World / Asia

Hong Kong leader pushes integration with China in policy speech 13 Jan 2016 - 12:31 pm

AFP/ File photo By Clare Baldwin and Donny Kwok HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader announced steps on Wednesday to boost integration with China,...

South Korean president defends landmark deal with Japan 13 Jan 2016 - 11:53 am

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, offers his hand to shake hands with South Korean President Park Geun-hye before their meeting at the...

Speeding car kills IAF officer, Mamata assures action 13 Jan 2016 - 11:20 am

Red Road in Kolkata was barricaded for the Republic Day parade rehearsal. Kolkata: An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer supervising the Republic Day...

US think tank launches Carnegie India 13 Jan 2016 - 11:01 am

By Arun Kumar Washington: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a leading US think tank, has announced the launch of its sixth international...

5.6 magnitude earthquake jolts northern Pakistan 13 Jan 2016 - 10:50 am

Islamabad: A 5.6 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan in early Wednesday, Pakistan Meteorological Department reported. The epicenter of the quake...

Six killed and 11 wounded as Afghan forces battle gunmen in Jalalabad 13 Jan 2016 - 10:24 am

By Rafiq Shirzad JALALABAD, Afghanistan: Afghan security forces exchanged fire with gunmen barricaded in a house near the Pakistan consulate in the eastern...

Search for missing Malaysian jet finds second 19th Century shipwreck 13 Jan 2016 - 10:02 am

SYDNEY: The search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane in the Indian Ocean has turned up the second centuries-old shipwreck but no sign...

4.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Myanmar 13 Jan 2016 - 09:59 am

Yangon: A minor earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit mountain region in southern Myanmar capital of Yangon. Myanmar Meteorological Center said...

South Korea fires warning shots at suspected drone near border: Media 13 Jan 2016 - 09:37 am

SEOUL: South Korea fired warning shots on Wednesday near an "unidentified flying object" over its border with North Korea, a military official told...

Ganges dam project stumbles on Indian flooding fears 13 Jan 2016 - 09:33 am

By Rafiqul Islam DHAKA: Bangladesh's plan to build a dam on the Ganges River to ease water shortages in its southwest coastal region...

Norwegian firm pulls out of $1.5 bln Nepal hydro project 13 Jan 2016 - 09:18 am

Statkraft power plant in Norway By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU: Norwegian energy giant Statkraft AS has withdrawn its plan to build a hydropower project...

Philippines files protest against China's test flights in disputed sea 13 Jan 2016 - 09:03 am

File photo for representation only. MANILA: The Philippines has filed a protest against China's test flights on an artificial island in the South...

At least 15 dead in southwest Pakistan blast: Police 13 Jan 2016 - 08:46 am

Quetta, Pakistan: At least 15 people were killed in a blast apparently targeting police outside a polio vaccination centre in the southwestern Pakistani...

Afghan forces battle gunmen after blast near Pakistani consulate 13 Jan 2016 - 08:45 am

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: Afghan security forces exchanged fire with gunmen barricaded in a house near the Pakistan consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad...

Bomb blast near polio eradication centre: Police official 13 Jan 2016 - 08:42 am

Quetta: Police officials confirmed a bomb blast kills 14 near polio eradication centre in Pakistan city of Quetta.

Jailed Indonesian firebrand cleric challenges conviction 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Cilacap, Indonesia: A jailed Indonesian firebrand cleric Tuesday challenged his conviction for funding a militant group in court, as a hundreds-strong crowd chanting...

North Korea faked missile test footage: US experts 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

By James Pearson SEOUL: Footage released last week by North Korea purporting to show the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) appears...

Afghanistan official says thinks Taliban interested in talks 12 Jan 2016 - 06:53 pm

Representative image KABUL: Afghanistan’s chief negotiator in peace talks that began in Pakistan this week said on Tuesday that he was hopeful Taliban...