World / Asia

Women safety spurs compulsory panic button in mobile phones in India 26 Apr 2016 - 03:20 pm

(file photo: Reuters) By Vrishti Beniwal and Siddharth Philip Mobile phones in India must include a panic-button from the start of next year...

India, Pakistan diplomats meet after months-long hiatus 26 Apr 2016 - 11:58 am

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry(R)waves as he walks with Pakistan's High Commissioner toIndia Abdul Basit(L) after he arrived at Indira Gandhi International...

Pressure mounts on Bangladesh after activists murdered 26 Apr 2016 - 11:27 am

The body of Bangladeshi activist Xulhaz Mannan lies in a morque at a hospital in Dhaka on April 26, 2016. AFP / STR ...

Former CM's daughter takes on Congress stalwart in Kerala elections 26 Apr 2016 - 10:54 am

The general election for the fourteenth legislative assembly will be held on May 16, 2016 By Sanu George Paravur (Kerala): The daughter of...

Ranchi schools told to close early due to heat 26 Apr 2016 - 10:23 am

Ranchi: Given the rising summer heat, schools in Ranchi have been told to change their timings to close latest by 11.30 a.m., an...

Fire destroys natural history museum, minister orders audit 26 Apr 2016 - 10:18 am

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that broke out in the National Museum of Natural History in the Federation of Indian Chambers of...

Countdown starts for launch of India's navigation satellite 26 Apr 2016 - 10:15 am

A file photo of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in February. Reuters Chennai: The 51.30 hour countdown for the launch of India's seventh...

Islamists behead Canadian hostage in Philippines 26 Apr 2016 - 10:14 am

Filipino policemen stand guard on the spot where the head of a person with 'Caucasian features' was dropped off, in the town of...

The battle for birth control: Afghanistan's new fight 26 Apr 2016 - 09:57 am

NGO Marie Stopes International (MSI) head Batul Mahadiyar advises adult women on how to plan their families and space out pregnancies in accordance...

Vietnam thwarts dissidents, pop star election bid 26 Apr 2016 - 08:38 am

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (C) arrives for the opening ceremony of the 12th National Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party (VCP) in...

Fashion’s deadliest disaster prompts Bangladeshi workers to opt for university 25 Apr 2016 - 06:56 pm

Bangladeshi social acctivists and relatives of victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse pay their respects at a graveyard in Dhaka on April...

Philippines says severed head found as captives’ ransom deadline passes 25 Apr 2016 - 06:21 pm

File photo of Philippines flag. Reuters photo MANILA: The Philippine army said a severed head was found on a remote island on Monday,...

Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software, warning issued 25 Apr 2016 - 05:59 pm

Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS / Ashikur Rahman By Jim Finkle...

Pakistani Sikh politician killed by Hindu rival, not Taliban: police 25 Apr 2016 - 12:57 pm

Sardar Soran Singh was a member of Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI). (Source: Twitter) Peshawar: A Sikh politician in Pakistan who was gunned down...

Afghan president blasts Taliban “slaves”, says little time left for peace 25 Apr 2016 - 12:36 pm

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a joint news conference with his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in Kabul, May 10, 2015. REUTERS/OMAR SOBHANI ...

Vijay Mallya lives in $15 mln British mansion 25 Apr 2016 - 12:20 pm

London: Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who owes Rs. 9,000 crores to various banks in the country, has been living at a $15...

23 dead in Pakistan after eating poisoned sweets: officials 25 Apr 2016 - 11:18 am

Lahore, Pakistan: At least 23 people have died and dozens of others fell ill in central Pakistan after eating sweets which police suspect...

Afghan president calls on Pakistan to battle Taliban 25 Apr 2016 - 11:07 am

File photo of Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani. KABUL: Afghanistan's president has called on Pakistan to battle the Taliban rather than try to bring...