World / Asia

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...

Telangana CM rules out CBI probe into gangster's links 19 Dec 2016 - 11:40 pm

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao yesterday rejected the opposition demand for a CBI probe into the case relating to slain gangster...

Elections in five states likely in February 19 Dec 2016 - 11:22 pm

New Delhi: Assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are most likely to be held between second week of February...

The remains of Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista arrrive for ceremony at Kathmandu monastery 19 Dec 2016 - 11:14 pm

Floods kill 24 in Vietnam, more rains expected 19 Dec 2016 - 11:10 pm

Hanoi: Days of unseasonably torrential rains have killed at least 24 people in central Vietnam, authorities said on Monday, inundating swathes of the...

North China cities choked by smog shut factories, stop cars 19 Dec 2016 - 11:06 pm

BEIJING: Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limited the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories Monday to...

Park's confidante denies charges as trial begins 19 Dec 2016 - 10:58 pm

Seoul: A friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to Park's impeachment in parliament...

Manila won't 'deviate from' S China Sea ruling 19 Dec 2016 - 10:49 pm

Manila: The Philippines said yesterday it will not "deviate from" an international tribunal ruling that rejected China's extensive claims in the South China...

Malaysia calls for Asean-led probe on Rohingyas 19 Dec 2016 - 10:42 pm

Yangon: Malaysia said yesterday that the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Association of South...

Duterte wants six executions daily 19 Dec 2016 - 10:41 pm

Manila: Philippine Catholic leaders and rights groups yesterday condemned as President Rodrigo Duterte's (pictured) plan to restore the death penalty and execute "five...

Refugees from Pakistan opt to settle in Afghan province 19 Dec 2016 - 10:31 pm

Kabul: The number of refugees returning to their war-ravaged homes in Afghanistan, mostly from neighbouring Pakistan, has reached one million, an Afghan deputy...

China rejects Trump claim 'it stole drone' 19 Dec 2016 - 10:28 pm

Beijing: China on Monday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump's claim that it had "stolen" an American research drone, as state media said his...

Malaysian govt confirms eighth Zika virus case 19 Dec 2016 - 10:28 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia confirmed an eighth Zika virus case, involving a 67-year-old man who first showed symptoms in late November. An online statement...

US military resumes Osprey flights in Japan 19 Dec 2016 - 10:28 pm

Tokyo: The US Marines yesterday resumed flights of their controversial Osprey aircraft in Japan, less than a week after a crash off the...

Theatres begin screening Indian films again 19 Dec 2016 - 10:26 pm

Karachi: Pakistani movie theatres began screening Bollywood films again yesterday, ending an 11-week boycott in response to political and military tensions with India,...

1,872km railway track to be built under CPEC 19 Dec 2016 - 10:26 pm

Islamabad: Some 1,872km long gate-free and signal-free railway tracks from Karachi to Peshawar costing $8.2bn would be constructed under first phase of the...

New system to check erring motorists 19 Dec 2016 - 10:26 pm

Lahore: Any plans of violating traffic rules in the provincial capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province better be put on hold as the more...