World / Asia

“Violent terrorism” in China’s Xinjiang has dropped: Party official 08 Mar 2016 - 02:29 pm

File photo of paramilitary policemen standing on a truck as they travel past the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar during an anti-terrorism oath-taking rally...

Bangladesh's top court upholds Islamist tycoon's death sentence 08 Mar 2016 - 02:00 pm

Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Mir Quasem Ali waves as he enters a van at the International Crimes Tribunal court in Dhaka in this...

China says little to cheer in improved ties with "two-faced" Japan 08 Mar 2016 - 12:39 pm

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi gestures as he speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress, in Beijing,...

Jaitley withdraws provident fund tax proposal 08 Mar 2016 - 11:29 am

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Reuters New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government was withdrawing one of the much-resisted...

21 militants killed in NW Pakistan offensive: military 08 Mar 2016 - 11:23 am

Islamabad: Pakistan said Tuesday it has killed 21 militants in air strikes and ground operations that began overnight in a northwest border region...

Philippine court shakes up election race by allowing Poe to run 08 Mar 2016 - 11:19 am

Philippine Senator Grace Poe, daughter of late local movie actor Fernando Poe Jr, waves to her supporters during her proclamation rally inside the...

South Korea issues new sanctions against North, bans ships via North ports 08 Mar 2016 - 10:49 am

Lee Suk-joon, chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, holds a press conference at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, 08...

China's foreign minister says not looking to supplant US 08 Mar 2016 - 10:38 am

A file picture of China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Reuters BEIJING: China is not looking to supplant the United States or become another...

Saudi foreign minister arrives in India 08 Mar 2016 - 10:00 am

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir attends an interview in Riyadh, January 4, 2016. Reuters New Delhi: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al...

CBI questions staff of Kerjiwal's principal secretary 08 Mar 2016 - 09:51 am

AAP principal secretary Rajendra Kumar New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday called the staff of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra...

Girl who complained of molestation set on fire in Aligarh 08 Mar 2016 - 09:46 am

Lucknow: A Class 11 student was set on fire by family members of her harasser in Aligarh, police said on Tuesday. The severely...

Two injured as security force fire in Kashmir 08 Mar 2016 - 09:45 am

Srinagar: Two people were injured when security personnel opened fire at protesters in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday after being attacked...

Australia assures MH370 families they are not forgotten 08 Mar 2016 - 09:43 am

Many of the passengers on board MH370 were their family's primary breadwinners, leaving their families in straitened circumstances (AFP Photo/Fred Dufour) Sydney: Australia...

India tribunal halts $75 mn payout to liquor baron 07 Mar 2016 - 06:44 pm

Force India-Mercedes Team Principal Vijay Mallya watches the big screen during a practice session of Formula One's Indian Grand Prix, at the Buddh...

Blast kills 13 as Pakistani Taliban avenge executed Islamist 07 Mar 2016 - 04:23 pm

Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack that targeted the local court in Charsadda, Pakistan, 07 March 2016. (EPA) ...

With Rs10 lakh relief, I cannot even get my place cleaned: Rohtak mall owner 07 Mar 2016 - 02:26 pm

Shops and motorcycles burnt by protesters at Rohtak. Manoj Dhaka/ Hindustan Times By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak (Haryana): "I have got RTGS of Rs.10...

Two years on, questions still cloud future of Malaysia Airlines 07 Mar 2016 - 01:27 pm

Men watch Malaysia Airlines aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, in this picture taken March 2, 2016. REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS By...

Indonesian leader holds talks with Sudan's Bashir 07 Mar 2016 - 12:44 pm

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (L) welcomes Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir to the Extraordinary Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit on March 7, 2016...