World / Asia

Bus, truck collision kills 19 in Pakistan 13 Apr 2016 - 08:46 am

Multan, Pakistan: At least 19 people including two children were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Pakistan...

British academic killed in China: Hong Kong police 13 Apr 2016 - 08:14 am

Hong Kong: A 60-year-old British man who went missing for several weeks in late March, was confirmed to have been killed in China,...

Police arrest seven over India temple disaster 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Ganesh P, father of 20-year-old Vishal, who died in the The Puttingal Devi Temple fire trajedy, is consoled by a relative as he...

Indian court bans use of high-decibel crackers after temple fireworks blaze kills 110 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view of the spot where a fire triggered by fireworks resulted in an explosion and a roof collapse at a temple...

Pakistan army chief accuses India of undermining China investment corridor 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo of Pakistan army chief general Raheel Sharif. Photo: Reuters By Kay Johnson GWADAR, Pakistan: Pakistan’s army chief on Tuesday accused longtime...

Famed woman biker Veenu Paliwal dies in road accident 12 Apr 2016 - 06:46 pm

Veenu Paliwal (Source: Facebook) Bhopal: Famed Indian woman biker Veenu Paliwal has died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district, police...

Pakistani rights groups say civilian casualties likely among militants killed 12 Apr 2016 - 04:38 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani rights groups on Tuesday said it was likely that many civilians were among 34 people killed by the military last week...

Fire damages Tokyo's famous Golden-gai district 12 Apr 2016 - 02:24 pm

Firefighters gather at the scene of a blaze at the Golden Gai alley in the Shinjuku district in Tokyo on April 12, 2016....

Duchess's 'Marilyn' moment causes a stir in India 12 Apr 2016 - 12:17 pm

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pay tributes during their visit to Gandhi Smriti in New...

Thai drunk drivers to pay penance in morgues 12 Apr 2016 - 11:18 am

The new rehabilitation plan is to get home the message that driving when drunk kills. Bangkok: Drunk drivers in Thailand will be sentenced...

Taiwan says Kenyan police used force to put Taiwanese on plane to China 12 Apr 2016 - 09:29 am

Chen Ting-fei, a lawmaker from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), speaks to the press at Parliament in Taipei on April 12, 2016. Taiwan...

Police say 7 connected to India temple surrender after fire 12 Apr 2016 - 09:16 am

School children in Agartala pray for the victims of the fire at a Puttingal temple in Kerala, April 11, 2016. Reuters/Jayanta Dey PARAVOOR,...

South Korea reveals defection last year of two North Korea officials 12 Apr 2016 - 08:29 am

North Korea's surveillance cameras on top of a steel tower to overlook the south. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji By Jack Kim and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING: ...

Afghan Taliban announce start of 'spring offensive' 12 Apr 2016 - 08:23 am

File photo of a Taliban member as he stands at the site of an execution in Afghanistan. Reuters Kabul: The Afghan Taliban announced...

US embassy warns of possible attack on hotel in Kabul 11 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

US Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo courtesy: diplomacy.state.gov WASHINGTON: The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan issued an emergency warning to U.S. citizens on Monday, saying...

Philippines celebrates Pacquiao's bitter-sweet final victory 11 Apr 2016 - 04:51 pm

People celebrate as Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao downs Timothy Bradley Jr. of the US in the 10th round in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

12 killed in suicide bomb attack on army recruits in Afghanistan: officials 11 Apr 2016 - 04:16 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan army recruits...