World / Asia

Eighth BRICS summit in Goa in October 22 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

File photo of leaders from Russia, India, Brazil, China and South Africa at a BRICS summit. New Delhi: The eighth BRICS summit will...

Had positive meeting with PM, says Mehbooba 22 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

File picture of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti New Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she had a "positive...

11-year-old boy in monster mask shot dead by Pakistan guard 22 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Karachi: A security guard in Pakistan has shot dead an 11-year-boy wearing a monster mask who apparently startled him, officials said...

Pakistan offers duty-free concession to woo new carmakers 21 Mar 2016 - 05:08 pm

People gather around cars at the Sunday car market in Karachi, Pakistan, July 26, 2015. AFP Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday announced that foreign...

Bangladesh bans ships in rare dolphin sanctuaries 21 Mar 2016 - 02:23 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Monday banned boats from sailing through a key southwestern river after a ship loaded with coal capsized, threatening the sanctuaries...

Nepal quake reconstruction chief faces graft investigation 21 Mar 2016 - 02:13 pm

Kathmandu: The head of Nepal's earthquake reconstruction authority is being investigated following complaints of corruption and other irregularities, an anti-graft official said Monday....

Ex-army officer's son linked to 2008 terror incidents: Goa CM 21 Mar 2016 - 02:12 pm

Panaji: In a significant disclosure, Goa Police have said that 45-year-old chartered accountant Samir Sardana, a former army officer's son who was arrested...

Indian city bans gatherings over water riot fears 21 Mar 2016 - 01:39 pm

Maharashtra's drought-hit areas of Marathwada sees daily altercations at water-filling points. AFP New Delhi: Authorities in western India have banned groups of people...

Indonesian taxi drivers to rally for ban on online taxi apps 21 Mar 2016 - 01:32 pm

A driver and passenger ride on a motorbike, part of the Go-Jek ride-hailing service, on a busy street in central Jakarta. REUTERS/DARREN WHITESIDE ...

Rampaging elephants kill five villagers in India 21 Mar 2016 - 12:24 pm

File picture of a wild elephant in Siliguri, India last month. REUTERS/Stringer Kolkata: Five people have been killed by wild elephants that went...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi unlikely to take formal role in new government 21 Mar 2016 - 12:10 pm

Htin Kyaw, newly elected president of Myanmar, attends a union parliament session in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 21 March 2016. EPA/HEIN HTET By Hnin Yadana...

Indonesia says it feels peace efforts on South China Sea “sabotaged” 21 Mar 2016 - 11:43 am

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi makes a statement at the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta, IndonesiaMarch 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside By Fergus Jensen and...

China urges Indonesia to release crew after sea confrontation 21 Mar 2016 - 10:02 am

Jakarta: A Chinese envoy called on Indonesia Monday to release eight crew members of a Chinese fishing boat detained during a maritime confrontation,...

North Korea fires short-range missiles into sea: Yonhap 21 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown...

Kazakh leader's party wins landslide in snap parliamentary vote 21 Mar 2016 - 09:52 am

Kazakhstan citizens went to the polls on March 20 in an early parliamentary election. AFP ASTANA: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's Nur Otan party...

IPS Association reject Sahay Commission report on Muzaffarnagar riots 21 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

File picture of the army vehicles parked in the riot-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar. Reuters Lucknow: The Indian Police Service (IPS) Association of Uttar...

Taiwan security agency says China's Gambia gambit meant to pressure president 21 Mar 2016 - 08:48 am

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hand with his Gambian counterpart Neneh Macdouall-Gaye at a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, March 17,...