World / Asia

Abe vows to prevent terrorism in Japan as information unit launched 08 Dec 2015 - 11:52 am

Japan PM Shinzo Abe Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Tuesday to prevent terrorism at home and make Japan the world's safest country...

Japan poised to build India's first bullet train: Report 08 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

Picture for representation only Tokyo: Japan is set to build India's first bullet train, with Tokyo financing the project through an $8 billion...

Malaysia's Najib says "conscience clear" as party tensions mount 08 Dec 2015 - 10:49 am

File photo of Malaysia PM Najib Razak By Praveen Menon and Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he had...

Taliban storms police station in Afghanistan 08 Dec 2015 - 10:41 am

Kabul: The Taliban militants attacked a police station in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Monday, triggering a heavy gunfight, a police source...

I'm not scared, am Indira Gandhi's daughter-in-law: Sonia Gandhi 08 Dec 2015 - 10:27 am

Congress president Sonia Gandhi New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said there was nothing for her to get scared of in...

Sushma visit to reinvigorate India, Pakistan ties: Daily 08 Dec 2015 - 10:21 am

File photo of India's foreign minister Sushma Swaraj Islamabad: India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Pakistan will revive and reinvigorate ties...

Heart of Asia meeting starts in Islamabad 08 Dec 2015 - 10:07 am

Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz (R) and Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Khalil Hekmat Karzai (L) talks with journalists during an inauguration ceremony...

Nearly 100 injured as two trains collide in Haryana 08 Dec 2015 - 10:02 am

The train that collided on Tuesday morning due to fog Palwal (Haryana): Nearly 100 people were injured when two trains collided in Haryana's...

Beijing slashes traffic in pollution red alert 08 Dec 2015 - 09:50 am

A woman takes a selfie with her mobile phone in front of an entrance to the Forbidden City amid heavy smog after the...

US deploys P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore amid South China Sea row 08 Dec 2015 - 09:48 am

Singapore: The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time ever, both countries said, amid simmering...

Muslims in Asia denounce Trump's "US ban" call 08 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

File photo of Muslims offering their prayers By Katharine Houreld PAKISTAN: Some Muslims in Pakistan on Tuesday denounced Donald Trump's call for a...

Pakistan woman in California shooting attended troubled university 07 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

Pakistani university where Malik studied under surveillance Measures put in place some time after she left Police official says militancy a problem in...

Sonia Gandhi ordered to appear in court 07 Dec 2015 - 03:21 pm

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (file photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court ordered the torchbearers of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty to appear...

Beijing declares first ever red alert for pollution 07 Dec 2015 - 02:42 pm

Chinese artist Kong Ning symbolically makes warning sounds in her costume made of hundreds of orange plastic blowing horns during her art performance...

Paris a reminder, India risks missing lessons from Mumbai attack 07 Dec 2015 - 02:08 pm

Members of the Force One Commandos from Maharashtra police demonstrate their skills during their inauguration ceremony in Mumbai, India, in this November 24,...

Key witness against China's Bo Xilai dies in jail: Media 07 Dec 2015 - 12:44 pm

File photo of Xu Ming, chairman of Dalian Shide Group taken in Beijing, in this January 17, 2002. Reuters Beijing: The billionaire tycoon...

Fire sweeps through slum in Mumbai, residents feared trapped 07 Dec 2015 - 11:54 am

MUMBAI: A major fire swept through a slum in India's commercial capital Mumbai on Monday, officials said, with fears residents may be trapped...

Foreign minister to visit Pakistan for first time since 2012 07 Dec 2015 - 11:37 am

File picture of Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold talks with Pakistan on Wednesday, the first ...