World / Asia

Ensure no safe haven for terrorists in Pakistan: Daily 30 Dec 2015 - 09:39 am

A National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) board lies on the floor as Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a suicide attack...

A home of their own impossible dream for China's migrant workers 30 Dec 2015 - 09:20 am

The property market that has fuelled much of China's growth has hit the doldrums in the past two years, with new buyers priced...

Indonesia's Muslim women hail female-only motorbike taxis 30 Dec 2015 - 09:04 am

A female motorcycle taxi driver checking for an order on her smartphone in Jakarta. Photo courtesy. AFP Jakarta: Female motorbike taxi drivers in...

US general: More troops may be needed in Afghanistan 30 Dec 2015 - 08:50 am

President Barack Obama in October announced that 9,800 US forces would remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2016. AFP Photo/Wakil Kohsar Washington: ...

N. Korean official in charge of ties with South dies: Pyongyang 30 Dec 2015 - 08:18 am

North Korean top official in charge of South Korea affairs, Kim Yang-Gon (R) shakes hands with the South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-Pyo...

Pakistan police arrests eight suspected IS militants 29 Dec 2015 - 06:25 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistani police have arrested eight suspected members of the Islamic State group for planning to establish a terrorist network and carry...

Taliban suicide bomber kills 26 in NW Pakistan: officials 29 Dec 2015 - 06:10 pm

A National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) board is laying on the floor as Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a suicide...

Afghan leader promises parliamentary election next year 29 Dec 2015 - 04:42 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani pledged on Tuesday to hold promised parliamentary and district council elections next year, as he sought to calm...

Pakistan’s drive to reform religious seminaries hits snag 29 Dec 2015 - 04:27 pm

Representative photo. AFP ISLAMABAD: After a much publicised and energetic start in the wake of the attack on APS Peshawar, Pakistani government’s efforts...

Imran Khan’s cancer hospital in Peshawar becomes operational 29 Dec 2015 - 03:40 pm

Child cancer patient Fakhir Afridi (R) is seen with Imran Khan duing the inauguration of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre...

Former separatist fighters surrender in Indonesia's Aceh 29 Dec 2015 - 02:56 pm

Indonesian police officers deploy with their riot gear in Jakarta, Indonesia, in Dec. 23, 2015 file photo. AFP Banda Aceh: More than 100...

Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 16: Official 29 Dec 2015 - 02:10 pm

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding...

Two arrested over rape at IT giant Infosys 29 Dec 2015 - 01:56 pm

File picture for representation only Mumbai: Indian police said Tuesday they had arrested two contract workers accused of raping a woman at the...

Suicide blast outside government office in Pakistan's Northwest kills 12: TV 29 Dec 2015 - 12:59 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: At least 12 people were killed and many more injured when a suicide bomber on a motorbike crashed into the main...

Japan nationalists protest landmark deal with SKorea 29 Dec 2015 - 12:31 pm

Protestors in front of the residence of PM Shinzo Abe during a rally against the deal between Japan and South Korea in Tokyo...

Hundreds hospitalised in mass Vietnam food poisoning 29 Dec 2015 - 12:14 pm

Victims were rushed to hospitals as they complained of dizziness, stomach pain and headaches Hanoi: Hundreds of workers at a Hong Kong-owned garment...

Sushma Swaraj calls for enhanced economic ties with Iran 29 Dec 2015 - 12:03 pm

File photo of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday described Iran as an important partner...