World / Asia

Vietnam confirms first Zika virus cases 05 Apr 2016 - 08:02 am

Hanoi: Two Vietnamese women have tested positive for the Zika virus, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday, the first confirmed cases of the...

Four killed at anti-China power plant protest in Bangladesh 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Chittagong, Bangladesh: Four people were killed after police opened fire on villagers as a protest against two China-backed power plants turned violent in...

Three arrested over India exam paper leak 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. AFP New Delhi: Three officials were arrested Monday for leaking a chemistry exam paper to students, which forced the test to...

Fierce Afghan fighting slows NATO training mission- new US commander 04 Apr 2016 - 06:31 pm

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN- APRIL 04: Afghan and foreign delegations are seen during the Special Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan on...

At least 55 killed in flash floods in northern Pakistan 04 Apr 2016 - 02:33 pm

Pakistani vendors try to salvage materials after flood water destroyed shops following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 4, 2016....

Myanmar's Suu Kyi drops two ministerial jobs, takes on spokeswoman role 04 Apr 2016 - 01:47 pm

A man drives a bicycle near the poster with the images of Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar new president Htin Kyaw which...

Maldives police release journalists arrested over protest 04 Apr 2016 - 01:44 pm

Malé, Maldives: Maldives police have released 16 journalists arrested during a protest against a perceived government crackdown on press freedom on the politically...

Historic dengue vaccine programme launched in Philippines 04 Apr 2016 - 12:41 pm

Manila: The world's first public dengue vaccination programme was launched in the Philippines on Monday as nurses began injecting the first batch of...

India’s ruling party in tight fight in border state as voting begins 04 Apr 2016 - 12:34 pm

Indian voters pose for a photograph with their identity cards as they queue to cast their ballots in the state assembly elections at...

Vietnam seizes Chinese oil tanker: state media 04 Apr 2016 - 12:12 pm

REUTERS/ File photo/ For representation only Hanoi: Vietnam's coast guard has seized a Chinese oil tanker which it claims intruded into Vietnamese waters,...

Bangladesh busts militant den after deadly blast 04 Apr 2016 - 12:04 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police said Monday they had seized a large quantity of explosives from a suspected Islamist militant hideout where two people were...

Rescuers race to reach thousands stranded by rains in Pakistan 04 Apr 2016 - 12:00 pm

Pakistani residents cross a flooded street following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 4, 2016. AFP / A MAJEED Peshawar,...

Courts should keep off matters of faith: Shiv Sena 04 Apr 2016 - 11:12 am

Sena in its mouthpiece has urged that matters of religion be resolved amicably by society and religious seers. Reuters \Mumbai: Against the backdrop...

Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak 04 Apr 2016 - 11:03 am

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan New Delhi: Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and martial arts movie star Jackie Chan are among celebrities who feature Monday in...

Cambodia parliament approves PM's 'healthier' new cabinet 04 Apr 2016 - 10:57 am

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, arrives before Cambodia's Parliament session to vote on a rare shake up of his cabinet, at the National...

First woman leader takes charge in Indian Kashmir 04 Apr 2016 - 10:50 am

People's Democratic Party(PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti (R) is accompanied by her mother Gulshan Ara Nazir (L) as she walks from an aircraft upon...

Pakistan PM's family hit back after Panama Papers leak 04 Apr 2016 - 10:26 am

Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Reuters Islamabad: The family of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was defiant Monday, defending their ownership of offshore...