World / Asia

Lightning strike kills seven family members in Pakistan 20 Feb 2016 - 11:16 am

Islamabad: At least seven people of the same family were killed while nine others injured when lightning struck a double-storey house at Khushab’s...

US embassy raises alarm at fighting in northern Myanmar 20 Feb 2016 - 10:57 am

A file picture of a soldier as he puts on his shoes as he and his comrade cross a stream. REUTERS/DAVID JOHNSON Yangon:...

Afghan troops pull out of strategic Helmand district 20 Feb 2016 - 10:43 am

An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle is seen parked at an outpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan December 25, 2015. REUTERS/ABDUL MALIK By Mohammad...

Lockdown in parts of northern India after caste clashes 20 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

Police say that a protester was shot after the paramilitary forces came under fire. AFP New Delhi: Indian authorities imposed a curfew and...

Thai top cop charged over scandal-mired royal cycling event 20 Feb 2016 - 10:17 am

Former Thai police Lieutenant General Prawut Thavornsiri. Reuters Bangkok: A well-known high-ranking Thai police officer who disappeared from the public sphere four months...

Thousands marry in mass ceremony in South Korea 20 Feb 2016 - 09:14 am

Couples tie knot a mass wedding ceremony. AFP By Sang-gyu Lim and Jisu Kim GAPYEONG, South Korea: About 3,000 couples from 62 countries...

Malaysia halts intake of foreign workers after protests 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

A view of a building site beneath the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Olivia Harris KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on...

Indian police fire on caste protesters, one killed 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Indian protestors run along a street during violence after rival caste groups clashed during a mass rally over access to jobs and education...

Vietnam protests China missile deployment, Australia, NZ urge restraint 19 Feb 2016 - 06:52 pm

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

U.S. accuses China of raising tensions with apparent missile deployment 19 Feb 2016 - 06:40 pm

Woody Island, a island in the South China Sea occupied by China and claimed by several other countries, is shown in satellite images...

Trains stopped in Bihar over Kanhaiya's release demand 19 Feb 2016 - 10:10 am

Patna: Nearly half a dozen trains were forcibly stopped in Bihar on Friday by hundreds of students, mostly activists of student bodies of...

SC transfers Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea to HC 19 Feb 2016 - 10:07 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to the Delhi High Court JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's petition seeking bail and...

Pakistan registers FIR against Pathankot air base attackers 19 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

File photo of Pathankot Air Base that was attacked on January 2. Islamabad: A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police on Friday registered...

Sharif, Modi likely to meet in Washington next month 19 Feb 2016 - 09:40 am

File picture of Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shairf is likely to meet...

Red Cross halts operations in Afghan province after staff taken 19 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo credit: Photo: ICRC/Marcel Stoessel KABUL: The Red Cross has suspended operations in the central Afghan province of Ghazni after an armed group...

Swedish charity accuses Afghan forces of deadly clinic attack 19 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Kabul: A Swedish charity accused Afghan forces Thursday of storming one of its clinics in the central province of Wardak, killing three people...

Indian universities told to fly flag amid sedition row 18 Feb 2016 - 06:14 pm

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students and their supporters shout slogans as they participate in a protest march in New Delhi, India, 18 February...