World / Asia

Japanese police raid elite 'tiger blowfish' supper club 31 Mar 2016 - 12:19 pm

Tokyo: A members-only Japanese restaurant serving the banned and deadly delicacy "tiger blowfish" liver has been raided, police said Thursday. Blowfish -- also...

Myanmar's untested new ministers handed huge rebuilding job 31 Mar 2016 - 12:11 pm

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and appointed ministers for the new Myanmar cabinet member swear in during the oath taking ceremony...

Vietnam elects first chairwoman of parliament 31 Mar 2016 - 11:50 am

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, 62, takes the oath of office after being elected chairwoman of the National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, 31 March...

India flyover collapse kills 10, 150 feared trapped 31 Mar 2016 - 11:34 am

Photo credit: ABP News KOLKATA: At least 10 people were killed on Thursday and 150 were feared trapped when a flyover under construction...

Myanmar's NLD seeks to bolster Suu Kyi's dominant cabinet role 31 Mar 2016 - 11:12 am

National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the parliament building after a meeting with members of her party...

South Korea constitutional court upholds strict anti-prostitution law 31 Mar 2016 - 11:06 am

Skyline of Seoul, seen at dusk on November. AFP /Ed Jones Seoul: South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a strict anti-prostitution law...

One dead, dozens wounded in wave of bombs in south Thailand 31 Mar 2016 - 11:05 am

PATTANI: Several bombs have gone of in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south killing one person and wounding dozens in a new wave of violence, the...

Malaysian PM Najib's brother received funds before 2013 elections: WSJ 31 Mar 2016 - 10:44 am

Malaysia's CIMB Chairman Nazir Razak reacts at the launch of the report ''Re-drawing the ASEAN Map: How companies are crafting new strategies in...

Suspended Gurdaspur SP to be quizzed by NIA again 31 Mar 2016 - 10:27 am

New Delhi: Suspended Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh and his cook were on Thursday brought to the NIA headquarters for questioning even...

Japan nuclear dilemma to undercut power reforms 31 Mar 2016 - 09:41 am

Members of the media wear protective suits at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in this March 2013 file...

India has important role in nuclear weapon stewardship: US 31 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) is welcomed by European council President Donald Tusk and EU commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) at the...

Hong Kong threatens 'action' against independence party 31 Mar 2016 - 09:13 am

AFP/ file photo Hong Kong: The Hong Kong government has threatened to "take action" against a new independence party and China slammed the...

North Korea in 'top-speed dash' for May congress, Kim's nuclear policy 31 Mar 2016 - 08:53 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at...

Islamists end protest in Pakistani capital 31 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri, a police guard who was executed last month for killing former Punjab Governor over a blasphemy row gather outside...

India, EU vow to boost anti-terror ties as Modi honours Brussels victims 31 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

(From L) Ambassador of Republic of India to the European Union Manjeev Singh Puri, President of European Bank investment Werner Hoyer, Indian Prime...

Italy opens fight to return marine in India shooting case 30 Mar 2016 - 05:47 pm

A file photo of Italian sailors Salvatore Girone, Right, and Massimiliano Latorre. Photo: Reuters The Hague: Italy on Wednesday launched a legal battle...

US will not recognize exclusion zone in South China Sea: defense official 30 Mar 2016 - 05:37 pm

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea ,...

India PM honours Brussels victims with wreath at metro station 30 Mar 2016 - 05:15 pm

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Brussels Region Minister of Finance, Budget and External relations Guy Vanhengel (R) arrive at the Maalbeek...