World / Asia

Koppu death toll hits 35 in Philippines 21 Oct 2015 - 10:25 am

Manila: The death toll in a powerful storm that battered the northern Philippines has risen to 35, with nearly half a million people...

Big B requests UP govt to redirect pension amount to charity 21 Oct 2015 - 10:23 am

Amitabh Bachchan, wife Jaya and son Abhishek MUMBAI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has urged the Uttar Pradesh government to redirect the pension amount of...

Will return award if Sahitya Akademi fails to protect writers' rights: Vikram Seth 21 Oct 2015 - 10:15 am

Vikram Seth By Preetha Nair NEW DELHI: Famed author Vikram Seth says that he would return his award, if the Sahitya Akademi fails...

Soldier kills four in shooting in north India 20 Oct 2015 - 05:23 pm

New Delhi: Police gunned down an Indian army soldier Tuesday after he opened fire indiscriminately, killing four people and injuring four others following...

Taliban threatens southern Afghan city, civilians flee 20 Oct 2015 - 05:20 pm

By Mohammad Stanekzai LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: Taliban forces advanced on the capital of the volatile southern Afghan province of Helmand on Tuesday amid...

Sri Lankan judge says war crimes claims 'credible' 20 Oct 2015 - 04:47 pm

The findings mark the first time a domestic inquiry has said there is evidence the army committed war crimes, and are all the...

Myanmar to allow EU election observers into military bases 20 Oct 2015 - 04:14 pm

Yangon: European Union observers will be given access to voting on military bases for next month's Myanmar election, an official said Tuesday, a...

Acts of vandalism disturbing: Jaitley 20 Oct 2015 - 12:28 pm

Arun Jaitley NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said differences should be conveyed in a "restrained manner" and that the publicity...

First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer: Japan official 20 Oct 2015 - 11:18 am

Tokyo: A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-related cancer, Japanese authorities said Tuesday, in the first such confirmation more...

Delhi court finds Uber driver guilty of rape 20 Oct 2015 - 11:14 am

A Delhi court has convicted Shiv Kumar Yadav, a former driver of Uber, for raping a 25-year-old passenger in December, 2014 New Delhi:...

Pakistan facing climate 'calamity' if warnings go unheeded 20 Oct 2015 - 11:09 am

A Meteorological Department employee records measurements at a glacier monitoring station, set 4,500m above sea level, at the 26km-long Passu glacier in Pakistan's...

Hundreds of South Koreans leave for North Korea for family reunions 20 Oct 2015 - 11:07 am

Seoul: Hundreds of South Korean family members left for North Korea Tuesday for their first reunions with North Korean relatives they have not...

Pakistan's bomb explosion leaves 11 people dead 20 Oct 2015 - 11:05 am

Islamabad: At least 11 people were killed and 22 others wounded after a bomb exploded in a passenger bus in Quetta city of...

US plane damaged by surface-to-air fire in eastern Afghanistan 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

KABUL: A U.S. fighter aircraft came under fire while flying in eastern Afghanistan last week, a U.S. military official in the capital Kabul...

At least 10 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

QUETTA: At least 10 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday when a powerful bomb exploded in a passenger bus in...

Sri Lanka's 2015 budget deficit rising to 6.5-6.8 pct of GDP 20 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's budget deficit will reach 6.5 to 6.8 percent of gross domestic product in 2015, the country's finance minister said on...

NATO nations to keep presence in Afghanistan, officials say 19 Oct 2015 - 06:17 pm

File photo of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command at Camp Morehead By Robin Emmott TRAPANI,...