World / Asia

Dense fog likely to engulf Delhi till Sunday 25 Jan 2019 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: After a day's break, light rain returned to some parts of the national capital on Thursday evening. And as per the...

CBI books Dhoot & Kochhar couple in Videocon-ICICI case 25 Jan 2019 - 12:00 am

Mumbai/New Delhi: In a significant development, the CBI yesterday lodged an FIR against former ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar...

No going back to ballot papers: Chief Election Commissioner 25 Jan 2019 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: Rejecting the demand of major opposition parties, the Election Commission yesterday ruled out going back to the era of ballot papers...

Canada extradites mother, uncle to India over honor killing 24 Jan 2019 - 07:03 pm

Ottawa: Canada has extradited the mother and uncle of a woman killed 19 years ago to face justice in India for their alleged...

Horse named Australian of the year for 'hard work, grit and honesty' 24 Jan 2019 - 06:33 pm

Sydney: In the race to find an Australian role model that has demonstrated hard work, grit and honesty in the last year, one...

Building in India collapses as workers add floor; 6 dead 24 Jan 2019 - 05:10 pm

NEW DELHI: At least six people were killed when a building collapsed Thursday in northern India as workers were adding an additional floor...

Hun Sen calls on military to 'destroy' opponents 24 Jan 2019 - 01:38 pm

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's strongman premier Hun Sen on Thursday called on his country's military to "destroy" opponents if the government comes under threat,...

Osaka says sponsor apologised over controversial commercial 24 Jan 2019 - 01:25 pm

MELBOURNE: Japanese noodle company Nissin has apologised to Naomi Osaka after controversially depicting her in a commercial which has since been removed, the...

Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides rises to 30 24 Jan 2019 - 01:03 pm

Makassar: Floods and landslides in a central Indonesian province hit by torrential rains this week have killed 30 people and left more than...

Ghosn resigns as Renault boss as French group enters new era 24 Jan 2019 - 11:53 am

Paris: Arrested car boss Carlos Ghosn resigned his position as chief executive and chairman of Renault, ending his leadership roles in the auto...

Pakistan's top court to decide on Bibi appeal Jan 29: lawyer 24 Jan 2019 - 10:36 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether or not to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman...

Threatened, followed and abused: Malaysia urged to make stalking a crime 23 Jan 2019 - 09:19 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Writing down the details of Zara Tan's complaint, the female police officer broke off and suddenly asked why the victim didn't...

Priyanka Gandhi officially enters politics ahead of vote 23 Jan 2019 - 01:01 pm

NEW DELHI: A scion of India's most famous political dynasty on Wednesday formally entered politics, with the opposition Congress party assigning her a...

No screen time: Tonga faces weeks of internet disruption 23 Jan 2019 - 12:26 pm

Wellington: People in Tonga could face several weeks without Facebook, YouTube and even some basic services like credit card transactions due to a...

Australia asks about dual citizen reported missing in China 23 Jan 2019 - 11:45 am

Canberra: The Australian government said Wednesday it is seeking information about a Chinese-Australian writer who has been reported missing in China in what...

Tokyo to turn famed fish market to conference centre 23 Jan 2019 - 10:52 am

Tokyo: After 80 years of selling fish and seafood of all types, the site of Tokyo's world-famous Tsukiji market will become an international...

Pakistani police to face murder charges over killing of family 23 Jan 2019 - 08:57 am

Lahore: Pakistani authorities have removed the commander of the counter-terrorism police in the province of Punjab and will charge five police with murder...

At least 65 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan intel base: sources 22 Jan 2019 - 11:35 am

Ghazni, Afghanistan, At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base, security sources said Tuesday, raising the...