TAIPEI: Taiwan’s air force scrambled fighter jets to track two Chinese Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft which intruded into the island’s airspace, a senior...
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s air force scrambled fighter jets to track two Chinese Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft which intruded into the island’s airspace, a senior...
WASHINGTON: US and Chinese military officials will hold talks on rules of behaviour at the Pentagon today and tomorrow, a US official said,...
HONG KONG: Britain’s top judge yesterday warned Hong Kong of the need for “eternal vigilance” to safeguard its liberties as China looks set...
Afghan students read and memorise the Holy Quran at a madrassa (religious school) in Ghazni yesterday.
Outgoing International Security Assistance Force Commander General Joseph Dunford (left), and incoming Commander General James Campbell (right) salute during the change of command...
Abdullah Abdullah KABUL: One of two candidates competing to succeed Afghan leader Hamid Karzai threatened yesterday to pull out of a UN-backed audit...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the country’s powerful army chief agreed yesterday on the need to ‘expeditiously’ end a political crisis...
Kabul: At least two people were killed following an attack on anti-Taliban public uprising forces in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. The attack...
ISLAMABAD: As thousands of protesters blockaded Pakistan’s parliament last week, the spirits of the lawmakers inside were briefly lifted by a rare appearance...
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VIENNA: Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Michael Spindelegger unexpectedly resigned from all his posts on Tuesday, citing lack of support from his conservative...
DOHA: Gulf Warehousing Company has announced the launch of operations at its Phase 4 expansion in the Logistics Village Qatar. This expansion has...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met the powerful army chief on Tuesday, a source in his administration said, as a political deadlock...
NEW DELHI: India's pricing regulator has fined more than a dozen global and local carmakers a total of 25.5 billion rupees ($420 million)...
DHAKA: Heavy flooding across Bangladesh has forced thousands of people from their homes and caused severe damage to crops, with officials on Tuesday...
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday announced new measures to strengthen cyber security to prevent a recurrence of attacks on government websites incuding those of...
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a long-awaited report on Tuesday on electronic cigarettes that called for regulation of the devices and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 200 cabin crew have resigned from Malaysia Airlines which was hit by two deadly tragedies this year, the carrier said...
