World / Asia

In Indonesia, an experiment with bacteria to tackle Zika 05 Feb 2016 - 04:24 pm

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. By Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor YOGYAKARTA/JAKARTA, Indonesia: A...

Thieving monkey bound and caged in India's Mumbai 05 Feb 2016 - 04:20 pm

Raju, a monkey, is seen chained to a wooden log on a thatched roof at Banetha village, located in the northwestern state of...

Two Indian police suspended over Tanzanian student attack 05 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Protests over the mob attack on a Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru Bangalore, India: Indian authorities suspended two policemen and made four more arrests...

India gathers navies in show of maritime might 04 Feb 2016 - 05:26 pm

Indian Navy commandos rehearse at the International Fleet review. PHOTO: NDTV New Delhi: India kicked off a major display of maritime might Thursday,...

Sri Lanka takes 'giant step' toward unity with Tamil anthem 04 Feb 2016 - 05:20 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's war-battered minority Tamils welcomed the national anthem being sung in their language at Independence Day celebrations on Thursday for the...

Pakistan to receive $497mn tranche of IMF loan: officials 04 Feb 2016 - 05:08 pm

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it would release the latest instalment worth $497 million of a three-year economic bailout package to...

Afghanistan's Abdullah expects talks with Taliban in months 04 Feb 2016 - 04:29 pm

Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2016. REUTERS BY PARITOSH BANSAL AND...

India mob beats, partly strips Tanzanian student 04 Feb 2016 - 04:10 pm

Bangalore: India police arrested five people Thursday over an enraged mob's attack on a Tanzanian student who was beaten, her shirt ripped off...

Nursery admissions: HC restores management quota 04 Feb 2016 - 01:58 pm

File picture for representation New Delhi: In a setback for the Arvind Kejriwal government, Delhi High Court on Thursday restored the management quota...

Anupam Kher issue due to nebulous visa regime: Pakistani daily 04 Feb 2016 - 09:37 am

Islamabad: Indian actor Anupam Kher being denied a Pakistani visa is "reflective of the byzantine and thoroughly nebulous visa regime that exists between...

Kejriwal offers Rs.551 crore loan for salaries; civic workers continue strike 04 Feb 2016 - 09:30 am

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Bengaluru/New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a Rs.551-crore loan to pay out pending salaries of...

SC declines to intervene in Delhi civic employees' strike 04 Feb 2016 - 09:28 am

Supreme Court of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea seeking direction to three civic bodies in...

Five arrested for assaulting Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru 04 Feb 2016 - 09:27 am

Bengaluru: Five people suspected of assaulting a Tanzanian woman were arrested early on Thursday, Police Commissioner N.S. Megharik said. "We have arrested the...

North Korea may be preparing separate missile launch: NHK 04 Feb 2016 - 09:25 am

Tokyo: North Korea may be preparing a ballistic missile launch from a base on its east coast in addition to its announced plans...

Mobile kitchens upgrade street food in Kerala 03 Feb 2016 - 06:57 pm

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram: For a while now, street food has been passe in most middle-class and upper-middle-class households in Kerala. But lately,...

Pakistani cleric praises Indian air base attack, warns of escalation 03 Feb 2016 - 06:04 pm

Muzaffarabad, Pakistan: A Pakistani firebrand cleric on Wednesday praised a deadly Indian air base attack last month that threatened to scupper peace efforts...