World / Asia

Bangladesh busts militant den after deadly blast 04 Apr 2016 - 12:04 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police said Monday they had seized a large quantity of explosives from a suspected Islamist militant hideout where two people were...

Rescuers race to reach thousands stranded by rains in Pakistan 04 Apr 2016 - 12:00 pm

Pakistani residents cross a flooded street following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 4, 2016. AFP / A MAJEED Peshawar,...

Courts should keep off matters of faith: Shiv Sena 04 Apr 2016 - 11:12 am

Sena in its mouthpiece has urged that matters of religion be resolved amicably by society and religious seers. Reuters \Mumbai: Against the backdrop...

Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak 04 Apr 2016 - 11:03 am

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan New Delhi: Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and martial arts movie star Jackie Chan are among celebrities who feature Monday in...

Cambodia parliament approves PM's 'healthier' new cabinet 04 Apr 2016 - 10:57 am

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, arrives before Cambodia's Parliament session to vote on a rare shake up of his cabinet, at the National...

First woman leader takes charge in Indian Kashmir 04 Apr 2016 - 10:50 am

People's Democratic Party(PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti (R) is accompanied by her mother Gulshan Ara Nazir (L) as she walks from an aircraft upon...

Pakistan PM's family hit back after Panama Papers leak 04 Apr 2016 - 10:26 am

Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Reuters Islamabad: The family of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was defiant Monday, defending their ownership of offshore...

South Korea conducts live fire exercise near North border 04 Apr 2016 - 10:19 am

A TV broadcasts file footage of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket launch in 2012 during a news report on the North's planned rocket launch,...

Tough battle for India's Modi in key state polls 04 Apr 2016 - 10:01 am

File picture of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi Kolkata: Millions of voters head to the polls Monday in two Indian states, with Prime...

23 percent turnout in first two hours of Bengal polls 04 Apr 2016 - 09:40 am

Kolkata: Around 23 percent polling was reported in the first two hours in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections that...

Squatters barrier to protecting Delhi's ancient monuments 04 Apr 2016 - 09:31 am

New Delhi: In the crypt of a 16th-century nationally protected tomb in New Delhi, a family is busy preparing a meal in their...

Drought-hit Palau could dry up totally this month 04 Apr 2016 - 09:29 am

Palau is expecting water outage in next few weeks. Koror, Palau: Drought-stricken Palau could dry up completely this month, officials warned Monday as...

Seven dead after car plunges off Cambodian river ferry 04 Apr 2016 - 08:59 am

File picture of a river in Cambodia. Phnom Penh: Seven people including five children drowned in Cambodia when a car packed with passengers...

India, Saudi Arabia to strengthen anti-terror cooperation 04 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia honors India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in...

Rains kill 36 in NW Pakistan: officials 03 Apr 2016 - 04:26 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: At least 36 people were killed and 27 injured after heavy rain across northwest Pakistan caused the roofs of dozens of...

Maldives police arrest 16 independent journalists 03 Apr 2016 - 04:06 pm

photo: Twitter/‏@W7VOA Malé, Maldives: Maldives police arrested 16 independent journalists on Sunday while breaking up a demonstration against an alleged crackdown on freedom...

Rains kill 24 in NW Pakistan: officials 03 Apr 2016 - 03:06 pm

photo: twitter.com @RadioPakistan Peshawar, Pakistan: At least 24 people were killed and 17 injured after heavy rain across northwest Pakistan caused the roofs...