World / Asia

Insight: Afghan medical NGOs faced growing danger long before MSF hospital tragedy 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Krista Mahr KABUL: The U.S. air strike in Afghanistan that killed at least 22 patients and staff at a Medecins Sans Frontieres...

Pre-poll survey projects Nitish win in Bihar 09 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: The Grand Alliance led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is tipped to win a simple majority in the assembly polls...

Modi breaks silence, calls for peace after violence over beef 08 Oct 2015 - 03:59 pm

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for religious harmony on Thursday, breaking a week-long silence after the mob killing of a...

NATO may need to stay longer in Afghanistan, Germany says 08 Oct 2015 - 01:15 pm

NATO troops may need to stay in Afghanistan for a longer period and any decision should be based on the situation on the...

Nepal's empowered mountain women go green 08 Oct 2015 - 10:58 am

Women community leaders Nanu Ghatane (wearing specs) and Nima Lama of Dach Pokhari village in Kavrepalanchok district of Nepal. By Vishal Gulati KATHMANDU:...

Minister invites Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi 08 Oct 2015 - 10:52 am

NEW DELHI: Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Thursday invited renowned ghazal singer Ghulam Ali to perform in Delhi after he cancelled his...

Women to be inducted as fighter pilots: IAF chief 08 Oct 2015 - 10:35 am

NEW DELHI: Women would soon be inducted as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said here on...

Amnesty urges Myanmar to release nearly 100 activists before polls 08 Oct 2015 - 09:03 am

Yangon: Amnesty International on Thursday urged Myanmar to release nearly 100 "prisoners of conscience" ahead of landmark November polls, accusing the former junta-run...

Obama apologises for Afghan hospital attack, MSF demands independent probe 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Stephanie Nebehay and Daniel Bases GENEVA/NEW YORK: Medecins Sans Frontieres on Wednesday demanded an independent international commission to investigate the deadly U.S....

Sri Lanka soldiers jailed for 25 years for gang rape in 2010 07 Oct 2015 - 05:22 pm

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday sentenced four government soldiers to 25 years in prison each for the gang rape of a...

Rare grey pearls fetch $5.27 million in Hong Kong auction 07 Oct 2015 - 05:00 pm

A Sotheby's handout photo shows a Cowdray pearl necklace which sold for the exact lower estimate of 35 million Hong Kong (4 million...

Wipro sacks two techies over lawsuit in Britain 07 Oct 2015 - 04:31 pm

BENGALURU: Wipro Ltd has sacked an Indian male and a female employee working at its development centre in Britain over a lawsuit filed...

Pakistan upholds death sentence in 'blasphemy' killing 07 Oct 2015 - 04:21 pm

Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri (R), after he killed a politician who sought blasphemy law reform.AFP Islamabad: ...

Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF 07 Oct 2015 - 04:16 pm

NEW DELHI: A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile...

AIIMS for Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh approved 07 Oct 2015 - 03:38 pm

NEW DELHI: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in as...

In Myanmar, young programmers launch first-ever election app 07 Oct 2015 - 02:45 pm

By Aye Win Myint YANGON: Huddled in an open-plan office atop a tower block in Yangon's scruffy downtown, a group of teenagers in...

Nepal considers air-lifting fuel as India border stays shut 07 Oct 2015 - 02:36 pm

A notice is displayed outside the restaurant as fuel crisis continues in Kathmandu By Ross Adkin KATHMANDU: Nepal is considering air-lifting fuel, possibly...