World / Asia

China confirms building second aircraft carrier 31 Dec 2015 - 11:33 am

China's first aircraft carrier, which was renovated from an old aircraft carrier that China bought from Ukraine in 1998, is seen docked at...

Two sentenced to death for Bangladesh blogger murder 31 Dec 2015 - 11:20 am

Bangladeshi police arrest students in connection with the murder of an anti-Islam blogger in Dhaka in 2013 Dhaka: A Bangladesh court sentenced two...

Delhi Police tighten security on New Year's eve 31 Dec 2015 - 11:03 am

Image for representation only. New Delhi: The national capital has been put under a tight security cover to ensure safe New Year celebrations,...

200 Delhi government officials on protest leave 31 Dec 2015 - 10:55 am

File photo of Delhi Home Minister Satyendra Jain New Delhi: At least 200 senior bureaucrats of the Delhi government went on a day's...

25 ISIS militants killed in Afghan Nangarhar air strikes 31 Dec 2015 - 10:51 am

Kabul: Twenty five militants belonging to the (ISIS) group have been killed and 31 others wounded in two air strikes in eastern Nangarhar...

'Rat on a plane' forces Air India flight to turn back 31 Dec 2015 - 09:27 am

Image for representation only New Delhi: A "suspected rat sighting" in the cabin forced an Air India plane carrying more than 200 passengers...

Japan zoo recovers missing red panda after frantic search 31 Dec 2015 - 09:19 am

This handout photo released and taken by the Shizuoka Municipal Nihondaira Zoo on December 31, 2015 shows the red panda,called Sumire, on a...

Hong Kong leader blames Facebook 'hack' for racy pictures 31 Dec 2015 - 09:05 am

FILE —Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ Hong Kong: Hong Kong's leader Leung Chun-ying said his Facebook page...

Freed Afghan village reveals key to Taliban 'success' 31 Dec 2015 - 08:54 am

An Afghan fighter participates in a patrol targeting Taliban insurgents near Qara Ghoily in northern Afghanistan's Faryab province . AFP Photo/Wakil Kohsar QARA...

Pakistan contradicts Afghanistan on venue of next talks on Taliban 31 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Amjad Ali ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani official said on Wednesday that talks on how to restart a tentative peace dialogue with Afghanistan’s Taliban...

Nine dead as Philippine troops clash with kidnappers 30 Dec 2015 - 05:26 pm

Philippine soldiers wave as they head to the mountains on the island of Jolo, southern Philippines, on Oct. 17, 2014. A Philippine military...

India mobile subscribers rise to more than 1 billion 30 Dec 2015 - 05:18 pm

MUMBAI: India’s mobile phone subscriber base peaked to more than 1 billion users for the first time, data released by the telecom regulator...

Pakistan jails Saudi mission attacker for 14 years 30 Dec 2015 - 04:14 pm

A file photo showing shattered window of a car by bullets in which a Saudi diplomat was travelling in, in Karachi, May 16,...

China blames weather for ship disaster, captain may be prosecuted 30 Dec 2015 - 02:06 pm

The Easter Star cruise ship being held in place by cranes as it was turned over in Yangtze River BEIJING: A formal inquiry...

Navy test-fires long range surface-to-air missile developed with Israel 30 Dec 2015 - 01:05 pm

An undated handout photograph released by the Indian Ministry of Defence on 30 December 2015, shows a Barak-8 Long-Range Surface-to-Air missile (LR-SAM), taking...

Kashmiri separatist Masrat Alam re-arrested 30 Dec 2015 - 11:40 am

File photo of Jammu separatist leader Masrat Alam. Reuters Jammu: Separatist leader Masrat Alam was re-arrested outside Kot Bhalwal Jail here late Tuesday...

Eight survivors found after Chinese mine cave-in 30 Dec 2015 - 10:53 am

File picture of a victims rescued from the Chinese gypsum mine last week. Beijing: Eight people were found alive in a Chinese gypsum...

Shimla may adopt Delhi's odd-even vehicle scheme 30 Dec 2015 - 10:34 am

Shimla: Taking a cue from Delhi, the Shimla authorities are contemplating implementing odd-even vehicle number scheme to regulate traffic and check pollution, an...