World / Asia

Obama offers SE Asian allies military aid as China tensions rise 17 Nov 2015 - 01:39 pm

US President Barack Obama (C-behind) tours the BRP Gregario Del Pilar in Manila Harbor in Manila on November 17, 2015 after arriving earlier...

Abandoned as baby, senator front-runner for Philippine president 17 Nov 2015 - 01:18 pm

Front runner to be the next Philippine President Senator Grace Poe MANILA: A woman abandoned as a baby in a church consolidated her...

Philippines, Vietnam boost ties as China sea feuds fester 17 Nov 2015 - 12:30 pm

Philippine President Benigno Aquino speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 CEO Summit in Manila on November 16, 2015. AFP Manila: The...

11 killed, 100 injured as Pakistan train derails 17 Nov 2015 - 12:21 pm

Quetta: At least 20 people were killed and more than 100 hundred injured on Tuesday when a train derailed in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan...

US commitment to defend Philippines is 'ironclad': Obama 17 Nov 2015 - 11:22 am

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks after touring the Philippine Navy's BRP Gregorio Del Pilar at Manila Harbor in Manila, Philippines, November 17,...

Over a million migrants return to Bihar for Chhath 17 Nov 2015 - 10:26 am

Biharis return home to celebrate the biggest community celebration Patna: Bihar is witnessing the return of its natives in droves. A million migrants...

Fear among Afghans at highest level for a decade: Survey 17 Nov 2015 - 10:11 am

An Afghan man carries a bundle of firewood over his shoulder for use as fuel on the outskirts of Mazar-i- Sharif. AFP Kabul:...

Army, IAF deploy troops in south as floods kill dozens 17 Nov 2015 - 10:05 am

Men carry an elderly woman on a flooded street following heavy rain in Chennai on November 16, 2015. AFP Chennai: India has deployed...

Election winners, and losers, return to Myanmar parliament 16 Nov 2015 - 02:34 pm

National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends Myanmar's first parliament meeting after the November 8 general elections, at...

Continuous rain affects normal life in Chennai 16 Nov 2015 - 12:55 pm

A girl walks under an umbrella along a waterlogged street following heavy rain in Chennai. AFP Chennai: The continuing low pressure over the...

Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey passed away 16 Nov 2015 - 11:26 am

Saeed Jaffrey was renowned for his roles in movies like Gandhi, Masoom, Henna and Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Mumbai: Veteran Indian-born British actor...

Pakistani pilot faces charge under anti-terror law 16 Nov 2015 - 11:05 am

Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) A Pakistani pilot was charged under the anti-terrorism act for crashlanding his aircraft in Lahore, said a daily which...

Kashmir issue unfinished agenda, says Nawaz Sharif 16 Nov 2015 - 11:02 am

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Islamabad: Pakistan does not see Kashmir dispute as a geographical or border issue, but an unfinished agenda of...

Nepal's Oli urges India to lift economic blockade 16 Nov 2015 - 10:57 am

Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Kathmandu: Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has called on India to lift "unofficial blockade"...

Himachal Pradesh government trains over 5,000 women 16 Nov 2015 - 10:33 am

NRLM aims to reach out to poor families and help them come out of the poverty. Shimla: Over 5,000 poor women were trained...

India among least honest countries, shows research 16 Nov 2015 - 10:22 am

In a coin flip test, of participants from 15 countries, the four least honest countries were China, Japan, South Korea and India London:...

Annual wholesale inflation moves up to (-)3.81 percent 16 Nov 2015 - 10:13 am

Spike in prices of onions and pulses ensured the wholesale inflation move up to (-)3.81 percent New Delhi: India's annual rate of inflation,...

133,000 Indian students contribute $3.6 bn to US economy 16 Nov 2015 - 09:55 am

Students from India, the second sending country, contributed $3.6 billion to the US economy. By Arun Kumar Washington: With a whopping 29.4 percent...