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Smog in northern China shuts highways, causes cancelled flights 01 Jan 2017 - 05:59 pm

BEIJING: Heavy smog in northern China on Sunday caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled and highways to shut, disrupting the first day...

China jails 67 people for involvement in mafia-style gang 01 Jan 2017 - 05:44 pm

BEIJING: A court in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui has handed out sentences of up to 20 years in jail for 67...

Thousands march to protest bid to unseat Hong Kong lawmakers 01 Jan 2017 - 03:39 pm

Hong Kong: Thousands of protesters, chanting "Sovereignty belongs to the people!" marched through Hong Kong on New Year's Day to protest at the...

23 People killed by fire on wooden boat near Jakarta 01 Jan 2017 - 12:53 pm

Jakarta: At least 23 people are dead after a fire broke out on a wooden boat on its way to a holiday island...

Thousands throng Golden Temple complex on New Year's Day 01 Jan 2017 - 12:13 pm

Amritsar: Thousands of devotees thronged the 'Harmandir Sahib', also popularly known as the Golden Temple, here on Sunday to offer prayers on the...

5 dead, 20 missing in tourist boat fire 01 Jan 2017 - 11:59 am

TUBAN, Indonesia: At least five people have been confirmed dead after a fire broke out on a large boat carrying tourists to islands...

1 dead, 7 injured in public restroom explosion in China 01 Jan 2017 - 11:56 am

BEIJING: One person has been killed and seven others injured after an explosion at a public restroom in China's northwest Shaanxi Province. State...

Akhilesh to head SP, his supporters 'sack' Shivpal 01 Jan 2017 - 11:15 am

Lucknow: A convention of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's supporters on Sunday elected him as the Samajwadi Party's new chief in place...

Philippines says 'fear of Duterte' lessens New Year injuries 01 Jan 2017 - 10:19 am

Manila: Fears that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would harshly punish revellers who celebrate the New Year with firecrackers caused a "remarkable" decline in...

Kim says N. Korea in 'final stages of test launching ICBM' 01 Jan 2017 - 10:01 am

Seoul: North Korea is in the "final stages" of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile, leader Kim Jong-Un said Sunday, adding the country had...

Five dead, around 100 rescued after fire on Indonesia tourist boat 01 Jan 2017 - 09:32 am

JAKARTA: Five people were killed and around 100 people rescued on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying tourists to islands...

Rescue work ongoing as India mine collapse toll rises to 16 01 Jan 2017 - 09:28 am

New Delhi: The death toll from a mine collapse in eastern India's Jharkhand state rose to 16 Sunday as rescue workers continued to...

Trump seems to rule out meeting with Taiwan president 01 Jan 2017 - 09:03 am

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump seemed to rule out Saturday a meeting with the president of Taiwan when she travels to America next month....

New AIADMK General-Secretary after Jayalalithaa's death 31 Dec 2016 - 08:45 pm

New Delhi: The party of Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a powerful Indian politician who died earlier this month, picked one of the former leader's closest...

BJP forms govt in Arunachal Pradesh 31 Dec 2016 - 08:43 pm

Itanagar: The BJP yesterday said it was now at the helm in Arunachal Pradesh after 33 legislators, including Chief Minister Pema Khandu, of...

Modi offers sops to poor, farmers and traders 31 Dec 2016 - 08:43 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday announced a slew of sops for the poor, farmers and small traders, the groups perceived to...

New chiefs of Indian Army and IAF take charge 31 Dec 2016 - 08:41 pm

Panaji: General Bipin Rawat and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa yesterday took over as the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of...

Samajwadi Party revokes Akhilesh's suspension 31 Dec 2016 - 08:41 pm

Lucknow: In an anti-climactic development for its political rivals, the Samajwadi Party yesterday revoked the expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Ram...