World / Asia

Kejriwal's car attacked in Punjab 29 Feb 2016 - 10:49 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's car attacked while campaigning in Ludhiana on Feb 29, 2016. IANS Ludhiana: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had...

North Korea says detained U.S. student confessed to stealing political slogan 29 Feb 2016 - 10:38 am

By James Pearson and Jack Kim SEOUL: An American student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal...

Arun Jaitley flaunts suave fashion sense at Budget 2016-17 29 Feb 2016 - 10:29 am

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (C) holds his briefcase with Union Budget documents as he leaves for the Parliament House to present the...

Former TEPCO bosses indicted over Fukushima disaster 29 Feb 2016 - 10:21 am

A worker wearing a protective suit and mask takes notes in front of storage tanks for radioactive water, during a media tour at...

Jaitley unveils pro-poor budget, pledges reforms 29 Feb 2016 - 09:46 am

India is under pressure to overhaul a bewildering tax regime and lay out growth-boosting measures in the budget on February 29, 2016, after...

Trial operations at Kerala's 4th international airport successful 29 Feb 2016 - 09:29 am

A screenshot of Manorama News video showing the plane landing at the Kannur airport. Kannur (Kerala): The first trial operations at Kerala's fourth...

Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley's budget 29 Feb 2016 - 09:27 am

In this photograph taken on January 26, 2016, Indian farmer Gomtiben lifts a basket loaded with cauliflowers in a field in the village...

Jaitley assures reforms as he unveils India's national budget 29 Feb 2016 - 09:24 am

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (C) arrives at Parliament House in New Delhi on February 29, 2016, ahead of release of the General...

Pakistan on alert as governor's assassin is hanged 29 Feb 2016 - 08:49 am

Supporters of former police bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri torch a banner bearing an image of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a protest against the...

Turtles' vulnerable start to life on Philippine coast 29 Feb 2016 - 08:46 am

Olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the water after they were released at a beach in Morong (AFP Photo/Noel Celis)...

Tribal girl gangraped, filmed in Telangana 29 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Reuters Hyderabad: Police in Telangana on Sunday held three accused including two juveniles for gangrape of a tribal girl, who was...

China muzzles 'The Cannon' for criticising media controls 28 Feb 2016 - 05:25 pm

China closes the social media accounts of a tycoon nicknamed "The Cannon" after he criticises the Communist Party's grip on the media. AFP,...

Registration of madrassas under National Action Plan to start in April 28 Feb 2016 - 04:55 pm

File photo of Pakistani boys reading the Quran at an Islamic school in Islamabad. AFP /Aamir Qureshi ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has...

Bangladesh police raid suspected militant hideout, find explosives 28 Feb 2016 - 03:58 pm

File photo/ AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh police seized explosives and bomb-making materials on Sunday from a hideout used by Jama’atul-Mujahideen militants believed to be...

“Radical” candidate in Hong Kong poll exposes underlying tensions 28 Feb 2016 - 01:27 pm

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung (C), 24, one of the leaders of "localist" group Hong Kong Indigenous, shouts slogans as he campaigns during...

Eruption warning issued for volcano in Japan 28 Feb 2016 - 12:55 pm

Tokyo: Japan's weather agency on Sunday issued an alert for the possible eruption of a volcano in the southwest of the country. The...

Nepal's 'ice doctors' return to Everest after avalanche 28 Feb 2016 - 12:35 pm

A sign shows the way to Everest Base Camp high in the Khumbu Glacier, one day after an earthquake-triggered avalanche swept through parts...

Afghan police suspected of aiding Taliban killed, detained by army 28 Feb 2016 - 11:37 am

By Mohammad Stanekzai LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: A policeman was killed and another 30 were detained during a joint operation between Afghan troops and...