Naypyidaw, Myanmar: At least four Myanmar military personnel were feared dead after a small air force propeller plane crashed shortly after...

Thai cops bust high quality fake passport gang 10 Feb 2016 - 08:35 am

Bangkok: Thai police rounded up six foreigners allegedly behind one of the country's biggest and best counterfeit passport operations, officers said Wednesday, in...

Taiwan developer arrested over quake building collapse 10 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Rescue personnel work at the site where a 17-storey apartment building collapsed after an earthquake hit Tainan, southern Taiwan February 7, 2016. Reuters/Tyrone...

North Korean shipping firm skirts UN sanctions, gets port access 10 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS: A U.N.-blacklisted North Korean shipping company continues to evade sanctions through its use of foreign-flagged...

China confirms first imported Zika case: report 10 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Beijing: China confirmed its first imported case of Zika late Tuesday, Xinhua reported, as fears mount over the fast-spreading virus that has been...

North Korea satellite achieves stable orbit: US official 10 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo WASHINGTON: A satellite launched by North Korea at the weekend has now stabilized in its orbit around the Earth in a...

North Korea has restarted plutonium reactor: US spy chief 09 Feb 2016 - 05:39 pm

James Clapper Washington: North Korea has restarted a plutonium reactor that could provide fuel for nuclear weapons, US Director of National Intelligence James...

Two Pakistani pilots die in air crash 09 Feb 2016 - 05:32 pm

Courtesy: The Nation Islamabad: Two Pakistani army pilots were killed on Tuesday after their plane crashed during a training flight, the military said....

Senior Afghan Taliban member dies in Pakistan: Sources 09 Feb 2016 - 04:41 pm

File photo/ For representation only. Islamabad: A senior Afghan Taliban member has died in Pakistan after an illness, militant sources said Tuesday, potentially...

Indian avalanche soldier 'critical' after six-day ordeal 09 Feb 2016 - 03:28 pm

New Delhi: An Indian soldier rescued nearly a week after he was buried by a deadly avalanche on the world's highest battleground was...

Cliffhanger Philippine presidential election race begins 09 Feb 2016 - 03:23 pm

Combination picture of presidential candidates running for the May 2016 national elections in Philippines. From (L-R) Vice President Jejomar Binay, Davao city Mayor...

North Korea turns to "old workhorse" rocket to repeat past success 09 Feb 2016 - 02:45 pm

A metal object believed to be a part of North Korean long range rocket launched on February 7, 2016, is seen in this...

Thai junta could opt for a previous constitution if draft rejected, panel official says 09 Feb 2016 - 12:52 pm

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, center, leaves a meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 2, 2015. AP BANGKOK: Thailand's junta...

Indonesia jails seven men for supporting IS 09 Feb 2016 - 12:48 pm

Alleged Islamic State (IS) supporter Tuah Febriansyah (L) during his trial at West Jakarta court in Jakarta, Indonesia, 09 February 2016. Jakarta: An...