World / Asia

Lahore attack: Facebook sorry after 'safety check' tool goes haywire 28 Mar 2016 - 09:59 am

Facebook sent out notifications like this one to people completely unrelated to the attacks in Lahore, Pakistan. (Facebook) New York: The social networking...

Blast near Afghan parliament 28 Mar 2016 - 09:53 am

Kabul: A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast...

Amitabh Bachchan, Kangana bag Best Actors 28 Mar 2016 - 09:46 am

Amitabh Bachchan named the best actor for his role in Piku New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday was named the Best Actor,...

Sharif cancels Britain visit after Lahore attack 28 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

File photo of Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to Britain following the deadly Easter...

National film awards: Gujarat named Most Film-Friendly State 28 Mar 2016 - 09:25 am

The Chairpersons of three juries for the 63rd National Film Awards presented the report to the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and...

AI Hyderabad flight makes emergency landing, all passengers safe 28 Mar 2016 - 09:24 am

File photo of an Air India flight for representation. Mumbai: An Air India flight from Hyderabad made an emergency landing after smoke was...

S. Korea, Japan guarded over Trump's foreign policy plans 28 Mar 2016 - 09:22 am

REUTERS/ File photo Seoul: South Korea and Japan offered muted reactions Monday to Donald Trump's suggestion that, as president, he would withdraw troops...

Pakistanis hunt for militants behind blast that killed at least 65 28 Mar 2016 - 08:57 am

A Pakistani police commando walks at the cordoned-off site of the March 27 suicide bombing, in Lahore on March 28, 2016. AFP /...

Japan opens radar station close to disputed isles in move bound to rile China 28 Mar 2016 - 08:55 am

A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen...

China official says Dalai Lama 'making a fool' of Buddhism 28 Mar 2016 - 08:53 am

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama waves to devotees outside the United Nations where the Human Rights Council is holding its 31st Session...

US condemns 'cowardly attack' in Pakistan's Lahore 28 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani rescuers and officials gather at a bomb blast site in Lahore on March 27, 2016. AFP / ARIF ALI Washington: The United...

Suicide bomber kills at least 52, mostly women, kids in Pakistan park 27 Mar 2016 - 06:53 pm

Pakistani rescuers use a stretcher to shift a body from a bomb blast site in Lahore on March 27, 2016. AFP / ARIF...

Suicide bombers kills at least 38 in Pakistani park 27 Mar 2016 - 06:10 pm

Source: twitter LAHORE: A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people outside a public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on...

Pakistan blast kills 3, injures 31 in Lahore: official 27 Mar 2016 - 05:57 pm

Caption Lahore, Pakistan: At least three people were killed and 31 wounded on Sunday when an explosion ripped through the parking lot of...

Pakistani team arrives in India for air base attack probe 27 Mar 2016 - 02:08 pm

Pakistani team will head to Pathankot and visit the air base New Delhi: A Pakistani team arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to...

New opposition party launched in Japan ahead of summer election 27 Mar 2016 - 10:34 am

Katsuka Okada (C), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, and the party's parliament members wave blue handkerchiefs during the party's inauguration ceremony...