World / Asia

Japan battles to care for 100,000 evacuees after quake 18 Apr 2016 - 02:21 pm

Rescue workers conduct a search and rescue operation at site of houses which collapsed due to a landslide caused by an earthquake in...

India says Koh-i-Noor diamond belongs to Britain 18 Apr 2016 - 12:05 pm

An Indian woman displays a replica of famous diamond Kohinoor, during adiamond exhibition of world 100 famous diamond, in Kolkata on January 29,...

Afghan schools, hospitals under threat, UN says in grim report 18 Apr 2016 - 11:33 am

Children drink water from a public water pump on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan March 4, 2016. REUTERS/OMAR SOBHANI By Josh Smith KABUL: ...

Chinese military aircraft makes first public landing on disputed island 18 Apr 2016 - 11:28 am

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea...

Philippine presidential candidate attacked over rape remarks 17 Apr 2016 - 05:28 pm

Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Duterte speaks to reporters during his campaign / AFP / NOEL CELIS Manila: Leading Philippines presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, whose...

Kerala polls: How top 10 politicos stack up 17 Apr 2016 - 04:32 pm

Voters queue at a polling station in Trivandrum in Kerala. (file photo / AFP) By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: The upcoming assembly elections in...

Airport protesters accuse Hong Kong leader of breaching safety rules 17 Apr 2016 - 04:24 pm

Flight attendants hold placards to demonstrate against hand carry baggage privileges that were allegedly extended by airline staff to Hong Kong's Chief Executive...

India concerned as three injured in German gurudwara explosion 17 Apr 2016 - 12:01 pm

German police at the scene of an explosion at a Sikh temple in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 16 April 2016. EPA/MARCEL KUSCH New Delhi:...

Heavy fighting continues in Afghan city Kunduz 17 Apr 2016 - 11:25 am

Afghan security forces arrive for battle with the Taliban in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer By Feroz Sultani KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: Afghan...

Preparations in 'final stages' for N. Korea nuclear test: report 17 Apr 2016 - 10:03 am

File picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he speaks during a ceremony to award party and state commendations to nuclear...

Afghan child casualties soar as urban warfare intensifies - UN 17 Apr 2016 - 09:03 am

File picture of an Afghan woman wearing a burqa holds her child as she walks along a street on the outskirts of Kabul....

Myanmar president pardons at least 63 political prisoners: watchdog group 17 Apr 2016 - 08:24 am

File picture of Myanmar President Htin Kyaw. Reuters Yangon: Myanmar President Htin Kyaw pardoned at least 63 political prisoners on the country's traditional...

At least seven dead after second strong Japan earthquake 16 Apr 2016 - 02:27 pm

Rescue workers conduct a search and rescue operation to a collapsed house at a landslide site caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso town, Kumamoto...

Following Diana's footsteps, British royals visit Taj Mahal 16 Apr 2016 - 01:48 pm

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge(R) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose at The Taj Mahal in Agra on April 16, 2016. AFP...

Pakistan army takes over operation to flush gang from island stronghold 16 Apr 2016 - 11:58 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's army on Saturday took over an operation to dislodge a criminal gang holding 24 hostages on its island hideout in the...

Japan quake breaches the historic walls of 400-year old Kumamoto Castle 16 Apr 2016 - 11:41 am

Damaged Kumamoto Castle caused by earthquakes is seen in Kumamoto, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kyodo By...

A burning mountain of trash in Mumbai fuels middle-class outcry 16 Apr 2016 - 11:08 am

MUMBAI, India: The curtains in Vandana Trivedi's 10th-floor apartment gently sway in the evening breeze as she sips tea after returning from work,...

Bangladesh police arrest elderly editor for sedition 16 Apr 2016 - 10:24 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested a well-known magazine editor for sedition, officials said, the latest in a series of detentions of pro-opposition...