World / Asia

Combing operations continue in Pathankot; focus on NIA probe 06 Jan 2016 - 10:12 am

Indian security personnel stands guard at IAF base in Pathankot. Reuters Pathankot/Gurdaspur (Punjab): Combing operations continued on Wednesday to sanitise the Pathankot Air...

Indonesian passengers stung by delay due to bee on plane 06 Jan 2016 - 10:06 am

Jakarta: A bee delayed an Indonesian passenger plane for four hours after getting stuck in vital equipment and causing a problem with the...

5.1 magnitude quake detected close to North Korea nuclear test site 06 Jan 2016 - 09:29 am

Seoul: A 5.1 magnitude tremor was detected close to North Korea's nuclear test site on Wednesday, triggering concerns that Pyongyang had conducted a...

Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader 06 Jan 2016 - 08:58 am

Motiur Rahman Nizami (file photo) Dhaka: Bangladesh's highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist...

One US service member dead, two wounded in Afghanistan: NBC 05 Jan 2016 - 06:52 pm

WASHINGTON: An unknown number of US special operations troops were killed or wounded in two separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, NBC reported on...

China says couples will not need approval to have two children 05 Jan 2016 - 04:56 pm

File photo BEIJING: China will not require prospective parents to obtain approval to have two children under the new “two-child policy”, in what...

Pakistani Taliban publish first annual report as security improves 05 Jan 2016 - 03:29 pm

A file photo of Ehsanullah Ehsan (left), former spokesman of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with TTP member Adnan Rasheed, addressing a press conference...

Malaysia Airlines limits baggage allowance, baffling analysts 05 Jan 2016 - 03:24 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines on Tuesday announced immediate restrictions on check-in luggage for some Europe-bound flights, citing strong headwinds, a move that left...

Six militants who attacked Pathankot air base now dead: Minister 05 Jan 2016 - 01:59 pm

File photo of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Pathankot: Six militants who attacked an Indian air base have been confirmed killed, Defence Minister Manohar...

Ghulam Ali to perform in Kolkata: Trinamool 05 Jan 2016 - 01:57 pm

File picture of Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali Kolkata: Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali and his son will be performing in the city...

NSG commando Niranjan cremated at Kerala village 05 Jan 2016 - 12:45 pm

Family of lieutenant colonel Niranjan Kumar, who died while defusing a grenade in Pathankot, mourn on the arrival of Kumar's mortal remains at...

Suspected arsonist held in China after bus fire kills 17 05 Jan 2016 - 12:22 pm

Firefighters look for clues inside the burnt bus. Reuters BEIJING: Chinese police arrested a man suspected of starting a bus fire on Tuesday...

S.China Sea tensions surge as China lands plane on artificial island 05 Jan 2016 - 12:20 pm

Fiery Cross reef, located in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, is shown in this handout Center for Strategic and...

Mumbai to get 'world's first slum museum' 05 Jan 2016 - 12:08 pm

Design Museum Dharavi will features objects produced every year in the Asia's biggest slum. Source: Design Museum Dharavi Mumbai: The teeming metropolis of...

Volcano Erupts in Indonesia's Sulawesi 05 Jan 2016 - 11:39 am

The Soputan volcano spews volcanic materials into the air during an eruption seen from the Silian village, South East Minahasa, Indonesia, 05 January...

China to allow transit stops in Taiwan for onward flights 05 Jan 2016 - 11:25 am

File photo for representation only China: China will allow transit stops in Taiwan for onward flights from three Chinese cities, China's Taiwan Affairs...

Manipur assembly building partially damaged by quake 05 Jan 2016 - 10:55 am

File photo of Manipur assembly at Chingmeirong Imphal: The newly-constructed building of the Manipur assembly at Chingmeirong here was partially damaged due to...