World / Asia

Three killed in a roadside explosion in NW Pakistan 23 Dec 2015 - 05:31 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan: A roadside bomb attack on Wednesday killed at least three people including two children in a restive Pakistani region near the...

Indonesia sends warships to help look for 70 after boat sank 23 Dec 2015 - 04:50 pm

MAKASSAR, Indonesia: Indonesian navy will dispatch warships to join the search for 70 people still missing after a passenger boat sank Saturday in...

India police say 15 charged in lynching over beef rumours 23 Dec 2015 - 04:44 pm

Lucknow, India: Indian police Wednesday formally charged 15 suspects over the mob murder of a Muslim man suspected of eating beef in late...

China says tech firms have nothing to fear from anti-terror law 23 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

China's new anti-terror law, set to pass at the end of the month, has raised concern among Western countries. REUTERS CHINA: Technology companies...

Dying Pakistani man's family finally gets Australia visas 23 Dec 2015 - 11:33 am

Protesters march in support of migrant refugees at a rally in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 12, 2015. AFP Sydney: The Australian government on...

Sri Lanka Catholic leader bans Xmas trees in churches 23 Dec 2015 - 11:32 am

File photo of Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo Colombo: The leader of Sri Lanka's Catholics urged priests on Wednesday not to put...

Japan says armed Chinese coastguard ship seen near disputed islands 23 Dec 2015 - 11:09 am

China Coast Guard vessel sails in the East China Sea near the disputed isles known as Senkaku isles in Japan and Diaoyu islands...

Hindu Ezhava leader booked by Kerala police gets anticipatory bail 23 Dec 2015 - 10:56 am

File picture of Vellapally Natesan Kochi: Hindu Ezhava leader Vellapally Natesan, booked by Kerala Police for delivering a communal speech, on Wednesday secured...

One survivor found as China pledges landslide probe 23 Dec 2015 - 10:51 am

Rescuers carry 19-year-old survivor Tian Zeming after he was pulled from debris on December 23, 2015 some 67 hours after a giant flow...

Flaw over 'Hello Kitty' fan database exposure fixed: operator 23 Dec 2015 - 10:43 am

Tokyo: The Japanese creator of the Hello Kitty character said Wednesday its foreign affiliate has corrected a flaw in the fan website that...

One killed in firing at Delhi court 23 Dec 2015 - 10:23 am

New Delhi: A policeman was killed when four gangsters sneaked into a court in east Delhi and fired at a member of a...

Chinese state media accuse detained labour activists of incitement 23 Dec 2015 - 09:55 am

File photo of Zeng Feiyang, the director of the Guangzhou-based Panyu Migrant Workers Centre By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING: Chinese state media have accused ...

Sri Lanka hopeful EU fishing ban will be lifted by 2016 23 Dec 2015 - 09:41 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka is expecting a fishing ban imposed by the European Parliament to be lifted by the middle of next year, local...

Nirbhaya parents satisfied as Rajya Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Bill 23 Dec 2015 - 09:39 am

Mother of Nirbhaya Asha Devi New Delhi: Parents of the December 16 gang rape victim on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the passing of...

CCEA approves Rs.3,000 crore scheme for fisheries 23 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved a Rs3,000 crore umbrella scheme...

Akhilesh reviews Ayodhya developments 23 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

File photo of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, at a high level meeting on Tuesday...

AAP workers protest outside Jaitley's Delhi residence 23 Dec 2015 - 09:33 am

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Wednesday protested outside Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's residence here and demanded his resignation over alleged...

Strong Obama-Modi relationship helped seal Paris deal 23 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

File photo of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi with US president Barack Obama at the COP21 By Arun Kumar Washington: A "strong and...