World / Asia

12 dead as tourist bus crashes in Thailand: Police 20 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

Thai rescue workers remove bodies and injured passengers from the wreckage of the tourist bus. EPA Bangkok: At least 12 people including Chinese...

Anger, fear at Delhi's pollution ground zero 20 Dec 2015 - 11:35 am

Commuters near a bus terminus in the Anand Vihar suburb of New Delhi, that records far worse air quality than rest of Delhi. ...

From ghost city to boomtown, Phnom Penh soars high 20 Dec 2015 - 11:16 am

An overhead view of Phnom Penh Phnom Penh: From glitzy malls and high-rise flats to five-star hotels, a luxury building boom in Phnom...

IMF approves $498 million for Pakistan 20 Dec 2015 - 10:59 am

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the immediate disbursement of about $498.1 million to Pakistan, appreciating the government’s "prudent economic policies"...

Locals brace for 'chillai kalan', king of cold in Kashmir 20 Dec 2015 - 10:06 am

File picture for representation only By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar: The traditional 40-day period of extreme cold, known as 'chillai kalan', starts here Monday...

637 terrorists killed post-Peshawar school massacre 20 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Children light candle as tribute to victims of the Peshawar terrorist attack. Islamabad: A total of 637 terrorists have been killed and 710...

PIA fined for letting female use passport of male 20 Dec 2015 - 09:41 am

Picture for representation only Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) immigration authorities in Dubai have fined Pakistan International Airlines for allowing a female...

SC to hear plea against release of Delhi gang-rape attacker 20 Dec 2015 - 09:34 am

New Delhi: India's top court will hear a plea against the release of an attacker in the 2012 deadly gang-rape of a student...

Indonesian military plane crashes, two pilots killed: reports 20 Dec 2015 - 09:32 am

Jakarta: Two pilots were killed Sunday when an Indonesian military plane crashed in central Java, local media reported. Video circulating on social media...

Indonesia searches for boat adrift with 118 onboard: reports 20 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

JakartaL Indonesian search and rescue teams were seeking to reach a stricken ferry carrying more than 100 passengers Sunday, local media said, after...

Ship with over 100 on board in trouble off Indonesian island 20 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

JAKARTA: A ship carrying more than 100 passengers was adrift in rough seas off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi on Saturday, officials said,...

Ship with more than 100 passengers sinks in Indonesia 19 Dec 2015 - 05:24 pm

JAKARTA: A ship with more than 100 passengers sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi on Saturday, local media reported. News site Detik.com...

Never spoke to Modi about National Herald case: Swamy 19 Dec 2015 - 04:11 pm

Indian security personnel stand guard outside the Patiala House court. New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, the lone petitioner in the National Herald...

Sonia, Rahul appear in Delhi court, granted bail 19 Dec 2015 - 01:34 pm

India’s main opposition Congress party president Sonia Gandhi (C) and her son and the party’s vice-president Rahul Gandhi, arrive at a court in...

Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be made a saint 19 Dec 2015 - 12:46 pm

A file photo of a statue of Mother Teresa in Kolkata, India. By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the Nobel...

Sonia, Rahul granted bail 19 Dec 2015 - 12:44 pm

Priyanka Gandhi (C) daughter of Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi arrives with senior Congress Party Leader AK Antony (C/FRONT) at Patiala House Court...

Congress blames Modi for dragging Sonia to court 19 Dec 2015 - 12:32 pm

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government were behind Subramanian Swamy's...