World / Asia

Blast kills 13 as Pakistani Taliban avenge executed Islamist 07 Mar 2016 - 04:23 pm

Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack that targeted the local court in Charsadda, Pakistan, 07 March 2016. (EPA) ...

With Rs10 lakh relief, I cannot even get my place cleaned: Rohtak mall owner 07 Mar 2016 - 02:26 pm

Shops and motorcycles burnt by protesters at Rohtak. Manoj Dhaka/ Hindustan Times By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak (Haryana): "I have got RTGS of Rs.10...

Two years on, questions still cloud future of Malaysia Airlines 07 Mar 2016 - 01:27 pm

Men watch Malaysia Airlines aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, in this picture taken March 2, 2016. REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS By...

Indonesian leader holds talks with Sudan's Bashir 07 Mar 2016 - 12:44 pm

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (L) welcomes Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir to the Extraordinary Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit on March 7, 2016...

Japanese police set up unit to stop yakuza 'war': media 07 Mar 2016 - 12:43 pm

A man holding an umbrella looks at an electronic board in Tokyo. (Reuters / file photo) Tokyo: Japanese police on Monday set up...

Messi or Ronaldo? Indian argument ends in murder charge 07 Mar 2016 - 12:10 pm

Mumbai: Indian police said Monday a man has been charged with murdering his friend after a heated argument over whether Lionel Messi or...

Pakistan security team arrives at Attari, heads for Dharamsala 07 Mar 2016 - 11:29 am

Pakistans' Shoaib Malik (R) celebrates with Pakistan's Umar Akmal (L) after scoring a half century (50 runs) during the Asia Cup T20 cricket...

Two Indian sailors killed in Yemen vessel fire 07 Mar 2016 - 10:56 am

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said two Indian sailors have died and three injured due to a fire in...

Suicide bomber kills at least eight at Pakistan court 07 Mar 2016 - 10:25 am

Pakistani security personnel and volunteers move victims injured in a suicide bombing to a hospital in Peshawar on March 7, 2016, after an...

Philippine Muslim rebels warn IS seeks foothold in south 07 Mar 2016 - 10:14 am

Murad Ibrahim, chairman of the southern Philippine rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front gestures during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on...

12 dead in Chinese coal mine accident: report 07 Mar 2016 - 10:09 am

Industrial safety standards are often flouted in China even though deadly incidents regularly make national news (AFP Photo/) Beijing: Twelve people were killed...

Chinese MH370 relatives file suit in Beijing 07 Mar 2016 - 10:04 am

Two relatives of Chinese passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cry as they leave the Beijing Rail Transportation Court in Beijing on...

Hopeless and broke, some Afghan migrants return from Europe 07 Mar 2016 - 09:57 am

People from Afghanistan go about their daily lives in a migrant and refugee makeshift camp at Piraeus harbour in Athens. (AFP /Angelos Tzortzinis)...

Bihar kids to get pulao in mid-day meal 07 Mar 2016 - 09:44 am

A caretaker serves mid-day meal to the students. Reuters Patna: Millions of schoolchildren in Bihar schools will soon be served 'pulao' once a...

High alert in Uttar Pradesh on Mahashivratri 07 Mar 2016 - 09:40 am

An artist paints an idol of the Hindu Lord Shiva at a workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri in Agartala,...

N. Korea threatens pre-emptive nuclear strike on South, US 07 Mar 2016 - 09:33 am

A general view shows the entrance to the Osan US military air base, south of Seoul on March 6, 2016 (AFP Photo/Yelim Lee)...

Fukushima 'dark tourism' aids remembrance and healing 07 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A participant of "dark tourism" looks at an abandoned house in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, after tsunami disaster and accident of Fukushima nuclear plant...