World / Asia

Japan marks 5th anniversary of quake, tsunami disaster with moment of silence 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A little girl looks at candle lanterns, during a memorial ceremony for tsunami victims at the tsunami-devastated city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern...

Opinion: North Korea is a nuclear power. Here’s why the world just has to live with it. 12 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

A North Korean long-range rocket is launched into the air at the Sohae rocket launch site in this photo released by Kyodo Feb...

Myanmar military chooses hardliner to work with Suu Kyi’s proxy president 11 Mar 2016 - 06:57 pm

A picture made available on 11 March 2016 shows Myint Swe, who was nominated as vice-president Myanmar military, delivers a speech during Union...

India, Middle East countries in talks on oil-for-food scheme 11 Mar 2016 - 06:43 pm

Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told reporters the idea was still fluid, but New Delhi had held preliminary conversations with the United Arab...

Water leak forces shutdown of Indian nuke plant; no danger 11 Mar 2016 - 06:30 pm

This representative image shows a view of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India Wikipedia NEW DELHI: A water leak forced the shutdown of...

Beijing defends itself on rights 'with Chinese characteristics' 11 Mar 2016 - 06:10 pm

China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei. AFP Beijing: Beijing defended itself Friday against criticism at the UN of its human rights record, saying...

Indian financial investigators summon debt-laden tycoon 11 Mar 2016 - 05:46 pm

Vijay Mallya watches the big screen during a practice session of Formula One's Indian Grand Prix, at the Buddh International circuit in Greater...

India, Bahrain agree on action to curb human trafficking, help victims 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

By Rina Chandran MUMBAI: India and Bahrain have agreed to take steps to curb human trafficking and cooperate more closely on the rescue...

China urges diplomats and U.N. to boycott Dalai Lama in Geneva 11 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

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

China slammed at UN over crackdown on activists, lawyers 10 Mar 2016 - 06:56 pm

Geneva: The United States and 11 other countries took China to task at the United Nations on Thursday over its human rights record...

Kanhaiya Kumar roughed up on JNU campus 10 Mar 2016 - 06:48 pm

Kanhaiya Kumar (file photo / Reuters) New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar was on Thursday roughed up by...

China gets go-ahead for contentious Sri Lanka port city 10 Mar 2016 - 04:52 pm

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the...

Suu Kyi nominates close aide for Myanmar president 10 Mar 2016 - 04:21 pm

Myanmar Pro Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives for her National League for Democracy (NLD) party meeting in the city development...

India vows to recover $1 bn from troubled Vijay Mallya 10 Mar 2016 - 12:41 pm

Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya speaks to the media during a news conference in Mumbai, India, in this November 15, 2011 file photo....

Blackbuck killings: Salman pleads not guilty 10 Mar 2016 - 12:22 pm

Bollywood actor Salman Khan leaves the airport in Jodphur on his way to a court to give a statement related to a poaching...

India unveils new licensing, pricing norms for hydrocarbons 10 Mar 2016 - 12:13 pm

Reliance Industries KG-D6's floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is seen off the Bay of Bengal. Reuters/Reliance Industries/Handout/Files New Delhi: Taking up...

Australia sends boat carrying Bangladeshis back to Indonesia 10 Mar 2016 - 09:21 am

Asylum seekers try to enter Australian water on rickety boats. Reuters Kupang, Indonesia: Six Bangladeshi migrants caught entering Australian waters by the country's...