World / Asia

Congress marks its 131st foundation day 28 Dec 2015 - 10:16 am

File photo of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday hoisted the party...

Former top Chinese official commits suicide after landslide disaster 28 Dec 2015 - 09:54 am

An aerial view shows rescuers walk among damaged vehicles to search for survivors at the site of a landslide which hit an industrial...

Two killed in Philippine extremist attack 28 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

Armoured personnel carrier (APC) parked in Kauran, Ampatuan in the southern Philippines province of Maguindanao on December 24, 2015. AFP Manila: Two soldiers...

One killed, 13 wounded in Kabul suicide attack: Afghan officials 28 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

Afghan security forces investigate at the site of the suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 28, 2015. Reuters By Sayed Hassib KABUL: ...

Taliban car bomber targets NATO convoy near Kabul airport 28 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

An Afghan man stands next to his damaged vehicle after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 28, 2015. Reuters Kabul: A Taliban...

'Modi's good gesture aimed at winning UNSC membership' 28 Dec 2015 - 09:25 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Lahore, Pakistan, December 25, 2015. Reuters Islamabad: Prime Minister...

BJP seeks public apology to Jaitley, Kejriwal hits back 28 Dec 2015 - 09:20 am

BJP spokesperson MJ Akbar New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday sought a public apology from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his allegations...

Suicide bomber near Kabul airport, casualties feared: Afghan officials 28 Dec 2015 - 08:23 am

A suicide bomber blew himself up on a road near Kabul airport, with some people killed among multiple casualties, officials in the Afghan...

Taiwan presidential front-runner: Can't 'be bound' to China 28 Dec 2015 - 08:10 am

Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, 2016 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen stands at her podium before her first televised policy debate with...

Car bomb explodes at Kabul airport 28 Dec 2015 - 07:42 am

A car bomb has exploded at Kabul's airport, Afghan officials said, adding that it was too early to speak of casualties. The interior...

Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea 27 Dec 2015 - 05:42 pm

A Filipino soldier patrols at the shore of Pagasa island (Thitu Island) in the Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea,...

Pakistan marks Benazir Bhutto's 8th death anniversary 27 Dec 2015 - 04:45 pm

Supporters of slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visit her mausoleum as they mark the 8th anniversary of her assassination, in Gari...

PTI bans road blockades for VIPs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 27 Dec 2015 - 04:15 pm

PTI activists wave party flags during a protest rally in Peshawar in this file photo. AFP PESHAWAR: Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf-led government in...

Pakistanis in US ‘holding on to their savings’ instead of sending money back home 27 Dec 2015 - 04:09 pm

KARACHI: With worker remittances covering 45% of Pakistan’s import bill, few can deny these inflows form the bedrock of the economy as a...

Taiwan presidential candidates clash over China policy 27 Dec 2015 - 02:56 pm

Taiwan's 2016 presidential election candidates with (L-R) People first Party's James Soong, KMT or Nationalist Party's Eric Chu, and Democratic Progressive Party's, DPP,...

Organisers of Iglesias show should be whipped, says Sri Lanka President 27 Dec 2015 - 02:45 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena (pictured) Sunday said that organisers of a recent concert by pop star Enrique Iglesias in Colombo should...

In Punjab Imran Khan’s PTI replaces Bilawal Bhutto’s PPP as new political powerhouse 27 Dec 2015 - 12:56 pm

Imran Khan addresses supporters and activists at a by-election rally in Lahore in this October 4, 2015 rile photo. AFP LAHORE: In politics,...

Afghan opposition group pressures Ghani on security crisis 27 Dec 2015 - 12:24 pm

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani during a conference. By Hamid Shalizi and James Mackenzie KABUL: Political horsetrading over appointments to Afghan police and army...