World / Asia

Sri Lanka seizes aprons with Buddha image 23 Dec 2016 - 03:04 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's customs authorities yesterday impounded a consignment of aprons from India featuring images of the Buddha, saying the novelty garments were...

Japan fire engulfs 140 houses and buildings 23 Dec 2016 - 03:04 am

Tokyo: A fire engulfed about 140 houses, shops and other buildings in a Japanese coastal city yesterday, injuring five people but causing no...

Christmas train to spread tolerance 23 Dec 2016 - 02:58 am

Islamabad: A Christmas-themed train yesterday set out on a journey to criss-cross Pakistan in an effort to promote tolerance in the overwhelmingly Muslim...

Japan pays funds for Unesco after halt over Nanjing row 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Tokyo: Japan said yesterday it has paid millions of dollars in Unesco annual funding dues after holding back the payment over a World...

China's draft law allows police to shoot protesters 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Beijing: A revised draft of China's policing law could give officers the power to use firearms against peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said...

Cambodia seizes huge haul of ivory and animal parts 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodian officials have seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal ivory and animal parts hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique that was...

UN warns of acute water crisis in Lagos 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Geneva: Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos faces an acute water crisis that is creating unacceptable conditions for millions of people, according to an independent...

Tribal areas possess vast gas reserves: Surveys 23 Dec 2016 - 02:23 am

Peshawar: The geological seismic surveys have revealed that around 20 trillion cubic feet natural gas can be explored in different blocks in the...

Pollution: Smog clears from northern China 23 Dec 2016 - 02:23 am

Beijing:Smoggy skies turned clear in parts of China yesterday after nearly a full week of severe pollution which saw scores of flights cancelled...

Philippine govt warning to corrupt officials 23 Dec 2016 - 02:23 am

Manila: President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday threatened to "whack" the Philippines' money laundering council, a regulatory body headed by the central bank governor, accusing...

China begins civilian flights to Paracels 23 Dec 2016 - 02:23 am

Beijing: China has begun daily civilian charter flights to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea after approved the airport there for...

Ex-Nepal king warns against attempts to foil unity 23 Dec 2016 - 02:23 am

Kathmandu: Nepal's former king has warned that national unity is under attack, making a rare public statement after protests sparked by proposed changes...

Pakistani President claims he never went to school 23 Dec 2016 - 02:18 am

Islamabad: President Mamnoon Hussain yesterday said he has never attended school and has missed out on the joys of school. The president was...

Sharif approves major reshuffle in bureaucracy 23 Dec 2016 - 02:18 am

Islamabad: In a major reshuffle of the federal bureaucracy, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday approved new assignments for about a dozen grade-22...

Google Maps app to help find toilets near you 23 Dec 2016 - 02:14 am

New Delhi: Taking a step towards making India cleaner, Minister of Urban Development (MoUD) M Venkaiah Naidu yesterday launched a Google Map toilet...

Several discrepancies emerge in RBI figures among new notes 23 Dec 2016 - 02:14 am

New Delhi: Despite much criticism, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has failed to give a credible account of the new notes supplied...

Justice Miankhel elevated to Supreme Court 23 Dec 2016 - 02:14 am

A parliamentary committee tasked with confirming appointments of superior court judges has approved elevation of Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel to the Supreme...

Candidates for foreign secretary slot shortlisted 23 Dec 2016 - 02:14 am

The federal government of Pakistan has shortlisted names for the next foreign secretary, a key slot that will soon fall vacant as incumbent...