World / Asia

Shiv Sena sacks partymen over ink attack on RTI activist 31 Oct 2015 - 11:22 am

Shiv Sainiks blacken the face of RTI activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti for exposing massive illegal construction activity Latur (Maharashtra): In a damage control exercise,...

Pro-whaling Japanese demonstrate against conservationists 31 Oct 2015 - 11:00 am

Pro-whaling demonstrators protest against Sea Shepherd in Japan Tokyo: Some 50 nationalists on Saturday staged a rally in the southern Japanese whaling town...

Gogoi slams intolerant government, Jaitley's remark on special status 31 Oct 2015 - 09:42 am

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday slammed what he called an intolerant central government and...

Building collapse kills 17 in central China: Reports 31 Oct 2015 - 09:31 am

Rescuers carry a victim onto a ambulance after a residential building collapsed in Wuyang county, Henan province, October 30, 2015. Reuters Shanghai: The...

China court jails religious 'cult' leader for life 31 Oct 2015 - 09:25 am

File photo of Wu Zeheng, head of the "Huazang Zongmen" sect Shanghai: A Chinese court has sentenced the leader of a religious sect...

Six children among 15 killed in Philippine market fire 31 Oct 2015 - 09:03 am

Manila: Fifteen people including six children perished on Saturday after they were trapped in a burning market in the southern Philippines, police said....

Wives keep Karva Chauth fast, luxuriously, for husbands 31 Oct 2015 - 08:55 am

Women look through sieves as they perform a ritual during the Hindu festival of Karva Chauth in Chandigarh, October 30, 2015. Reuters By...

Pakistani mother begs to be reunited with son stuck in India 31 Oct 2015 - 08:46 am

Pakistani mother, Razia Begum, displays a picture of her son, Mohammad Ramazan in Karachi on October 30, 2015. AFP Karachi: A Pakistani mother...

Tension in India due to provocation of minorities: Moody's 31 Oct 2015 - 08:29 am

Moody's has warned of a "possible increase in violence" that could affect the long-term growth of the country. Chennai: The belligerent provocation of...

Modi holds bilaterals with 41 visiting African leaders 31 Oct 2015 - 08:23 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Rwanda's counterpart Anastase Murekezi before their bilateral meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi...

Despite agreements, risks linger of U.S.-China naval mishaps 30 Oct 2015 - 05:20 pm

By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON: In 2013, a U.S. guided-missile ship veered sharply to avoid a Chinese navy vessel that tried to block its...

Pakistan's Imran Khan to divorce after just 10 months 30 Oct 2015 - 05:12 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani opposition leader and former playboy cricketer Imran Khan is to divorce for a second time, ending his marriage to a TV...

Akhilesh sacks eight ministers, strips nine of portfolios 30 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sacked eight cabinet ministers and withdrew portfolios...

Kerala House raid: Be careful in future, Minister tells police chief 30 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

People including polictical leaders eating beef fry in Kerala House. New Delhi: In the wake of a political furore over the 'raid' by...

'Are we not Pakistanis?' Quake survivors appeal for aid 29 Oct 2015 - 06:52 pm

Pakistani earthquake survivor Mir Wali, looks on among the rubble of his damaged house in Charun Avir village, some 65 km north of...

Italy hands over Peshawar school attack suspect to Pakistan 29 Oct 2015 - 02:41 pm

Islamabad: A key suspect in the Pakistani Taliban's deadliest attack on an army-run school was deported from Italy and handed over to the...

Allegations of Online blasphemy increase in Pakistan 29 Oct 2015 - 02:35 pm

Islamabad: Allegations of blasphemy related to online content have registered an increase in Pakistan, a media report said on Thursday. According to the...