World / Asia

Beijing rejects Vietnam protest over South China Sea landing 03 Jan 2016 - 11:39 am

China has landed a plane at an airstrip at the top end of Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands in the disputed...

Top army officer among 11 dead in assault on Pathankot air force base 03 Jan 2016 - 11:26 am

Army soldiers take up position on the perimeter of Pathankot airforce base on January 3, 2016, during an operation to 'sanitise' the base....

Hindu nationalists gather for massive India rally 03 Jan 2016 - 11:07 am

RSS volunteers queue as they arrive for a rally in Pune some 135 kms south-east of Mumbai on January 3, 2016. AFP Pune,...

NSG commando killed in Pathankot: Rajnath 03 Jan 2016 - 10:52 am

New Delhi: An NSG commando has been killed in mopping up operations against terrorists at an IAF base in Pathankot in Punjab, Home...

Army man who died in Pathankot won medals at Commonwealth Shooting Championships 03 Jan 2016 - 10:03 am

The Air Force Base is pictured in Pathankot on January 2, 2016, during an ongoing attack on the base by suspected militants. New...

Pathankot attack should not derail peace talks, say experts 03 Jan 2016 - 09:57 am

Picture for representation only. Reuters By Anjali Ojha New Delhi: The terror attack at the Pathankot air base may have raised questions on...

Students' drowning: Himachal HC orders Rs20 lakh compensation 03 Jan 2016 - 09:55 am

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday ordered compensation of Rs20 lakh each to the families of 24 students of a Hyderabad...

Gunshots, blast heard again inside Pathankot air base 03 Jan 2016 - 09:38 am

Bystanders look into the Pathankot airforce base on January 3, 2016, during an operation to 'sanitise' the base following an attack by gunmen....

Bomb scare on Delhi-Lucknow train 03 Jan 2016 - 09:34 am

New Delhi: The security has been beefed up at Nizammudin and New Delhi railway stations here on Sunday after the Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express...

CPI leader AB Bardhan dead 03 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

AB Bardhan New Delhi: Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan died at a hospital here on Saturday, a doctor said....

Missing Hong Kong bookseller 'assisting in investigation': wife 02 Jan 2016 - 06:32 pm

Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain in 1997 and enjoys liberties not seen on the mainland, but there are fears...

Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys 02 Jan 2016 - 06:13 pm

Vietnam's Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh speaks to the media at a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam May 28, 2015. Reuters/Kham HANOI:...

Indian army secures attack-hit air base near Pakistan border 02 Jan 2016 - 05:24 pm

Indian army soldiers are seen near the Air Force base, following an encounter with militants at Air Force base in Pathankot, India, 02...

Malaysia seeks to suspend bauxite mining after environmental scare: cabinet source 02 Jan 2016 - 05:15 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is pushing to suspend bauxite mining due to concerns about its impact on the environment, a cabinet source said on...

145 arrested for corruption in KP during 2015 02 Jan 2016 - 04:23 pm

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan arrested 145 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including former provincial ministers and serving and retired...

Policing may be tough but not more than “Rozia Altaf” 02 Jan 2016 - 04:02 pm

A file photo of a Pakistani teacher handling a rifle during a weapons-training session at a police center in Peshawar. AFP PESHAWAR: Rozia...

Pakistan issues new deportation policy 02 Jan 2016 - 03:35 pm

A file photo of Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. AFP ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has issued notification of a...

5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts northern Afghanistan 02 Jan 2016 - 01:21 pm

Kabul: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan Saturday, with tremors felt as far south as Kabul. The US Geological Survey stated that the...