World / Asia

Shops gutted in Jammu fire 12 Nov 2015 - 09:56 am

File picture for representation Jammu: Shops, motorcycles and three-wheelers were gutted in a fire on Diwali in a market in Jammu district's Miran...

5.4-magnitude quake hits northeastern Taiwan 12 Nov 2015 - 09:07 am

Taipei: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted the waters off the northeastern coast of Taiwan late on Wednesday. The epicenter...

US troops didn't have eyes on Afghan hospital before attack 12 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Immediately after the U.S. killed at least 30 people in a devastating airstrike on a charity hospital, Afghanistan's national security adviser told...

Afghanistan gets clearance to join WTO 11 Nov 2015 - 02:35 pm

Genenva: Afghanistan agreed terms to join the World Trade Organization with the trade body's existing 161 members on Wednesday, a WTO official who...

China says up to Philippines to heal rift over South China Sea 11 Nov 2015 - 02:18 pm

File photo of Wang Yi at Philippines Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal...

Afghan police fire warning shots at Kabul demonstration 11 Nov 2015 - 02:06 pm

Afghan people protests in Kabul against the killing of civilians from Hazara minority. EPA Kabul: Afghan police on Wednesday fired into the air...

Hong Kong democracy activists plans UN case over police 'torture' 11 Nov 2015 - 12:16 pm

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong activist allegedly assaulted by police during last year's pro-democracy protests said Wednesday he would present his case to...

Modi visits Britain, seeks to bounce back from election blow 11 Nov 2015 - 11:55 am

PM Narendra Modi will address mass rally on a visit to Britain this week. Reuters New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will...

Pakistan to sign economic zone deal with China: Official 11 Nov 2015 - 11:33 am

China to develop a 923-hectare SEZ in Pakistan Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistan's poorest province is set to sign a deal with China Wednesday allotting...

Myanmar poll panel declares Aung San Suu Kyi as winner 11 Nov 2015 - 10:56 am

Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrate in Yangon on November 9, 2015. AFP Yangon: Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC)...

Chetia's deportation will help crack ULFA cases: Minister 11 Nov 2015 - 10:40 am

ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia being deported to India New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said ULFA...

On brink of victory, Suu Kyi calls for talks with Myanmar military 11 Nov 2015 - 10:14 am

Myanmar's NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi Yangon: Aung San Suu Kyi called for "national reconciliation" talks with Myanmar's president and the nation's...

Over 21 percent use tobacco in Himachal, says minister 11 Nov 2015 - 10:11 am

Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Kaul Singh Shimla: More than 21 percent of the adults in Himachal Pradesh use some form of tobacco. These...

Obama wishes Modi happy diwali, reaffirms India-US ties 11 Nov 2015 - 10:06 am

PM Narendra Modi By Arun Kumar Washington: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wish him a happy diwali, US President Barack Obama has...

Suu Kyi party inches closer to Myanmar poll victory 11 Nov 2015 - 09:51 am

Yangon: Power beckoned for Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy movement Wednesday as it continued its blitz of ruling party bases and sat poised...

Japan's first passenger jet takes off in maiden test flight 11 Nov 2015 - 08:56 am

Nagoya, Japan: Japan's first domestic passenger jet successfully took off on its maiden test flight Wednesday, culminating a decade of development for a...

Hazara take protests to Kabul as Afghan sectarian fears rise 10 Nov 2015 - 06:20 pm

By Mustafa Andalid GHAZNI, Afghanistan: A protest convoy drove the bodies of seven members of Afghanistan's minority Hazara community to the capital Kabul...