World / Asia

Graham says he'll ask Trump to meet Pakistan, Afghan leaders 21 Jan 2019 - 01:33 am

ISLAMABAD: U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that he will urge President Donald Trump to meet with the leaders of Pakistan...

Hundreds of commuters caught in long traffic jam in south Delhi after Denmark PM visit 20 Jan 2019 - 11:16 pm

New Delhi: Hundreds of commuters were caught in a 5-km-long traffic jam for nearly three hours in the wake of traffic restrains caused...

Seven fashion designers pay ode to 'Make In India' 20 Jan 2019 - 11:16 pm

Gandhinagar: Fashion designers Anju Modi, Gaurang Shah, Namrata Joshipura, Payal Jain, Rahul Mishra and Rajesh Pratap Singh got together to showcase their interpretation...

SIT report a cover up of 2002 Gujarat riots: former Army officer 20 Jan 2019 - 11:16 pm

Kolkata: Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah (retd), whose explosive memoir "The Sarkari Mussalman" created a storm in 2018, said on Sunday that the...

Bangladesh 'Tree Man' returns to hospital as condition worsens 20 Jan 2019 - 01:11 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi father dubbed "Tree Man" for the bark-like growths on his body returned to hospital on Sunday after his condition worsened,...

Bangladesh arrests Islamist extremist over deadly cafe attack 20 Jan 2019 - 12:21 pm

Dhaka, Bangladesh has arrested a suspected Islamist extremist who supplied weapons and explosives for a 2016 siege that killed 22 hostages, a top...

World's oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan 20 Jan 2019 - 12:11 pm

TOKYO: The world's oldest man has died at his home - a hot springs inn - in northern Japan at the age of...

Australian rallies demand safe streets for women after Israeli student murder 20 Jan 2019 - 08:50 am

MELBOURNE, Several thousand people marched through major Australia cities on Sunday calling for safety for women after an Israeli exchange student was murdered...

Taiwan's traditional medicine stores struggle on life support 20 Jan 2019 - 08:06 am

Taipei, Traditional medicine store owner Gu Cheng-pu knows her dispensary can only stay open as long as her ailing father-in-law lives, their careers...

Indian opposition stages giant joint rally to oust Modi 19 Jan 2019 - 03:30 pm

KOLKATA, India: India's main opposition parties joined forces against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday at a rally which attracted hundreds of thousands...

Trump, North Korean envoy discuss 2nd Trump-Kim summit 18 Jan 2019 - 10:06 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump met with a North Korean envoy Friday as the two sides worked to resume stalled efforts to end the...

India court orders security for women who entered flashpoint temple 18 Jan 2019 - 12:13 pm

New Delhi, India's Supreme Court on Friday ordered southern Kerala state to provide "round-the-clock" security to two women who enraged conservatives by entering...

Pakistan's 'poetic justice' takes oath, pledges reform 18 Jan 2019 - 10:03 am

Islamabad, Pakistan's new chief justice was sworn in Friday, pledging reform of a Supreme Court whose controversial decisions include ousting a prime minister...

Life term for Gurmeet Ram, 3 others in journalist’s murder 18 Jan 2019 - 03:52 am

Chandigarh: A special CBI court in Panchkula on Thursday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to life imprisonment in...

Karnataka Congress MLAs meet to be show of strength 18 Jan 2019 - 03:52 am

Bengaluru: Buoyed by the return of its “prodigal” MLAs and failure of “Operation Lotus” against the JD(S)-Congress coalition, Karnataka’s ruling Congress Legislature Party...

Congress points fingers at Doval son, demands details of FDI from Cayman 18 Jan 2019 - 03:52 am

New Delhi: Alleging links between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s son Vivek opening a hedge fund in the Cayman Islands soon after 2016...

Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner 18 Jan 2019 - 03:52 am

ISLAMABAD: Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner, nearly three months after her release from...