World / Asia

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...

I can be leader even if not Myanmar president: Suu Kyi 07 Oct 2015 - 12:17 pm

NEW DELHI: Aung San Suu Kyi intends to lead a new Myanmar government if her party wins historic polls despite being barred from...

Imelda Marcos disappointed her son only aiming for Philippine VP 07 Oct 2015 - 12:04 pm

By Rosemarie Francisco MANILA: Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is disappointed that her son has set his sights on winning the vice...

Pakistan rejects accusations of involvement in Kunduz attack 07 Oct 2015 - 11:08 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's military has rejected allegations by Afghanistan's deputy army chief that Pakistani generals were involved in the Taliban's brief capture of Kunduz...

Modi pushes "obsolete" made-in-India plane on reluctant military 07 Oct 2015 - 10:25 am

A Tejas multirole light combat aircraft takes off for the type's initial operational clearance for induction into the Indian Air Force, in Bangalore...