World / Asia

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...

Consider limiting odd-even formula for a week: HC tells Delhi government 06 Jan 2016 - 10:33 am

File photo of the civil defence members on the day odd-even was introduced in Delhi New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday...

17 union ministers to tour Uttar Pradesh 06 Jan 2016 - 10:28 am

File photo of BJP spokesperson Vijay Bahadur Pathak Lucknow: In what is possibly the biggest outreach by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in...

Maoists kill TDP leader for supporting bauxite mining 06 Jan 2016 - 10:23 am

Visakhapatnam: Maoists shot dead a former sarpanch (village headman) of the ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh's Viskhapatnam district late Tuesday, police...

'Anti Pak-India elements won't succeed in their plans' 06 Jan 2016 - 10:19 am

Pic for representation only Islamabad: Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Wednesday said some anti Pak-India elements want to sabotage the...

Combing operations continue in Pathankot; focus on NIA probe 06 Jan 2016 - 10:12 am

Indian security personnel stands guard at IAF base in Pathankot. Reuters Pathankot/Gurdaspur (Punjab): Combing operations continued on Wednesday to sanitise the Pathankot Air...

Indonesian passengers stung by delay due to bee on plane 06 Jan 2016 - 10:06 am

Jakarta: A bee delayed an Indonesian passenger plane for four hours after getting stuck in vital equipment and causing a problem with the...

5.1 magnitude quake detected close to North Korea nuclear test site 06 Jan 2016 - 09:29 am

Seoul: A 5.1 magnitude tremor was detected close to North Korea's nuclear test site on Wednesday, triggering concerns that Pyongyang had conducted a...

Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader 06 Jan 2016 - 08:58 am

Motiur Rahman Nizami (file photo) Dhaka: Bangladesh's highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist...

One US service member dead, two wounded in Afghanistan: NBC 05 Jan 2016 - 06:52 pm

WASHINGTON: An unknown number of US special operations troops were killed or wounded in two separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, NBC reported on...

China says couples will not need approval to have two children 05 Jan 2016 - 04:56 pm

File photo BEIJING: China will not require prospective parents to obtain approval to have two children under the new “two-child policy”, in what...

Pakistani Taliban publish first annual report as security improves 05 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

A file photo of Ehsanullah Ehsan (left), former spokesman of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with TTP member Adnan Rasheed, addressing a press conference...

Malaysia Airlines limits baggage allowance, baffling analysts 05 Jan 2016 - 03:24 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines on Tuesday announced immediate restrictions on check-in luggage for some Europe-bound flights, citing strong headwinds, a move that left...

Six militants who attacked Pathankot air base now dead: Minister 05 Jan 2016 - 01:59 pm

File photo of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Pathankot: Six militants who attacked an Indian air base have been confirmed killed, Defence Minister Manohar...