World / Asia

Half million die in decade of disasters in Asia Pacific: UN 27 Oct 2015 - 04:50 pm

By Alisa Tang BANGKOK: The Asia Pacific region, the most disaster-prone part of the world, suffered 1,625 disasters in the decade through 2014,...

India to press drug firms to tackle cough syrup abuse 27 Oct 2015 - 02:30 pm

By Aditya Kalra and Paritosh Bansal New Delhi: India plans to step up pressure on pharmaceutical companies to better police supplies of codeine-based...

Indonesia considers national emergency over forest fires: VP 27 Oct 2015 - 01:53 pm

Kahayan bridge is seen through thick yellow haze in Palangkaraya, a city located in Indonesia's central Kalimantan. AFP By Randy Fabi and Kanupriya...

India, UN, US offer Pakistan help after quake 27 Oct 2015 - 01:22 pm

A man salvages his belongings from damaged home a day after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA Islamabad: The international community...

Taiwan military says China preparing for possible attack 27 Oct 2015 - 01:07 pm

Taipei: China is actively building up its armed forces and they would be strong enough by 2020 to launch an invasion of Taiwan,...

Rescuers hunt for survivors of massive Afghan-Pakistan quake 27 Oct 2015 - 12:54 pm

Rescuers pick their way in search of survivors after a massive quake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan. AFP Islamabad: Rescuers were Tuesday picking their...

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade 27 Oct 2015 - 12:36 pm

A file photo of rescued cattle at a cow shelter in Maharashtra. Reuters New Delhi / Mumbai: Rising tensions over eating beef in...

Beef taken off menu at Kerala House 27 Oct 2015 - 12:04 pm

Kerala House in New Delhi New Delhi: Kerala House, the state guest house in the capital, has removed beef curry from its menu...

Cross-border Afghan fire kills seven Pakistan soldiers: Military 27 Oct 2015 - 11:42 am

Islamabad: Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers Tuesday at a checkpoint in a troubled tribal area, the army said. "Seven...

Philippines says has "no capacity" to resettle asylum seekers 27 Oct 2015 - 11:30 am

Philippine President Benigno Aquino gestures as he answers a question during the Foreign Correspondent Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum in Manila on...

State asset sale programme "challenging": Jayant Sinha 27 Oct 2015 - 11:09 am

Minister of State for Finance Minister Jayant Sinha during an interview in New Delhi, India. Reuters Mumbai: India's plan to cut its stake...

Court refuses to quash sedition charges against Hardik 27 Oct 2015 - 11:03 am

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday turned down a petition to quash sedition charges against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik...

India, Africa can't be excluded from UN Security Council: Sushma 27 Oct 2015 - 10:46 am

South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (L) with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (R) during The India-Africa Summit in New Delhi on October...

No fireworks in Golden Temple this Diwali 27 Oct 2015 - 10:33 am

Amritsar: The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, in this city of Punjab will not be lit...

India aspires to grow faster, eyes Africa - Jaitley 27 Oct 2015 - 10:19 am

New Delhi: India wants its economy to grow much faster, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday, as Asia's third-largest economy eyes new...

Beating of 2 Cambodian lawmakers condemned 27 Oct 2015 - 10:12 am

Protesters gather in front of the house of Kem Sokha, vice president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party and deputy house president, during...

Death toll reaches 311 in quake-hit Pakistan, Afghanistan 27 Oct 2015 - 09:55 am

Pakistani elders sit next to rubble of houses following an earthquake in Lower Dir on October 27, 2015. AFP By Riaz Khan Peshawar,...

Taliban vow to help Afghanistan after deadly quake 27 Oct 2015 - 09:25 am

Kabul: The Taliban Tuesday urged charity organisations not to hold back in delivering aid to Afghan victims of a devastating earthquake, saying militants...