World / Asia

Beijing’s skies begin to clear as toxic smog levels stay north 02 Dec 2015 - 10:57 am

As skies clear, a chimney is seen among blocks of buildings in Beijing, China, December 2, 2015. Reuters Beijing: Beijing’s skies have begun...

Pakistan says its n-policy governed by restraint, responsibility 02 Dec 2015 - 10:34 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's nuclear policy rests on the twin pillars of restraint and responsibility and is exclusively geared towards maintaining strategic stability in South...

NATO to maintain 12,000 troops in Afghanistan in 2016 02 Dec 2015 - 10:26 am

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the NATO foreign affairs ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 1, 2015....

Pakistan executes four Peshawar school attackers 02 Dec 2015 - 10:18 am

File photo of last year's attack on a school in Peshawar Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday executed four terrorists for their involvement in last...

Rajinikanth, Suriya donate to rain-affected victims of Tamil Nadu 02 Dec 2015 - 10:11 am

Superstar Rajnikanth Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth has extended his support to the rain-affected victims of Tamil Nadu by donating Rs10 lakh to the Chief...

Rajiv killing: Tamil Nadu can't free convicts on its own, says SC 02 Dec 2015 - 10:02 am

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the Tamil Nadu government has no suo moto power to...

Amid sparks, Rajnath says intolerance won't be allowed 02 Dec 2015 - 09:53 am

File picture of Home Minister Rajnath Singh New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government won't allow intolerance at any...

Delhi trapped in smog as world urged to act on climate change 02 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

Pedestrians walk near smog enveloped government offices on Rajpath in New Delhi on December 1, 2015. AFP New Delhi: Delhi's air quality has...

Suu Kyi begins transition talks with Myanmar president 02 Dec 2015 - 08:57 am

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began talks with the nation's army-backed president on the handover of power Wednesday nearly...

Sri Lanka to start up special court on alleged war crimes 02 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Maithripala Sirisena

Record rainfall batters Chennai, cripples life 02 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Commuters carry their motorbikes on a submerged cart as they wade through a waterlogged subway in Chennai Chennai: After some days of respite,...

Anti-India protest in Kathmandu intensifies 01 Dec 2015 - 06:28 pm

Kathmandu: Nepalese college students shouted anti-India slogans as they took part in a protest in front of the Indian Embassy, in Kathmandu, Nepal,...

Two military police shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi: officials 01 Dec 2015 - 06:06 pm

Pakistan Army soldiers stand beside a jeep after it was attacked by gunmen along a road in Karachi, Pakistan, December 1, 2015.Reuters Karachi: ...

India restores federal funding for AIDS programme after criticism 01 Dec 2015 - 06:00 pm

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI: India will fully fund its AIDS control programme federally, the health minister said on Tuesday, restoring support months...

Philippine frontrunner barred from running for president 01 Dec 2015 - 04:03 pm

Grace Poe MANILA: A Philippine senator abandoned in a church as a baby and until now the favourite to succeed Benigno Aquino as...

Beijing smog fails to obscure "apocalypse" humour 01 Dec 2015 - 01:48 pm

The Forbidden City is barely seen from the top of Jingshan Park as visitors take pictures on an extremely polluted day as smog ...

'Botched' India cataract surgery leaves 15 with sight loss 01 Dec 2015 - 01:36 pm

Picture for representation only. New Delhi: At least 15 people in northern India have lost the sight in one eye after having "botched"...

Kannur airport to see first aircraft's arrival on January 15 01 Dec 2015 - 01:27 pm

Design of the proposed integrated terminal building for the Kannur international airport being developed at Mattannur. Thiruvananthapuram: The first aircraft will touch down...