World / Asia

Government seeks report from China mission on detained Indian 19 Mar 2016 - 11:31 am

New Delhi: The government has sought a report from the Indian embassy in Beijing regarding an Indian national who was detained in the...

Parties struggle with candidate lists for Kerala polls 19 Mar 2016 - 10:57 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Even a fortnight after the dates of Kerala assembly elections were notified, neither traditional rivals, LDF and UDF, nor BJP-led National Democratic...

Myanmar's ethnic rebels pin hope on new civilian president 19 Mar 2016 - 10:21 am

Yangon: An ethnic rebel group locked in conflict with Myanmar's military is eager to broker peace with the new civilian president, a spokesman...

Rights groups slam China over missing journalist 19 Mar 2016 - 09:30 am

Hong Kong: Rights groups have condemned China after a Beijing-based journalist went missing, linking his disappearance to an unusual open letter calling for...

Kazakh ruling party faces no opposition in election, but questions remain 19 Mar 2016 - 09:14 am

A family walks past an election poster of ruling Nur Otan party depicting Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev ahead of the snap parliamentary election...

Red Cross sounds alarm on rising casualties in “ignored” Afghanistan 19 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

An Afghan health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign on the outskirts of Jalalabad on March 16,...

Indian politician arrested over horse attack 18 Mar 2016 - 04:06 pm

Police said Ganesh Joshi, from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was remanded in custody for two weeks on charges of cruelty to...

US sees new Chinese activity around South China Sea shoal 18 Mar 2016 - 03:25 pm

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in...

China mine workers detained after wages protest: locals 18 Mar 2016 - 03:11 pm

A scene near a collapsed colliery which killed 11 trapped miners in China, January 7, 2016, Reuters Beijing: Chinese authorities have detained miners...

Activists raise concerns over Indonesia’s proposed anti-terrorism law 18 Mar 2016 - 01:39 pm

Muslims pray during Friday prayers at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Garry Lotulung By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA: Rights activists on...

Facebook CEO enjoys smoggy Beijing run ahead of forum 18 Mar 2016 - 01:33 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a mask-free jog through Beijing's Tiananmen Square on March 18, smiling through thick smog as he seeks greater...

Musharraf leaves Pakistan after travel ban lifted 18 Mar 2016 - 12:46 pm

Pervez Musharraf gestures during a news conference in Islamabad in this November 11, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood Karachi: Pakistan's former military ruler...

Taiwan “needs to protect its space” after China renews ties with Gambia 18 Mar 2016 - 12:40 pm

Taiwan president-elect Tsai Ing-wen attends an event in New Taipei City, Taiwan, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TAIPEI: Taiwan needs to protect its...

Seoul condemns updates Japanese textbooks 18 Mar 2016 - 12:34 pm

South Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck announces a statement protesting Japan's authorization of new high school history textbooks at a ministry building...

Exiled Tibetans to elect leader to sustain Dalai Lama legacy 18 Mar 2016 - 12:08 pm

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama pauses as he delivers the Jangchup Lamrim teachings at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe in Karnataka,...