World / Asia

Allow Pakistanis, Indians to travel without visa: Daily 14 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

Caption Islamabad: It would be an excellent step to see permission extended to "allow Indian and Pakistani nationals to transit through each other's...

At least 23 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan market bombing 13 Dec 2015 - 04:58 pm

Men carry an injured victim after a bomb explosion at a market in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram tribal district, on December 13,...

K-Pop band sent home from LA airport lacked work visa: Report 13 Dec 2015 - 02:05 pm

Los Angeles: Members of a K-pop girl band detained at the Los Angeles airport and sent back to South Korea lacked the proper...

Surveillance secret weapon in China pollution struggle 13 Dec 2015 - 12:51 pm

Beijing has been fighting smog for the last few weeks with visibility being near zero on certain days. Beijing: In the future, China...

Tributes paid to martyrs of parliament attack 13 Dec 2015 - 12:46 pm

File photo of PM Narendra Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent personalities paid rich tributes on Sunday to the...

Suu Kyi's party cleaning up Myanmar -- literally 13 Dec 2015 - 11:52 am

Chairperson of National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi (C) clears garbage with party members and local residents during a clean-up in...

No answers for revenge-seeking Pakistan school massacre parents 13 Dec 2015 - 11:40 am

Pakistani family members and parents of the victims of the deadliest Taliban assault on an army-run school in the northwestern city of Peshawar...

10 people killed in Pakistan blast 13 Dec 2015 - 11:29 am

Islamabad: At least 10 people were killed and 30 others were injured on Sunday in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal...

North Korean pop band cancels Beijing concert, leaves for home 13 Dec 2015 - 10:51 am

Members of the Moranbong Band of North Korea arrive at Beijing International Airport before departing from Beijing, China, in this photo taken by...

Pakistan, India should resolve core issues: Imran Khan 13 Dec 2015 - 10:08 am

File photo of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan. Reuters Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has asked India and Pakistan to resolve long-standing...

India cheers as Paris delivers 'historic' climate accord 13 Dec 2015 - 10:03 am

File photo of India's Environment and Foreign Minister Prakash Javadekar. Reuters Paris: Amid cheers, hugs and tears of joy, delegates from 196 countries...

As garbage mountains rise, Indonesian capital faces waste crisis 13 Dec 2015 - 09:15 am

This picture taken on November 13, 2015 shows a child scavenging at the dump area of Bantar Gebang, Bekasi districk, on the outskirts...

ADB urges Bangladesh to develop capital market to spur economy 13 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Serajul Quadir DHAKA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) encouraged Bangladesh on Saturday to use the more than $553 million it has provided...

High-level inter-Korean talks fail to reach agreement 13 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Seoul: Two days of rare, high-level talks between North and South Korea aimed at easing cross-border tensions broke up Saturday with no agreement...

MSF says death toll rises to 42 in Afghan hospital strike 12 Dec 2015 - 02:11 pm

The death toll from a devastating US air strike on an Afghan hospital in October has risen to 42, medical charity MSF said...

At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN 12 Dec 2015 - 11:36 am

File photo of northern city of Kunduz after Afghan forces retook control from Taliban KABUL: At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed or...

Japan and India agree bullet train, nuclear deals 12 Dec 2015 - 11:20 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on...

Bomb kills soldier, wounds four in SW Pakistan: Police 12 Dec 2015 - 11:10 am

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of the bomb blast in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, 12 December 2015. EPA Quetta, Pakistan: At least...