World / Asia

Death toll hits 28 in India's caste riots 25 Feb 2016 - 05:45 pm

Armed police officers stand guard at the partially damaged Munak canal, that supplies three-fifths of the water to Delhi, in Sonipat in the...

Pakistan's largest opposition party wants army chief to stay when term ends 25 Feb 2016 - 05:01 pm

A bus moves past a banner hanging on a light pole with the picture of Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Raheel Sharif...

Sri Lanka suffers hours-long power blackout 25 Feb 2016 - 04:21 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka suffered a nationwide blackout for several hours Thursday as the electricity network collapsed during an official visit by New Zealand...

Messi sends autographed jerseys to his little Afghan fan 25 Feb 2016 - 04:11 pm

A handout picture released by UNICEF on 25 February 2016 of five-year-old Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi, a young fan of FC Barcelona's Argentinian...

Pakistan rights activists praise historic women's bill 25 Feb 2016 - 03:04 pm

Pakistani women browsing books at the Lahore Literary Festival in Lahore. (AFP / Ahmed Riaz) Lahore, Pakistan: Activists Thursday hailed the passing of...

Teenager near Tokyo found to have Zika virus after return from Brazil - NHK 25 Feb 2016 - 02:14 pm

TOKYO: A male teenager near Tokyo was found to have been infected with Zika virus after a visit to Brazil, Japan's first case...

Prabhu spares fare, freight rate hikes, focuses on passenger comfort 25 Feb 2016 - 01:44 pm

People board a passenger train at a railway station in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2016. Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee New Delhi: Sparing fare and...

India's first rail-auto logistics hub in Chennai soon: Prabhu 25 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

Passengers wait for their train to depart at a railway station in Amritsar on February 25, 2016, as the annual Railways Budget is...

Pakistan begins 'last phase' of militant offensive 25 Feb 2016 - 10:18 am

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. AFP Islamabad: Pakistan has begun the "last phase" of a bloody operation targeting militants in the...

Emergency workers find bodies of Nepal plane crash victims 25 Feb 2016 - 09:19 am

Wreckage of Twin Otter plane, operated by private Tara Air, is pictured after it crashed due to bad weather, in Myagdi, Nepal, February...

Australia warns of 'advanced' Indonesia terror threat 25 Feb 2016 - 08:18 am

Sydney: Australia on Thursday warned that terrorists might be in the "advanced stages of preparing attacks" in Indonesia and advised travellers to take...

Sanjay Dutt released after serving jail sentence 25 Feb 2016 - 07:39 am

File picture of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt. Reuters Pune: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt finally walked out a free man from the Yerwada Central...

Expectations high as Prabhu presents his second rail budget 25 Feb 2016 - 07:33 am

A file picture of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu (C) as he arrives at the parliament to unveil the 2015 railway budget in New...

Afghan Taliban unaware of invitation to peace talks: spokesman 24 Feb 2016 - 04:49 pm

Afghan alleged former Taliban fighters carry their weapons before handing them over as part of a government peace and reconciliation process at a...

Indian police arrest more students on sedition charge 24 Feb 2016 - 04:41 pm

A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student walks past a graffiti inside the university campus in New Delhi,India, February 24, 2016. REUTERS New Delhi:...

Russia gives Afghanistan 10,000 Kalashnikovs 24 Feb 2016 - 03:18 pm

Russia's ambassador, to Afghanistan Alexander Mantytskiy (L) hands over an AK-47 to Afghan national security adviser Hanif Atmar (R) after a conference at...

Germany, Afghanistan work together to return refugees to Kabul 24 Feb 2016 - 02:43 pm

Five-month-old Zeinab, who was born in Iran as she fled with her mother Madineh (R) fromAfghanistan to Germany, receives vaccinations from doctor Nomagy...