World / Asia

Jailed Maldives ex-leader Nasheed leaves for UK: party 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Malé, Maldives: Jailed Maldivian opposition leader and former president Mohamed Nasheed left the country Monday for urgent medical treatment in Britain despite a...

Pakistan PM in Riyadh on Saudi-Iran mediation bid 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held talks with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia...

Nine Afghan police killed in insider attack, officials say 19 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Afghan police are looking for rogue policemen who are accused of shooting dead nine colleagues in a so-called insider...

Who will lead CPI-M in Kerala- Achuthanandan or Vijayan? 18 Jan 2016 - 05:35 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: Which of the two stalwarts will lead the CPI-M-led bloc in the upcoming Kerala assembly elections? Former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan or...

Protests over Dalit student's suicide, central minister booked 18 Jan 2016 - 05:28 pm

Hyderabad/New Delhi: The protests over suicide of a Dalit research scholar rocked University of Hyderabad while police booked central minister Bandaru Dattatreya and...

Pakistan lifts ban on Youtube after launch of own version 18 Jan 2016 - 04:02 pm

By Tommy Wilkes ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Monday it had removed a three-year ban on YouTube after the Google-owned video-sharing website launched a...

JYP Entertainment says did not force Tzuyu to apologise over flag 18 Jan 2016 - 02:38 pm

By Ju-min Park SEOUL: A South Korean entertainment agency behind a 16-year-old singer who triggered a fresh rift between China and Taiwan by...

Afghan Taliban flex muscles with new telecom 'tax' 18 Jan 2016 - 02:03 pm

Taliban leadership has demanded a tax from four cellular companies for not damaging their sites or harming their employees. AFP Photo/Jawed Tanveer Kandahar,...

Philippines plans tracking system for civilian flights over disputed sea 18 Jan 2016 - 01:06 pm

Chinese civilian aircraft lands at newly-constructed runway on Fiery Cross Reef. REUTERS MANILA: The Philippines plans to install a $1-million satellite-based system to...

Roadside bomb kills five soldiers in SW Pakistan: officials 18 Jan 2016 - 12:31 pm

File photo. Quetta: At least five paramilitary soldiers were killed and two others injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the...

Pakistan court acquits Musharraf of rebel leader's killing 18 Jan 2016 - 10:59 am

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf Quetta, Pakistan: A Pakistani court Monday acquitted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2006 killing of...

Five Bangladesh militants jailed for 2005 blasts 18 Jan 2016 - 10:53 am

File picture for representation only. Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced five Islamist militants to 10 years in prison for carrying out explosions...

Pakistani PM visits Saudi Arabia, Iran to ease tensions 18 Jan 2016 - 10:32 am

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif (file photo for representation only) Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Monday...

'Have maullahs driven Pakistanis to insanity?' 18 Jan 2016 - 10:18 am

Islamabad: Have Pakistanis "really been driven to the edge of insanity in our subservience to the maulvis and mullahs" an editorial in a...

Countdown for launch of Indian rocket starts 18 Jan 2016 - 10:15 am

File photo for representation only Chennai: The 48-hour countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket -- the first one for 2016 --...

Four-nation meeting in Kabul seeks to revive Taliban talks 18 Jan 2016 - 09:37 am

Afghan National Army (ANA) officers participate in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre in Afghanistan. (file photo) Kabul: A second...

China state media warn Taiwan president-elect against 'hypocrisy' 18 Jan 2016 - 09:02 am

Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen (L) waves to supporters after winning the presidential elections, in Taipei, Taiwan, 16 January 2016. Beijing: China's state-run media...

Australian PM announces Afghanistan troop increase on Kabul visit 18 Jan 2016 - 01:30 am

By Matt Siegel SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Monday a small increase in the Australian troop commitment to the NATO-led...