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Japan and India agree bullet train, nuclear deals 12 Dec 2015 - 11:20 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on...

Bomb kills soldier, wounds four in SW Pakistan: Police 12 Dec 2015 - 11:10 am

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of the bomb blast in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, 12 December 2015. EPA Quetta, Pakistan: At least...

Two Koreas hold second day of high-level talks 12 Dec 2015 - 10:52 am

South and North Korean representatives to inter-Korean talks shake hands at the start of their meeting in the border city of Kaesong, North ...

Spaniards among six killed in Kabul diplomatic quarter siege 12 Dec 2015 - 10:14 am

British solders from the NATO coalition walk in front of an armoured ambulance after a car bomb attack near the Spanish embassy compound...

Afghan forces end siege near Spanish embassy in Kabul 12 Dec 2015 - 08:58 am

Afghan security personnel stand guard at a guest house after an attack near the Spanish embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan December 12, 2015. By...

Bullet trains apart, India needs high-speed growth: Modi 12 Dec 2015 - 08:53 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a meeting at a business forum in New...

US ready to help bring Mumbai attackers to justice 12 Dec 2015 - 08:48 am

File photo of the luxury hotel Taj Mahal in Mumbai during the terrorist attack By Arun Kumar Washington: Reiterating that it wants the...

India, Japan close in on military pacts as Abe visits 12 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) departs for India at Tokyo's Haneda airport, Japan, December 11, 2015. NEW DELHI: India and Japan are...

Anti-corruption crusader risks wrecking Indian tax reform 12 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Subramanian Swamy, then an opposition politician who brought the petition to revoke the telecom licences issued in 2008, speaks with the media after...

Taliban claims car bomb attack near Spanish embassy in Kabul 11 Dec 2015 - 06:15 pm

By Hamid Shalizi KABUL: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a guest house near the Spanish embassy in Kabul...

Huge car bomb, gunshots rock central Kabul 11 Dec 2015 - 05:41 pm

Kabul: A massive car bomb struck central Kabul during rush hour on Friday evening, followed by ongoing bursts of gunfire, officials said, but...

Serious danger to India if Madhesi protests continue: Nepal's Madhesi leader 11 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A group of Nepalese Human Rights Activists shout slogans against the border blockade by India during a protest rally in front of the...

Afghan spy chief resigns over disagreements with president 10 Dec 2015 - 03:20 pm

A file photo of Rahmatullah Nabil. REUTERS KABUL: The head of Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security, resigned on Thursday...

Japan needs immigrants to boost population or could lose to China: Minister 10 Dec 2015 - 02:16 pm

Minister for Administrative Reform Taro Kono speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS TOKYO: Japan should craft an “integrated” immigration policy to...

Japan slammed for fuelling illegal ivory trade 10 Dec 2015 - 02:02 pm

? Environmental Investigation Agency president Allan Thornton speaking in Tokyo about the illegal ivory trade. AFP Tokyo: A conservation group slammed Japan Thursday...

Chinese citizen reported to be fighting IS in Syria 10 Dec 2015 - 01:11 pm

A man walks near a building on fire following a reported air strike by government forces in the rebel-held region of Eastern Ghouta,...

US gives over 100 military vehicles to Philippines 10 Dec 2015 - 01:06 pm

File photo of US President Barack Obama with Philippine President Benigno Aquino Manila: The Philippines is receiving 114 armoured vehicles donated by the...