World / Asia

India says Paris climate deal won’t affect plans to double coal output 15 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Anil Swarup, secretary, department of coal, Government of India By Krishna N. Das and Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI: India still plans to double...

Sri Lanka blinks in union showdown to avert shutdown 14 Dec 2015 - 05:25 pm

Ranil Wickremesinghe Colombo: Sri Lanka's government Monday raised the basic salaries of more than a million public-sector workers and announced plans for a...

Thai activists urge release of man detained over Facebook post 14 Dec 2015 - 01:55 pm

BANGKOK: Thai activists on Monday demanded the release of a man arrested for sharing an infographic on Facebook detailing alleged graft in an...

China still wants North Korea exchanges after cancelled concert 14 Dec 2015 - 01:06 pm

Members of the Moranbong Band from North Korea carry their instruments as they leave a hotel in central Beijing on December 11, 2015....

Wife of fallen China politician Bo Xilai has sentence commuted 14 Dec 2015 - 12:51 pm

File photo of Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai. Reuters Beijing: The wife of former Chinese political heavyweight Bo Xilai has had...

China’s Sinopec building filling station in disputed South China Sea 14 Dec 2015 - 12:49 pm

The Sinopec logo is seen at one of its gas stations in Hong Kong in this file photo. REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese oil major...

Pakistan police arrest shopkeeper for banning Ahmadi minority 14 Dec 2015 - 12:06 pm

File photo of Pakistan police for representation only Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistani police charged a shopkeeper with blasphemy Monday after he banned members of...

From icon to politician: As Myanmar changes, so does Suu Kyi 14 Dec 2015 - 11:19 am

File photo of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi praying at an event marking the anniversary of Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in...

Probe into missing Laos activist a 'farce': rights groups 14 Dec 2015 - 10:48 am

File photo of protests in support of Laotian activist Sombath Somphone Bangkok: An investigation into the disappearance of Laotian activist Sombath Somphone three...

Typhoon Melor makes landfall in the Philippines 14 Dec 2015 - 10:38 am

Meteorologists monitor and plot the direction of powerful Typhoon Melor at their headquarters in suburban Manila on December 14, 2015. AFP Manila: Over...

Trial of China rights lawyer lasts three hours, police block court access 14 Dec 2015 - 10:15 am

Supporters of China's rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang shout slogans near a court where Pu's trial is being held, in Beijing, China December 14,...

Respect rights, sensitivities of minorities: President 14 Dec 2015 - 10:09 am

File photo of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called for respect for the rights and sensitivities of minorities,...

World's future linked to peace, development in South Asia: Sharif 14 Dec 2015 - 10:01 am

File photo of Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said world's future is linked to peace and development...

TAPI will meet Pakistan, India energy concerns: Daily 14 Dec 2015 - 09:51 am

25 years after inception the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline construction begins Islamabad: The start of the TAPI pipeline's construction "means that energy concerns of Pakistan...

Jayalalithaa seeks Rs.10,250 crore for flood victims 14 Dec 2015 - 09:45 am

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the central government to sanction Rs10,250 crore towards...

Dilip Kumar honoured with Padma Vibhushan 14 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

Home Minister Rajnath Singh at Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar's residence Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was on Sunday honoured with Padma Vibhushan, the...

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...