World / Asia

'We feel ashamed': Pakistani relatives of California shooter 07 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Pakistani students arrive at Al-Huda Institute, one of the most high-profile female seminaries (Islamic religious school), in Multan on December 8, 2015, where...

Myanmar's ex-dictator tips Suu Kyi as 'future leader' 06 Dec 2015 - 12:45 pm

File photo of Myanmar's former junta leader Than Shwe. AFP/Getty Yangon: Myanmar's feared former junta leader Than Shwe has endorsed his one-time nemesis...

Modi mocked and state leader heckled after floods 06 Dec 2015 - 12:16 pm

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram features in a billboard in Chennai CHENNAI: One of India's most powerful politicians, a former movie star...

Azerbaijan mourns as 29 still missing after oil rig fire 06 Dec 2015 - 12:05 pm

A still image from a video footage shows an oil platform on fire in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, December 5, 2015. Reuters/Meydan TV ...

Pakistan proposes eight new sites for world heritage list 06 Dec 2015 - 11:43 am

'Princess of Hope' rock formation in Hingol National Park Islamabad: Pakistan will push for inclusion of eight more of its sites in the...

Airport reopens in flood-devastated Chennai 06 Dec 2015 - 10:48 am

Runway was not damaged and so authorities were able to reopen the airport Chennai: India's main airport in flood-devastated Tamil Nadu state reopened...

Telugu actors join hands to help flood-hit Tamil Nadu 06 Dec 2015 - 10:30 am

File photo of Rana Daggubati Chennai: Popular Telugu actors Rana Daggubati, Nani and Allari Naresh have joined hands to help the people of...

Bus-train collision kills 13 in Jakarta 06 Dec 2015 - 10:19 am

Firefighters cut the wreckage of a minibus after it collided with a train in Jakarta on December 6, 2015. AFP Jakarta: At least...

Two-millennia-old stolen Mahavira idol recovered in Bihar 06 Dec 2015 - 10:06 am

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lauded the state police. Patna: An over two millennia old antique idol of Lord Mahavira, weighing some 250...

Beijing schools to suspend outdoor activities over smog 06 Dec 2015 - 09:36 am

Beijing witnessed its first orange alert last week; the city has issued another orange alert for next week Beijing: All elementary and middle...

Nepal quake tough test for 'world's most dangerous airport' 06 Dec 2015 - 07:56 am

(FILES) In this photograph taken on December 2, 2009, A Tara Air Dornier Do 228 aircraft taxis after landing at the Tenzing-Hillary Airport...

One dead, 30 missing in Azerbaijan oil rig fire in Caspian Sea 06 Dec 2015 - 07:46 am

Baku: One person was killed and 30 oil workers were missing Saturday after the rig they were working on in the Caspian Sea...

Taliban claim audio message from leader rejecting death reports 06 Dec 2015 - 12:31 am

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban released an audio message Saturday purportedly from leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, vehemently rejecting reports that he was killed in...

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘optimistic’ after historic talks with ex-enemy 06 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON: Aung San Suu Ky is positive about Myanmar’s future after meeting the former dictator who detained her for...

India bolsters Chennai flood relief, residents criticise slow response 05 Dec 2015 - 06:51 pm

A boy wades next to a partially submerged bus in a flooded locality in Chennai. By Sanjeev Miglani and Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI: India...

10 injured in bomb blasts at Hindu temple in Bangladesh 05 Dec 2015 - 05:20 pm

NEW DELHI: Unidentified attackers hurled three homemade bombs on the premises of a Hindu temple in northern Bangladesh during a drama performance early...