World / Asia

Pakistan has no industrial safety law, government admits 19 Jan 2016 - 11:09 am

File photo of fire at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi - one of the deadliest industrial accidents in Pakistani history. Islamabad:...

10 killed in Pakistan blast 19 Jan 2016 - 10:38 am

A paramilitary soldier stands guard after a suicide bomber blew himself up in Peshawar, Pakistan January 19, 2016. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz Islamabad: At least...

Dalit student's suicide 'murder of democracy': Kejriwal 19 Jan 2016 - 10:35 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the suicide of the Hyderabad Dalit student as...

SMAP poll: Japanese MPs happy boy band staying together 19 Jan 2016 - 10:22 am

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao shaking hands with Japanese pop group SMAP members (R to L) Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and...

Myanmar's powerful army picks lawmakers as transition moves forward 19 Jan 2016 - 09:41 am

A man selling popular characters balloons rides his bicycle at a street in Yangon, Myanmar, 17 January 2016. By Timothy Mclaughlin and Hnin...

Suicide bomber kills at least five in northwest Pakistan 19 Jan 2016 - 09:35 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least five people...

Jailed Maldives ex-leader Nasheed leaves for UK: party 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Malé, Maldives: Jailed Maldivian opposition leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed left the country Monday for urgent medical treatment in Britain despite a...

Pakistan PM in Riyadh on Saudi-Iran mediation bid 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held talks with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia...

Nine Afghan police killed in insider attack, officials say 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Afghan police are looking for rogue policemen who are accused of shooting dead nine colleagues in a so-called insider...

Who will lead CPI-M in Kerala- Achuthanandan or Vijayan? 18 Jan 2016 - 05:35 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Which of the two stalwarts will lead the CPI-M-led bloc in the upcoming Kerala assembly elections? Former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan or...

Protests over Dalit student's suicide, central minister booked 18 Jan 2016 - 05:28 pm

Hyderabad/New Delhi: The protests over suicide of a Dalit research scholar rocked University of Hyderabad while police booked central minister Bandaru Dattatreya and...

Pakistan lifts ban on Youtube after launch of own version 18 Jan 2016 - 04:02 pm

By Tommy Wilkes ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Monday it had removed a three-year ban on YouTube after the Google-owned video-sharing website launched a...

JYP Entertainment says did not force Tzuyu to apologise over flag 18 Jan 2016 - 02:38 pm

By Ju-min Park SEOUL: A South Korean entertainment agency behind a 16-year-old singer who triggered a fresh rift between China and Taiwan by...

Afghan Taliban flex muscles with new telecom 'tax' 18 Jan 2016 - 02:03 pm

Taliban leadership has demanded a tax from four cellular companies for not damaging their sites or harming their employees. AFP Photo/Jawed Tanveer Kandahar,...

Philippines plans tracking system for civilian flights over disputed sea 18 Jan 2016 - 01:06 pm

Chinese civilian aircraft lands at newly-constructed runway on Fiery Cross Reef. REUTERS MANILA: The Philippines plans to install a $1-million satellite-based system to...

Roadside bomb kills five soldiers in SW Pakistan: officials 18 Jan 2016 - 12:31 pm

File photo. Quetta: At least five paramilitary soldiers were killed and two others injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the...

Pakistan court acquits Musharraf of rebel leader's killing 18 Jan 2016 - 10:59 am

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf Quetta, Pakistan: A Pakistani court Monday acquitted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2006 killing of...

Five Bangladesh militants jailed for 2005 blasts 18 Jan 2016 - 10:53 am

File picture for representation only. Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced five Islamist militants to 10 years in prison for carrying out explosions...