World / Asia

China restaurant explosion kills at least 17 10 Oct 2015 - 01:57 pm

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after an explosion at a restaurant in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, October 10, 2015. Beijing: An explosion...

Sarah Joseph to return Sahitya Akademi award 10 Oct 2015 - 11:59 am

THRISSUR: Popular writer and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award winner Sarah Joseph on Saturday said she would return the award to protest the lynching...

Police arrest 21 after cow 'slaughter' violence 10 Oct 2015 - 11:56 am

Police in action after villagers vandalised properties and resorted to arson in Mainpuri district. NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested 21 men after...

Police identify kidnappers of Italian in Philippines 10 Oct 2015 - 10:03 am

DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines: Police said Saturday they have identified a local criminal gang as behind the abduction of an an Italian restaurant owner...

Modi's reform push faces crunch test in Bihar vote 10 Oct 2015 - 09:44 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to the crowd as he arrives for an election rally in Aurangabad in Bihar. PATNA, India:...

Hate hashtags the new worry for communally volatile UP 10 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Mohit Dubey LUCKNOW: During his interactions at Silicon Valley last month when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of social media platforms like...

Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi in December 09 Oct 2015 - 06:01 pm

NEW DELHI: Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali, whose concert in Mumbai this week was cancelled following threats from the Shiv Sena, will now...

University protest for academic freedom in Hong Kong 09 Oct 2015 - 04:19 pm

More than a thousand students, alumni and teachers joined a protest at Hong Kong University Friday evening as anger mounts over political interference...

Women to be inducted as fighter pilots: IAF chief 09 Oct 2015 - 02:50 am

Air Force personnel march during Air Force Day parade at Air Force Station Hindon in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delh, yesterday....

Insight: Afghan medical NGOs faced growing danger long before MSF hospital tragedy 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Krista Mahr KABUL: The U.S. air strike in Afghanistan that killed at least 22 patients and staff at a Medecins Sans Frontieres...

Pre-poll survey projects Nitish win in Bihar 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: The Grand Alliance led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is tipped to win a simple majority in the assembly polls...

Modi breaks silence, calls for peace after violence over beef 08 Oct 2015 - 03:59 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for religious harmony on Thursday, breaking a week-long silence after the mob killing of a...

NATO may need to stay longer in Afghanistan, Germany says 08 Oct 2015 - 01:15 pm

NATO troops may need to stay in Afghanistan for a longer period and any decision should be based on the situation on the...

Nepal's empowered mountain women go green 08 Oct 2015 - 10:58 am

Women community leaders Nanu Ghatane (wearing specs) and Nima Lama of Dach Pokhari village in Kavrepalanchok district of Nepal. By Vishal Gulati KATHMANDU:...

Minister invites Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi 08 Oct 2015 - 10:52 am

NEW DELHI: Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Thursday invited renowned ghazal singer Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi after he cancelled his...

Women to be inducted as fighter pilots: IAF chief 08 Oct 2015 - 10:35 am

NEW DELHI: Women would soon be inducted as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said here on...

Amnesty urges Myanmar to release nearly 100 activists before polls 08 Oct 2015 - 09:03 am

Yangon: Amnesty International on Thursday urged Myanmar to release nearly 100 "prisoners of conscience" ahead of landmark November polls, accusing the former junta-run...

Obama apologises for Afghan hospital attack, MSF demands independent probe 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Stephanie Nebehay and Daniel Bases GENEVA/NEW YORK: Medecins Sans Frontieres on Wednesday demanded an independent international commission to investigate the deadly U.S....