World / Asia

Don't speak against India, Sharif tells his ministers 19 Dec 2015 - 11:45 am

File photo of Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stopped his ministers from giving anti-India statements so that...

Islamic State expands Afghan footprint with terror campaign 19 Dec 2015 - 11:41 am

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: Rahman Wali's younger brother was one of 10 Afghan men forced by Islamic State militants to kneel over bombs buried in...

Tight security for Sonia and Rahul's court appearance 19 Dec 2015 - 11:09 am

File photo of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi. Reuters New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son...

Indonesia to deploy 150,000 security personnel for year-end celebrations 19 Dec 2015 - 11:06 am

File photo of Indonesia security personnel CILANGKAP, Indonesia: Indonesia will deploy more than 150,000 security personnel and several religious organizations to safeguard churches...

Death toll climbs as more floods threaten Philippines 19 Dec 2015 - 09:40 am

Children use a refrigerator as a boat to cross a flooded alley in Candaba, Pampanga, north of Manila on December 18, 2015. AFP ...

Beijing chokes under smog after second red alert 19 Dec 2015 - 08:27 am

Beijing on December 18 issued its second-ever red alert for pollution, forecasted to arrive over the weekend. AFP Beijing: Beijing choked under a...

U.S. studying Chinese complaint that B-52 flew near man-made island 19 Dec 2015 - 01:18 am

File photo WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Friday it was looking at Chinese complaints that a B-52 bomber recently flew near a Chinese...

New Afghan political group poses challenge to Ghani government 19 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Afghan former Mujahideen leader and hardline Islamist, Abdul Rasoul Sayaf (2L) stands as the national anthem is played during the inauguration of the ...

India and Russia eye nuclear, helicopter deals before Modi’s Moscow visit 18 Dec 2015 - 06:01 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin interact during a press conference in this file photo. AP NEW DELHI: India’s Prime...

Pakistan's 'war on terror' failing in fight against extremism: activists 18 Dec 2015 - 11:03 am

Worshippers at the infamous Red Mosque in the Pakistani capital Islamabad still gather in their hundreds for Friday prayers, but the fiery sermons...

Delhi police arrest 3 suspected members of Al Qaeda India wing 17 Dec 2015 - 04:15 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested three suspected members of an Indian wing of al Qaeda, an officer said on Thursday, describing the...

Air India grounds two pilots after engineer's death 17 Dec 2015 - 02:02 pm

Image for representation only Mumbai: Air India on Thursday de-rostered the pilot and co-pilot of an aircraft whose live engine sucked in a...

New storm approaches Philippines after typhoon kills 20 17 Dec 2015 - 01:46 pm

Filipino villagers riding on a farm vehicle through the floodwaters in the typhoon-hit town of La Paz, Tarlac province, southern Manila, Philippines, 17...

Militants hurl grenade at CRPF bunker in Srinagar 17 Dec 2015 - 01:10 pm

CRPF inspects the grenade blast site in Srinagar Srinagar: Separatist guerrillas on Thursday hurled a grenade at a paramilitary bunker here, damaging some...

Cow traders hit hard at Asia's largest Sonpur cattle fair 17 Dec 2015 - 12:58 pm

By Imran Khan Sonpur (Bihar): Bilath Singh, Ram Naresh Singh, Sachitanand Choudhary and Kedarnath Thakur - all traders in cows - share one...

Congress wins Jharkhand by-poll 17 Dec 2015 - 12:49 pm

Ranchi: The BJP-led NDA on Thursday suffered a setback in Jharkhand's Lohardaga assembly by-election, losing it to the Congress by a huge margin....

Pakistan urged to halt executions 17 Dec 2015 - 12:39 pm

New York: Pakistan should immediately halt executions, reinstate the moratorium on death penalty, and move toward its abolition, Human Rights Watch said on...