World / Asia

Flash floods kill 33 in northern Pakistan: officials 03 Jul 2016 - 12:08 pm

A shopkeeper tries to save belongings as residents use a bridge covered with floodwater after heavy rain in Nowshera District on the outskirts...

Bangladesh had tried to arrest five of the gunmen behind restaurant killings before 03 Jul 2016 - 11:00 am

Three Bangladeshi policemen look into the back garden of an upscale cafe in Dhaka on July 03, 2016 a day after a bloody...

Three US students, one a US citizen, killed in Bangladesh attack 03 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

Relatives of a hostage are seen walking away from an upscale restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on June 2, 2016, following a...

Nine Italians killed, one missing in Bangladesh attack 02 Jul 2016 - 06:05 pm

A Bangladeshi armoured military tank makes its way past a police barricade near an upscale restaurant inDhaka on July 2, 2016, following a...

Philippine police kill 10 in Duterte's war on crime 02 Jul 2016 - 04:11 pm

The dead body of a suspected drug dealer lies on the ground with a placard reading "Chinese Drug Lord" in Manila on July...

Italy PM says Italians killed in "madness" of Dhaka attack 02 Jul 2016 - 02:17 pm

Army soldiers take their positions near the Holey Artisan restaurant after Islamist militants attacked the upscale cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016....

Indian girl killed in Dhaka terror siege 02 Jul 2016 - 01:44 pm

Army soldiers patrol in a boat on a lake near the Holey Artisan restaurant after Islamist militants attacked the upscale cafe in Dhaka,...

BJP courts isolated northeast India 02 Jul 2016 - 01:11 pm

Indian tea plantation workers pick leaves in a tea garden in Kaziranga, some 250kms east of Guwahati. AFP / Biju Boro Guwahati, India:...

20 foreigners killed in Bangladesh hostage carnage 02 Jul 2016 - 01:03 pm

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard after gunmen stormed a restaurant in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic district early on July 2, 2016. AFP / STR ...

Arun Jaitley's wealth declines Rs 6 crore in a year 02 Jul 2016 - 12:31 pm

New Delhi: The value of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's wealth declined Rs 6.02 crore (8.9 per cent) to Rs 60.99 crore in...

As terrorists strike Dhaka, India calls for quick adoption of global anti-terror pact 02 Jul 2016 - 12:09 pm

India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin By Arul Louis United Nations: As terrorists struck a massive blow in the region Friday, India called for...

Earthquake in Tajikistan destroys 30 homes, school 02 Jul 2016 - 12:04 pm

photo: Twitter Dushanbe, Tajikistan: At least 30 homes and a school were destroyed in an earthquake that caused no injuries or deaths in...

Vietnamese scoff at bike-ban plan as motorcycles engulf capital 02 Jul 2016 - 10:33 am

Motorcycles and cars stop on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam June 30, 2016. Picture taken June 30, 2016. Reuters/Kham Hanoi: World famous for...

Bus accident kills 26 in north China: report 02 Jul 2016 - 10:28 am

Beijing: A bus accident in north China killed 26 people and injured four when the coach crashed through a highway guard rail and...

New Taliban leader tells US to end Afghan 'occupation' in first message 02 Jul 2016 - 10:04 am

Kabul: New Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Saturday called on the US to end its "occupation" of Afghanistan in his first message since...

Vietnam urges "fair" ruling from court handling South China Sea case 02 Jul 2016 - 09:58 am

HANOI: Vietnam has called for an international tribunal in The Hague to deliver a "fair and objective" ruling in an arbitration case lodged...

Bangladesh commandos rescue 13 hostages, kill six gunmen as siege ends 02 Jul 2016 - 09:50 am

Security personnel near the Holey Artisan restaurant hostage site, in Bangladesh, July 2, 2016. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain By Serajul Quadir DHAKA: Suspected Islamic...