World / Asia

Raj Kapoor's birthplace in Pakistan partially demolished 17 Jan 2016 - 12:35 pm

File picture of Kapoor Haveli in Pakistan that has been partially demolished Peshawar: The birthplace of Bollywood legend Raj Kapoor has been partially...

Indonesia quake injures eight, damages houses: Govt 17 Jan 2016 - 11:43 am

Jakarta: Eight people were hurt and about 120 houses damaged when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook remote eastern Indonesia on Sunday, a government official...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi bemoans youth 'wasting time' online 17 Jan 2016 - 11:31 am

File picture of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Yangon: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, who was forced to spend years of solitude under...

Suicide bomb attack kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan: Officials 17 Jan 2016 - 10:19 am

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: At least 11 people have been killed and 13 injured after a suicide bomber struck the home of a local politican...

After vote, China tells Taiwan to abandon independence "hallucination" 17 Jan 2016 - 10:12 am

An emotional Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen thanks her supporters after election victory at party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan...

Kobe marks 21 years since killer quake 17 Jan 2016 - 09:55 am

Candles indicating 'Future 1.17' during a memorial service to mark the 21st anniversary of the 'Great Hanshin Earthquake' at a park in Kobe,...

Modi extends tax sops, funding, self-certification for start-ups 17 Jan 2016 - 09:20 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an event to launch an initiative to bolster start-ups in New Delhi on January 16, 2016. AFP ...

YSRCP MP held for slapping Air India official 17 Jan 2016 - 09:16 am

YSR Congress Party MP Mithun Reddy Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh police have arrested YSR Congress Party MP Mithun Reddy and his aide for allegedly...

Jakarta attack toll rises to 8: police 17 Jan 2016 - 08:45 am

Indonesia residents hold banners reading 'Pray for Jakarta' as they gather at the site of the 14 January terrorist attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia,...

China's 'Polar Bear' man lays down ice bath challenge 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Handan, China: Buried waist deep in ice for more than an hour wearing nothing but a pair of swimming shorts, the man known...

Beijing warning as Taiwan's Tsai wins presidency 17 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Taipei: Taiwan's China-sceptic main opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory to become the island's first female president Saturday, eliciting a warning...

Taiwan’s Tsai, growing up, says never thought of becoming president 16 Jan 2016 - 06:17 pm

By J.R. Wu TAIPEI: Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen, more don than politician and twice defeated at the polls before Saturday’s success, will need...

Jailed Maldives ex-president to seek surgery in UK: govt 16 Jan 2016 - 05:23 pm

Mohamed Nasheed Malé, Maldives: The Maldives' opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, who is serving a 13-year jail term following a controversial trial, has been...

Taiwan opposition win could strain China ties 16 Jan 2016 - 05:05 pm

Supporters of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen react to preliminary election results at their party headquarters in Taipei,...

Taiwan's new leader disappears from Chinese social network 16 Jan 2016 - 05:01 pm

Beijing: Freshly elected Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen disappeared from China's most popular social network on Saturday, with censors working swiftly to block any...

US congratulates Tsai on Taiwan vote win 16 Jan 2016 - 04:55 pm

John Kirby Washington: The United States congratulated Taiwan's first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, on her election victory Saturday and praised her predecessor for...

Man accused of financing Jakarta attacks with IS funds arrested 16 Jan 2016 - 03:43 pm

Head of Health and Medical Unit of Jakarta Regional Police Musyafak (R) holds a photo picturing terror suspect Sunakim during a press conference...

Taiwan opposition leader Tsai wins presidential vote 16 Jan 2016 - 02:28 pm

Chairwoman of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen casts her vote in a school in New Taipei City,...