World / Asia

Spanish Red Cross worker kidnapped in Afghanistan 20 Dec 2016 - 12:51 pm

Kunduz, Afghanistan: Gunmen have abducted a Spanish employee of the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series...

2 killed in southern Vietnam landslide 20 Dec 2016 - 12:30 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: Two people have been killed in a landslide near the southern Vietnamese resort city of Nha Trang, in the latest in...

Chinese farmers bolster bird flu defences as Asia outbreaks, and jitters, spread 20 Dec 2016 - 11:59 am

BEIJING/SEOUL: Chinese chickens are being fed more vitamins and vaccines as jittery farmers ramp up henhouse sterilisation in a bid to protect flocks...

ICRC staff member abducted in Afghanistan 20 Dec 2016 - 11:15 am

Kabul: A member of staff working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been abducted in Afghanistan. Several staff members...

Thousands of Fijians shelter in evacuation centres from floods, landslides 20 Dec 2016 - 10:10 am

SYDNEY: Thousands of Fijians sheltered in evacuation centres and tents on Tuesday as heavy rain and floods cut roads, covered sugarcane fields and...

Smog engulfs north China for fourth day; flights diverted 20 Dec 2016 - 10:03 am

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: A plane carrying the head of the world's biggest oil exporter was prevented from landing in the Chinese capital of Beijing on...

Taliban video shows sons born to kidnapped U.S., Canadian couple 20 Dec 2016 - 09:50 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Senior Taliban figures confirmed on Tuesday they had released a new video showing a kidnapped American-Canadian family, including two young boys...

China says it has handed over US drone taken in South China Sea 20 Dec 2016 - 09:11 am

BEIJING: China has returned a U.S. underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week after...

Government puts fresh curbs on deposits of banned notes 20 Dec 2016 - 12:09 am

New Delhi: India's central bank yesterday imposed fresh restrictions on deposits of banned currency notes into bank accounts, days before the December 30...

Magh Mela preparation on in Allahabad 20 Dec 2016 - 12:09 am

March against Bikram Singh Majithia in Amritsar 20 Dec 2016 - 12:07 am

Cashlessness sting still painful on day 41 20 Dec 2016 - 12:06 am

New Delhi: There was no respite in sight for cash-strapped people yesterday as queues outside banks and ATMs for withdrawing money continued across...

Nearly 1,000 policemen search JNU campus for missing Najeeb 19 Dec 2016 - 11:48 pm

New Delhi: Some 1,000 policemen yesterday searched the sprawling JNU campus here for Najeeb Ahmed but failed to find clues which could lead...

Bilateral ties discussed with Czech Republic 19 Dec 2016 - 11:47 pm

New Delhi: India and the Czech Republic yesterday discussed the entire gamut of their bilateral relationship, stressing on defence and commercial ties. At...

Elvis Gomes to be AAP Chief Minister candidate in Goa 19 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

Cuncolim: Former Inspector General of Prisons Elvis Gomes will be the AAP's Chief Ministerial candidate in Goa, Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced...

Congress trumps BJP in Maharashtra civic polls 19 Dec 2016 - 11:46 pm

Mumbai: Maharashtra's opposition Congress bagged the presidentship of eight municipal councils of the total 18 civic bodies as results were announced here yesterday....

Pakistan-based insurgents blamed for attack 19 Dec 2016 - 11:45 pm

New Delhi: Indian investigators said yesterday that they have determined that the leader of a Pakistan-based militant group and three others should face...

Sushma Swaraj discharged 19 Dec 2016 - 11:44 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who underwent a kidney transplant on December 10, was yesterday discharged from the All India Institute...