World / Asia

Modi, Nawaz likely to meet next month in Switzerland 15 Dec 2015 - 10:45 am

File photo of a meeting between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif recently. Reuters Islamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Mizoram tops tobacco consumption in India: Official 15 Dec 2015 - 10:38 am

Aizawl: The northeastern state of Mizoram leads India in tobacco consumption with 67.2 percent of its population consuming/smoking various tobacco products, an official...

PM Modi presides over commanders' conference aboard INS Vikramaditya 15 Dec 2015 - 10:16 am

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a combined commanders' conference that began on Tuesday morning...

CBI raid not against Kejriwal: Jaitley 15 Dec 2015 - 10:15 am

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday that the CBI raid was not against Delhi Chief Minister...

Delhi chief minister says office raided, calls Modi a psychopath 15 Dec 2015 - 09:36 am

File photo of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his office was raided by federal investigators on...

Six Indians dead in Nepal brick kiln blast 15 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

Around one million raw bricks were being baked in the kiln when explosion took place Kathmandu: At least six Indians and two locals...

Millions without power, three dead as typhoon hits Philippines 15 Dec 2015 - 08:57 am

Legazpi, Philippines: Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines on Tuesday bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and...

India says Paris climate deal won’t affect plans to double coal output 15 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Anil Swarup, secretary, department of coal, Government of India By Krishna N. Das and Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI: India still plans to double...

Sri Lanka blinks in union showdown to avert shutdown 14 Dec 2015 - 05:25 pm

Ranil Wickremesinghe Colombo: Sri Lanka's government Monday raised the basic salaries of more than a million public-sector workers and announced plans for a...

Thai activists urge release of man detained over Facebook post 14 Dec 2015 - 01:55 pm

BANGKOK: Thai activists on Monday demanded the release of a man arrested for sharing an infographic on Facebook detailing alleged graft in an...

China still wants North Korea exchanges after cancelled concert 14 Dec 2015 - 01:06 pm

Members of the Moranbong Band from North Korea carry their instruments as they leave a hotel in central Beijing on December 11, 2015....

Wife of fallen China politician Bo Xilai has sentence commuted 14 Dec 2015 - 12:51 pm

File photo of Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai. Reuters Beijing: The wife of former Chinese political heavyweight Bo Xilai has had...

China’s Sinopec building filling station in disputed South China Sea 14 Dec 2015 - 12:49 pm

The Sinopec logo is seen at one of its gas stations in Hong Kong in this file photo. REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese oil major...

Pakistan police arrest shopkeeper for banning Ahmadi minority 14 Dec 2015 - 12:06 pm

File photo of Pakistan police for representation only Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistani police charged a shopkeeper with blasphemy Monday after he banned members of...

From icon to politician: As Myanmar changes, so does Suu Kyi 14 Dec 2015 - 11:19 am

File photo of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi praying at an event marking the anniversary of Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in...

Probe into missing Laos activist a 'farce': rights groups 14 Dec 2015 - 10:48 am

File photo of protests in support of Laotian activist Sombath Somphone Bangkok: An investigation into the disappearance of Laotian activist Sombath Somphone three...

Typhoon Melor makes landfall in the Philippines 14 Dec 2015 - 10:38 am

Meteorologists monitor and plot the direction of powerful Typhoon Melor at their headquarters in suburban Manila on December 14, 2015. AFP Manila: Over...