World / Asia

IS claims behind Bangladesh policeman's murder 05 Nov 2015 - 10:31 am

Dhaka University students burn an effigy of the Bangladesh Minister of Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan at a march in Dhaka on November 3,...

Hundreds arrested in Kashmir ahead of Modi visit 05 Nov 2015 - 10:09 am

Members of Jammu Kashmir Mass Movement, a separatist group, shout slogans from an Indian Police vehicle after they were detained during a protest...

Workers trapped in collapsed Pakistan factory plead for help on mobile phones 05 Nov 2015 - 10:02 am

Pakistani rescuers move a man rescued from under the rubble of a collapsed factory on the outskirts of Lahore on November 5, 2015....

Cambodia opposition MP attackers are 'soldiers': police 05 Nov 2015 - 09:58 am

This picture taken on November 4, 2015 shows Cambodian suspect Chay Sarith (C) being escorted by police officials at Phnom Penh municipal court....

Top Birla award for Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma 05 Nov 2015 - 09:58 am

Mumbai: Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma has been named for this year's 'Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar' for lifetime achievement in Hindustani music,...

A great day for Canada, says Indian origin ex-minister 05 Nov 2015 - 09:41 am

Canada's new Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (L) is congratulated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Rideau Hall in Ottawa...

Efforts on to trace two pilots of crashed Pawan Hans chopper 05 Nov 2015 - 09:25 am

File photo of a Pawan Hans helicopter Mumbai: A massive search operation is on to locate two missing pilots of a Pawan Hans...

29 IS militants killed in eastern Afghanistan 05 Nov 2015 - 09:23 am

Kabul: 29 militants from the IS-Khorasan group have been killed in military operations and an internal clash in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan....

Large voter turn out in final phase of Bihar polls 05 Nov 2015 - 09:22 am

Voters queue to cast their ballots at a voting centre in the final stage of state assembly elections in the Bihar village of...

Another Myanmar student leader arrested, days before vote 05 Nov 2015 - 09:04 am

Yangon: A Myanmar student leader has been arrested just days ahead of landmark polls, a relative said Thursday, after another activist was detained...

India takes tough line on trafficking victims who get special U.S. visas 05 Nov 2015 - 03:27 am

By Jason Szep and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON: When Ajay Ahir agreed to come to the United States, he had no idea the recruiter...

Lack of trained staff means long hours for Afghan air force engineer 05 Nov 2015 - 02:55 am

A C-130 Hercules transport plane prepares to take off at the Kabul International airport, November 3, 2015. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail By Krista Mahr and...

Myanmar's ousted ruling party head to work with Suu Kyi 05 Nov 2015 - 02:39 am

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski PHYU, Myanmar: One of Myanmar's most powerful politicians, ousted as leader of the ruling party in...

16 dead, dozens trapped in Pakistan factory collapse: official 05 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

Lahore, Pakistan: At least 16 people were killed and 40 injured when a factory collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, the...

For Southeast Asia, growing U.S.-China maritime row means a balancing act 04 Nov 2015 - 06:46 pm

By Yeganeh Torbati KUALA LUMPUR: As the United States and Japan tussled with China over the wording of a concluding statement at an...

Maldives president declares emergency ahead of protest 04 Nov 2015 - 05:45 pm

Police and Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) personnel cordon off an area suspecting an explosive inside the engine compartment of a parked broken...