World / Asia

Pakistan pledges to cooperate with Indian attack investigation 08 Jan 2016 - 03:41 pm

By Asad Hashim ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief pledged on Friday to cooperate fully with India on...

Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns 08 Jan 2016 - 03:16 pm

Migrants, who were found at sea on a boat, collect rainwater during a heavy rain fall at a temporary refugee camp near Kanyin...

Saudi foreign minister visits Pakistan as Iran tensions deepen 07 Jan 2016 - 04:57 pm

File photo of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. AFP By Tommy Wilkes ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister arrived in Pakistan on Thursday, where...

Chinese pressure sees Pakistan mull status of region disputed by India 07 Jan 2016 - 04:50 pm

Activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation group march during a protest demanding the implementation of the United Nations resolution on Kashmir of...

Pakistan expels Bangladeshi diplomat amid worsening 'spy' row 07 Jan 2016 - 12:56 pm

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi diplomat will leave the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Thursday, officials said, amid a deepening row between the two countries...

Japan detects no radiation following N. Korea nuclear test 07 Jan 2016 - 10:01 am

Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York, January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Tokyo: Japan...

Indian American entrepreneur Frank Islam receives UP Ratna award 07 Jan 2016 - 09:28 am

Azamgarh born American entrepreneur Frank Islam. frankislam.com By Arun Kumar Washington: Azamgarh-born Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam has been awarded the...

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Sayeed dies 07 Jan 2016 - 09:25 am

A file photo of J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. AFP Srinagar: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, chief minister of India's restive Kashmir region and...

UN sanctions threat over N. Korea nuclear test 07 Jan 2016 - 08:39 am

In this photograph released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 6, 2016, North Korean people celebrate the success...

Luxury goods to visas: North Korea under UN sanctions 07 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

United Nations, United States: Four sets of UN sanctions have been imposed on North Korea since it first tested an atomic device in...

North Korea test could put missile defence back in frame amid Chinese disquiet 06 Jan 2016 - 04:17 pm

People watch a news report on North Korea's first hydrogen bomb test at a railroad station in Seoul on January 6, 2016. South...

Philippine parliament scraps budget for contraceptives 06 Jan 2016 - 01:09 pm

File photo taken in August 2012 shows people rallying for the passage of a bill providing greater access to birth control in Quezon...

Malaysia bans bauxite mining for three months amid pollution fears 06 Jan 2016 - 12:02 pm

Malaysia's Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (C) speaks during a special press conference on bauxite mining activities in Kuala Lumpur on January...

Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis 06 Jan 2016 - 11:55 am

Saud Usman Nasution, the head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, gestures during an interview at his office in Bogor, January 5, 2016. By...

Hong Kong on holiday health alert after China bird flu death 06 Jan 2016 - 11:42 am

File picture for representation only HONG KONG: A woman in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has died after being infected with the...

Suu Kyi's victorious party to join parliament on February 1 06 Jan 2016 - 11:23 am

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark 68th anniversary of Myanmar's Independence day at the...

China 'firmly opposes' North Korean nuclear test: Beijing 06 Jan 2016 - 11:02 am

This picture taken on Jan 6, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un signing a document of a hydrogen bomb test in Pyongyang....

Malaysia Airlines baggage allowance restored to normal 06 Jan 2016 - 10:45 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) on Wednesday restored the normal baggage allowance and the normal route for its flights to Europe. "All Malaysia...