World / Asia

Chennai: Fish carts transported patients to hospitals 05 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

Relatives outside MIOT hospital following media reports of patients dying as ventilators stopped working due to lack of power supply. AFP Chennai: Fish...

Want climate action? Give us cash, India tells rich nations 05 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ajay Mathur Le Bourget, France: Rich nations responsible for the bulk of the heat-trapping gases mankind has spewed into Earth's atmosphere must provide...

India's spin doctors face flak over 'doctored' Modi image 04 Dec 2015 - 06:42 pm

New Delhi: India's government has faced mockery on social media for tweeting an apparently doctored photo of its image-conscious prime minister surveying the...

India's capital to restrict cars to curb choking smog 04 Dec 2015 - 05:56 pm

Smoke rises from the Badarpur Thermal Power Station in New Delhi (AFP Photo/Money Sharma) New Delhi: Private vehicles will only be allowed on...

People criss-cross chest-deep waters to flee or rescue loved ones in Chennai 04 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

an aircraft inundated with floodwaters in Chennai, after the southern Indian city was struck by incessant rainfall. By Sanjeev Miglani CHENNAI, India: Residents...

Facebook, Google pitch in to help users in flood-hit Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 04:06 pm

People travel on a boat as they move to safer places through a flooded road in Chennai, India, December 2, 2015. (reuters) New...

Residents resort to self-help as floods grip Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 01:35 pm

National Disaster Response Force personnel conduct a rescue operation through a flooded road in Chennai, December 3, 2015. Reuters By Rachel Chitra and...

Defamation suit against Abe over Fukushima crisis thrown out: Court 03 Dec 2015 - 01:18 pm

Wearing protective suits and mask, officials discuss about tanks containing radioactive water following Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday...

Landslide buries hut in Indonesian village, killing 18: Media 03 Dec 2015 - 12:31 pm

JAKARTA: A landslide in a remote Indonesian hillside village buried a hut on Thursday, killing all 18 people inside, media reported, citing a...

Afghanistan seeks to establish fate of 'injured' Taliban chief 03 Dec 2015 - 12:01 pm

Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour Kandahar, Afghanistan: Afghan officials scrambled Thursday to establish the fate of Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour, after intelligence...

Pakistan refusing to allow 30 migrants deported from EU to disembark plane 03 Dec 2015 - 11:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan refused on Thursday to allow 30 migrants deported from Greece to disembark from a plane at Islamabad airport, the interior ministry...

China pollution pledge hopes to soothe smog fears: Analysts 03 Dec 2015 - 11:44 am

Skies cleared in Beijing on December 2 and 3, after being swathed in choking smog that was nearly 24 times safe levels earlier...

Army on war footing to rescue survivors as flood toll nears 270 03 Dec 2015 - 11:22 am

Rescuers raced to evacuate residents from week-long floods. AFP By Devika Krishna Kumar CHENNAI: The Indian military struggled to evacuate thousands of residents...

Losses top $2.2 billion as crippled Chennai seeks aid on Twitter 03 Dec 2015 - 11:13 am

A bridge is submerged in flood waters in Chennai, India, 02 December 2015. EPA By Anurag Kotoky Chennai: As the flood-ravaged Indian city...

IAF airlifts 200 stranded passengers from Chennai to Hyderabad 03 Dec 2015 - 11:08 am

Press Information Bureau on December 2, 2015, released an aerial view of the submerged Chennai airport taken from an Indian Air Force helicopter...

Modi has clear vision for India: White House 03 Dec 2015 - 10:24 am

Indian PM Narendra Modi with US President Barack Obama at the recent climate summit in Paris. Reuters Washington: White House heaped high praise...

Photos show new North Korea nuclear test tunnel: US think tank 03 Dec 2015 - 09:10 am

Missiles are displayed during a military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang, in October 2015. AFP Recent satellite imagery suggests North Korea...

China's Xi in S.Africa ahead of regional summit 03 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Johannesburg: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa on Wednesday ahead of a two-day summit with regional leaders as Africa seeks further...