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Thailand gears up for 1 million visitors during Lunar New Year 01 Feb 2016 - 01:58 pm

The headquarters of King Power duty free store are seen in Bangkok, January 28, 2016. REUTERS By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK: Thailand expects...

Rubbish piles up in India's pollution-hit capital 01 Feb 2016 - 01:28 pm

New Delhi: Rubbish piled up on New Delhi's streets on Monday as refuse collectors vowed to push ahead with a nearly week-long strike,...

Kabul in blackout as government struggles to fix power lines 01 Feb 2016 - 01:13 pm

A man walks on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2016. Reuters/Ahmad Masood KABUL: Militants and bad weather in northern Afghanistan have...

China says US island sail-by 'dangerous and irresponsible' 01 Feb 2016 - 12:55 pm

The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur patrols in the Philippine Sea in this August 15, 2013 file photo. Reuters Beijing: China...

Explosion near parliament in Afghan capital Kabul: Witnesses 01 Feb 2016 - 12:27 pm

KABUL: An explosion rocked an area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday in the Deh Mazang area of thecity near the parliament...

Victims of water park explosion demand reopened probe 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 pm

Items lie on the ground at the explosion site which was sealed off by police at the Formosa Fun Coast amusement park after...

India train runs over teenager taking selfie 01 Feb 2016 - 11:40 am

Chennai, India: An Indian teenager was struck and killed after he tried to take a photo of himself in front of an oncoming...

China court acquits man after two decades in jail 01 Feb 2016 - 11:08 am

File picture of a court in China Shanghai: A man jailed in China more than two decades ago for murder was acquitted on...

Taiwan elects first DPP parliamentary speaker 01 Feb 2016 - 10:53 am

Taipei: Taiwan's parliament on Monday elected its first-ever speaker from the China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party after the DPP triumphed in elections last month....

Pathankot probe team seeks more evidence from India 01 Feb 2016 - 10:09 am

File picture of army men securing the Pathankot air base Lahore: A Pakistani team investigating the terror attack on the Indian Air Force...

Vohra calls Mehbooba Mufti for meeting on Tuesday 01 Feb 2016 - 09:49 am

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Monday asked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti to call...

Additional forces rush to violence-hit Andhra Pradesh 01 Feb 2016 - 09:44 am

File picture of Andhra Pradesh police officers on duty Visakhapatnam: Additional police and paramilitary forces were rushed to coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday,...

New era dawns as Suu Kyi's party strides into Myanmar parliament 01 Feb 2016 - 09:23 am

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar entered a new political era Monday as Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy MPs took their seats in parliament, carrying the...

Double murder suspect held in Hong Kong says he is ill 01 Feb 2016 - 09:13 am

Hong Kong: A Chinese national arrested in Hong Kong and accused of murdering his two teenage nephews in the United States was taken...

Violence rocks Andhra town as Kapus launch quota stir 31 Jan 2016 - 11:40 pm

Visakhapatnam: Large-scale violence broke out in Andhra Pradesh's Tuni town on Sunday as protesters demanding reservation for Kapu caste set afire a train,...

Church calls on massive Philippine crowd to spread gospel 31 Jan 2016 - 05:59 pm

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar was delivering a homily at the closing mass after a week-long International Eucharistic Congress. Cebu, Philippines: The...

Job opportunities drop for Pakistanis in war-hit Mideast 31 Jan 2016 - 04:35 pm

ISLAMABAD: Once a happy hunting ground for job seekers, Pakistanis have seen work prospects in Gulf countries shrink dramatically in recent years, most...