World / Asia

Indonesian Navy special forces take part in an anti-terror drill in Jakarta, December 20, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS  ...

    A supporter of Tsai Ing-wen (not pictured), chairwoman from Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the party's candidate for in the...

  By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi: New shelter homes for patients, who come to the capital in search of better medical aid but are...

India's finance minister Arun Jaitley   By Rupam Jain Nair NEW DELHI: India's finance minister sued the Delhi chief minister for 100 million rupees...

  London: Can Facebook be used as a tool for official communication by government functionaries? A deputy governor in Afghanistan just did that. Mohammad...

  Beijing: A record number of vehicles were recalled for technical faults in China in 2015. As of December 18, 76 automakers had recalled...

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has identified 14 lakh "extremely under-nourished children" and has begun intensive monitoring to ensure that they get proper...

File photo of Rajya Sabha session in progress   New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday unanimously passed The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled...

Policemen of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team shout slogans as they gather for a anti-terrorism drill in Shenyang, Liaoning province   BEIJING:...

A rescue worker holds an injured boy after what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Idlib city,...

An Indonesian woman cries as she checks the passengers list of a capsized ferry at a crisis center in Siwa, Wajo, South Sulawesi,...

NCP president Sharad Pawar. AFP   New Delhi: As defence minister, then Congress leader Sharad Pawar ordered the army intelligence to videotape the Babri...

Afghan security forces patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan. EPA   By Mohammad Stanekzai LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: Afghan police were holding out against Taliban forces...

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan (pictured) may have complained about polling arrangements after almost every election but within his own party there is a growing...

South China Sea Isles   By Pedro Uchi CLARK FIELD, Philippines: Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Monday to leave behind a stronger and...

Pakistan’s Sindh Rangers cordon off a street during a raid on the offices of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Karachi on 11...

File photo of the garment factory collapse   Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Monday ordered the arrest of 24 people and seizure of their assets...

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar   New Delhi: A new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) has been almost finalised and aims to remove procedural difficulties in...