World / Asia

Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea 27 Dec 2015 - 05:42 pm

A Filipino soldier patrols at the shore of Pagasa island (Thitu Island) in the Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea,...

Pakistan marks Benazir Bhutto's 8th death anniversary 27 Dec 2015 - 04:45 pm

Supporters of slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visit her mausoleum as they mark the 8th anniversary of her assassination, in Gari...

PTI bans road blockades for VIPs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 27 Dec 2015 - 04:15 pm

PTI activists wave party flags during a protest rally in Peshawar in this file photo. AFP PESHAWAR: Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf-led government in...

Pakistanis in US ‘holding on to their savings’ instead of sending money back home 27 Dec 2015 - 04:09 pm

KARACHI: With worker remittances covering 45% of Pakistan’s import bill, few can deny these inflows form the bedrock of the economy as a...

Taiwan presidential candidates clash over China policy 27 Dec 2015 - 02:56 pm

Taiwan's 2016 presidential election candidates with (L-R) People first Party's James Soong, KMT or Nationalist Party's Eric Chu, and Democratic Progressive Party's, DPP,...

Organisers of Iglesias show should be whipped, says Sri Lanka President 27 Dec 2015 - 02:45 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena (pictured) Sunday said that organisers of a recent concert by pop star Enrique Iglesias in Colombo should...

In Punjab Imran Khan’s PTI replaces Bilawal Bhutto’s PPP as new political powerhouse 27 Dec 2015 - 12:56 pm

Imran Khan addresses supporters and activists at a by-election rally in Lahore in this October 4, 2015 rile photo. AFP LAHORE: In politics,...

Afghan opposition group pressures Ghani on security crisis 27 Dec 2015 - 12:24 pm

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani during a conference. By Hamid Shalizi and James Mackenzie KABUL: Political horsetrading over appointments to Afghan police and army...

China adopts first counter-terrorism law 27 Dec 2015 - 12:19 pm

Paramilitary police guard a shopping mall in Hotan, China's western Xinjiang region. AFP Beijing: China adopted its first counter-terrorism law Sunday after early...

Thai police defend probe into British tourists’ murder after hundreds protest 27 Dec 2015 - 12:01 pm

A Buddhist monk holds placard during a protest against a Thai court's death sentence for two Myanmar migrant workers, in front of Thailand's...

Pakistan's Baloch activists take separatist battle online 27 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

File photo of Pakistanis with portraits of loved ones during a vigil for Baloch Martyrs Day in Quetta. AFP Islamabad: Images of burned...

Owner of China's collapsed mine commits suicide 27 Dec 2015 - 09:59 am

A December 25, 2015 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a trapped miner is rescued from a collapsed gypsum mine in Pingyi...

Nepal expects more Chinese tourists in coming years 27 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Chinese tourists visiting the Himalayan country has been rising in the last few months Kathmandu: Nepali officials have expressed the hope that waiving...

Pakistan's army chief leaves for Kabul 27 Dec 2015 - 09:45 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif Sunday left for Afghanistan on day-long visit to hold talks with top Afghan leadership...

Taliban denies sharing IS intelligence with Russia 27 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

Taliban denies any negotiations with Russia to eliminate IS Kabul: The Afghan Taliban has officially denied any negotiations or exchange of information with...

Pakistan not expecting much from January talks: Aziz 27 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

File photo of Pakistan's foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said it would...

Odd-even: Vadra says VIP exemption hypocrisy; BJP, AAP slam him 27 Dec 2015 - 09:24 am

File photo of Robert Vadra New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Saturday criticised the Delhi government's move to spare...