World / Asia

Japanese man shot dead in Bangladesh days after 'IS attack' 03 Oct 2015 - 01:32 pm

Dhaka: A Japanese citizen was shot dead by gunmen in a northern Bangladesh town on Saturday, police said, days after an Italian aid...

Three dead at Afghan hospital after U.S. air strike 03 Oct 2015 - 12:06 pm

Fires burn in part of the MSF hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz after it was hit by an air strike. By...

Kejriwal stopped from entering village of lynched man 03 Oct 2015 - 09:51 am

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was on his way to meet the family of a man lynched for allegedly eating...

Govt vows green targets 03 Oct 2015 - 12:57 am

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar (centre) outlines the new plan to tackle climate change at a press...

Jharkhand can show the way to clean milieu: PM 03 Oct 2015 - 12:56 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the opening of a solar power plant for the Khunti District Court in Jharkhand, yesterday. Khuti: Prime...

PM Koirala to step down 03 Oct 2015 - 12:22 am

Prime Minister Sushil Koirala addresses lawmakers in parliament in Kathmandu, yesterday. Kathmandu: Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala yesterday said he would ask the...

Suu courts minority vote in Kachin 03 Oct 2015 - 12:19 am

Opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, talks to supporters during a campaign rally in Wyne Maw, Myitkyina, Kachin State, yesterday. Winemaw: Aung San...

Nepal PM 'will ask president' to start process of forming new government 02 Oct 2015 - 06:52 pm

KATHMANDU: Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday said he would ask the president to begin the process of choosing his successor and...

Sri Lanka promises 'no questions' if Swiss bank cash brought back 02 Oct 2015 - 05:53 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Friday asked citizens holding Swiss bank accounts to redeposit the cash in their home country and promised there would be...

Rights activists condemn Pakistan execution 02 Oct 2015 - 05:10 pm

A photograph of Shafqat Hussain held by a member of his family LAHORE: Rights activists in Pakistan and from the European Union condemned...

Kejriwal slams Modi for ignoring Shastri's birth anniversary 02 Oct 2015 - 03:49 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ignoring late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose...

India makes 'ambitious' pledge to cut emissions by 35 percent 02 Oct 2015 - 03:45 pm

NEW DELHI: India on Friday pledged to cut its emission levels by 33-35 percent over the next 15 years in what Environment Minister...

Indonesia defends rail project after Japan angered 01 Oct 2015 - 05:38 pm

Models of high speed trains are seen during the China High Speed Railway on Fast Track exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 6 ...

Thai court grants rare suspended sentence over royal defamation 01 Oct 2015 - 05:22 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai court has handed a rare suspended jail term to a man convicted for royal defamation, his lawyer said Thursday, as...

Truckers' nationwide strike against toll hits goods supply 01 Oct 2015 - 05:05 pm

NEW DELHI: Supply of goods was affected in most parts of the country on Thursday as lakhs of trucks went off the roads...

Boycotting India an option: PCB chief 01 Oct 2015 - 05:01 pm

KOLKATA: In the backdrop of the uncertainty over a bilateral cricket series, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan on Thursday urged India...

Three women among 53 held for passing lewd comments 01 Oct 2015 - 04:56 pm

GURGAON: Three women were among 53 people arrested here for publicly passing lewd comments and making obscene gestures, police said on Thursday. The...

Afghan forces push into Kunduz city captured by Taliban 01 Oct 2015 - 04:52 pm

KUNDUZ: Afghan forces pushed into the centre of Kunduz Thursday, triggering pitched gunfights as they sought to flush out Taliban insurgents who held...