World / Asia

Fourth round of Bihar battle ends, 58 percent vote 01 Nov 2015 - 04:20 pm

Patna: The fourth and penultimate phase of Bihar's assembly polls, the biggest popularity test in the country since the February Delhi election the...

Over 55 percent cast their votes in Bihar till 4pm 01 Nov 2015 - 01:48 pm

The staggered elections to pick a 243-member Bihar assembly will end on November 5 Patna: Over 55 percent of the voters had cast...

14 militants killed in Afghanistan 01 Nov 2015 - 01:34 pm

File photo of Afghan troops in Kabul Kabul: At least 14 Taliban militants were killed in Kunduz province on Sunday as cleanup operations...

Notorious Uzbek leader welcomes Kerry to Silk Road citadel 01 Nov 2015 - 01:04 pm

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov (L) looks on while Uzbek President Islam Karimov (C) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shake...

Norway minister, Sushma to discuss trade ties 01 Nov 2015 - 12:53 pm

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj would meet delegates from Norway to discuss trade relations. AFP New Delhi: A delegation from Norway led...

Maldives rejects FBI report on boat bomb blast 01 Nov 2015 - 12:48 pm

A Maldives soldier displays suspected bomb-making materials found on the sea bed off an island during investigations into a September 28 speed boat...

Huge crowds gather for Myanmar opposition rally 01 Nov 2015 - 12:39 pm

Volunteers listen to local election officials at a school compound in Yangon, during training of volunteers for election duties. AFP Yangon: Tens of...

Dark lives of China's 'black children' 01 Nov 2015 - 12:27 pm

Li Xue flanked by her sister Li Bin (R) and mother Bai Xiuling (L) as she talks about being born in violation of...

Kerala local governmnent polls to be closely watched 01 Nov 2015 - 11:50 am

Elections would be a referendum on the four and a half years of CM Oommen Chandy governance Thiruvananthapuram: The local government polls in...

Saradha accused minister walks out of hospital after bail 01 Nov 2015 - 11:37 am

West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra Kolkata: A day after he was granted bail in the multi -crore Saradha scam, West Bengal Transport...

Kaziranga National Park opens for tourists 01 Nov 2015 - 10:44 am

A file photo of the Kaziranga National Park Guwahati: Assam Minister Atuwa Munda on Sunday opened the Kaziranga National Park for tourists for...

Returning awards is symbolic gesture: Shabana Azmi 01 Nov 2015 - 10:42 am

File Photo of veteran actress Shabana Azmi Mumbai: Veteran actress Shabana Azmi says the decision of several artistes and filmmakers to return their...

27 percent vote in first four hours in Bihar 01 Nov 2015 - 10:33 am

Patna: About 27 percent of the electorate had voted on Sunday in the first four hours of the fourth round of Bihar's assembly...

Bomb kills at least three on Pakistan train: officials 01 Nov 2015 - 10:20 am

Quetta, Pakistan: At least three people were killed and 12 wounded when a passenger train hit a bomb planted on a railway track...

Bangladesh teachers, students rally against latest killing 01 Nov 2015 - 10:02 am

Bangladeshi activists take part in a protest in Dhaka on November 1, 2015 against the attacks on secular writers and publishers. AFP Dhaka:...

Two Philippines soldiers killed in rebel attack 01 Nov 2015 - 09:48 am

Manila: Two soldiers were killed in a clash after leftist rebels attacked a construction site on Saturday night in the Philippines, military said...

S. Korean kidnapped in Philippines found dead 01 Nov 2015 - 09:39 am

The hostage was discovered in Patikul town on the strife-torn island of Jolo Zamboanga, Philippines: A South Korean who was kidnapped by Muslim...

Leaders of S. Korea, Japan and China meet in rare summit 01 Nov 2015 - 09:23 am

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) ahead of a trilateral leadership...