World / Asia

“Plane wreckage” found in Thailand fuels talk of missing Malaysian jet 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

BANGKOK: A piece of suspected plane wreckage has been found off the coast of southern Thailand, a local official said on Saturday, prompting...

Geologist says dinosaur fossils found in western India 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Ahmedabad: A geologist said Saturday his team has discovered what it believes are dinosaur fossils in the western Indian state of Gujarat that...

Nepal parliament votes to amend new constitution 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

File photo Kathmandu: Nepal's parliament voted on Saturday to amend the country's new constitution in a bid to resolve a months-long dispute with...

Kerala bar scam: Excise minister resigns as court orders case 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's Excise Minister K. Babu on Saturday handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, after a court ordered a case...

'Writers brought out horrors of Partition more than historians' 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By Vikas Datta Jaipur: Writers, like Saadat Hasan Manto, brought out the horrors of Partition much more vividly than historians, but the need...

Column: Death on the campus portends bad times for BJP 24 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Apparently unused to dealing with the aftermath of a protester killing himself, the BJP has made the situation worse for itself by taking...

Pakistan army says deadly university attack controlled from Afghanistan 23 Jan 2016 - 06:46 pm

By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Pakistani army said on Saturday the four gunmen who attacked a university in northwest Pakistan were trained...

Sri Lanka launches investigation into alleged human kidney racket 23 Jan 2016 - 06:42 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has launched an investigation into allegations that a group of surgeons ran a racket trading human kidneys, the health ministry...

British PM urges Maldives political change in Nasheed talks 23 Jan 2016 - 05:02 pm

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron urged the Maldives to open up its politics and release all remaining political prisoners after meeting former...

Pakistan arrests university attack suspects 23 Jan 2016 - 04:59 pm

Four men accused of being the facilitators of the Bacha Khan University attack are presented to the media at the Corps headquarters in...

Taliban want removal from U.N. blacklist before peace talks 23 Jan 2016 - 04:03 pm

DOHA/PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: Afghanistan’s Taliban want to be removed from a U.N. blacklist before considering rejoining peace talks aimed at ending a 15-year civil...

Laos' ruling Communist Party chooses new leadership 23 Jan 2016 - 03:44 pm

Outgoing Party general secretary and Laos President Choummaly Sayasone (L) gives flower to greet Vice President and newly chose Communist Party leader Bounnhang...

US enquires about Nepal's proposed constitution amendments 23 Jan 2016 - 01:25 pm

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J Blinken. Reuters Kathmandu: US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has querried Nepalese Prime Minister...

Odd-even traffic restrictions possible after March: Delhi minister 23 Jan 2016 - 01:20 pm

New Delhi: The odd-even traffic scheme might be implemented in Delhi after March as the initiative will require preparations, Transport Minister Goapl Rai...

Heightened security at Mathura cantonment 23 Jan 2016 - 01:16 pm

Mathura: After the recent terror attack at the Pathankot air base in north Punjab and high alert due to Republic Day, the army...

NIA arrests nine more IS suspects across India, 14 now in custody 23 Jan 2016 - 01:00 pm

NIA along with state police force have been carrying out raids at various locations. New Delhi: Nine more suspected members of the Islamic...

Declassification of Netaji files begins on Saturday: Modi 23 Jan 2016 - 12:46 pm

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose New Delhi: The declassification of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose files will begin on Saturday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi...