World / Asia

Conquering Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain' against all odds 03 Mar 2016 - 05:28 pm

In this photograph taken on March 2, 2016, Italian climber Simone Moro, one of the world's leading alpinists, speaks with AFP during an...

Top Pakistani religious body rules women’s protection law “un-Islamic” 03 Mar 2016 - 05:14 pm

Aamir Qureshi/ AFP/Getty images/ File photo By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD: A powerful Pakistani religious body that advises the government on the compatibility of...

Bomb scare, plane held up at IGI 03 Mar 2016 - 02:20 pm

New Delhi: A Gorakhpur-bound flight of the Jet Airways was on Thursday held up at Delhi Airport following a hoax call that claimed...

Sri Lanka bans landmines seven years after ethnic war 03 Mar 2016 - 01:59 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's government Thursday announced it would ban landmines and promised to destroy its stockpiles of the explosive devices, nearly seven years...

Indonesia's early tsunami warning buoys down when big quake hit 03 Mar 2016 - 01:51 pm

By Kanupriya Kapoor and Gayatri Suroyo PADANG/JAKARTA, Indonesia: All 22 of the early-warning buoys Indonesia that were deployed after the 2004 tsunami disaster...

Lighter traffic, little sign of customs crackdown at N.Korea border 03 Mar 2016 - 01:15 pm

North Korea soldiers stand on the bank of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of...

Uber and Ola race to offer motorbike taxis in India 03 Mar 2016 - 01:11 pm

An employee works inside the office of US online cab-hailing company Uber, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, April 24, 2015. REUTERS/ANINDITO...

Afghan Taliban leadership is in Pakistan, Islamabad says 03 Mar 2016 - 10:13 am

Islamabad: A top Pakistani official has said for the first time publicly that the Afghan Taliban's leadership enjoys a safe haven inside his...

Cyber warriors spar over Taiwan's relations with China 03 Mar 2016 - 10:07 am

By Joseph Campbell and Fabian Hamacher BEIJING/TAIPEI: Rappers in China and Taiwan are among the combatants squaring off in cyberspace after a landslide...

Four shot dead in 24 hours of violence in Thai south 03 Mar 2016 - 10:03 am

Bangkok: Four people have been gunned down in Thailand's Muslim-majority southernmost provinces, police said Thursday, in 24-hours of violence that included the murder...

Asian wildlife traders harness social media: conservationists 03 Mar 2016 - 09:33 am

Malaysian customs officers display seized elephant tusks during a press conference in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur on March 2, 2016. AFP/MOHD RASFAN Kuala...

India seeks action over crimes against minorities in Bangladesh 03 Mar 2016 - 09:26 am

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali. Reuters New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during...

Techie hacked to death in Secunderabad 03 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Hyderabad: A software engineer was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on Thursday, police said. Four...

Mozambique debris to be sent to Australia for MH370 analysis 03 Mar 2016 - 08:27 am

Kuala Lumpur: A piece of suspected plane debris found on the east African coast will be sent to Australia where experts will examine...

N. Korea fires short-range missiles after UN sanctions 03 Mar 2016 - 08:20 am

(FILE) An undated file picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North Korean ruling Workers Party, shows a North Korean...

UN imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program 03 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Kim Jong Un attends a photo session with the scientists, technicians, workers of earth observation satellite Kwangmongsong 4 in this photo released by...