World / Asia

Two dead in clash on Tajik-Afghan border: border guards 06 Mar 2016 - 11:23 am

Dushanbe, Tajikistan: Tajik border guards killed an armed fighter who had crossed over from Afghanistan and lost an officer during a clash along...

China's Xi says won't allow Taiwan to be 'split' off again 06 Mar 2016 - 10:56 am

China's President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, March 5, 2016. Reuters/Jason Lee ...

Sri Lanka brings back war-time measures to fight gangs 06 Mar 2016 - 10:25 am

At least three people have been shot dead and many more wounded in Colombo in the past week in what police said was...

Gujarat on high alert amid fears of militant attack 06 Mar 2016 - 10:23 am

Gujarat highlighted in India Map Ahmedabad, India: India has rushed elite security forces to its western state of Gujarat after an intelligence report...

US moves to finalise F-16 deal with Pakistan 06 Mar 2016 - 10:02 am

A file photo of F-16 fighter jet. Reuters Islamabad: The US government has formally notified the intended sale of eight F-16 fighter jets...

Smriti Irani's car meets with accident on Yamuna Expressway 06 Mar 2016 - 09:44 am

File picture of Union HRD minister Smriti Irani. AFP New Delhi: It was a narrow escape for union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti...

Myanmar police make $30m drugs seizure 06 Mar 2016 - 09:37 am

Myanmar police stand beside seized drugs before they are destroyed during a ceremony in Yangon. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu) Yangon: Police in Myanmar seized...

Give women due representation in legislatures: President 06 Mar 2016 - 09:33 am

A file photo of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. AFP New Delhi: Linking the issue of women's empowerment with their numbers in parliament and...

Aden attack: Indian priest, nun still missing, Sushma assures all help 06 Mar 2016 - 09:28 am

Yemeni pro-government fighters guard outside an elderly care home after unidentified gunmen targeted the home in Aden, Yemen, 04 March 2016. EPA/STRINGER Thiruvananthapuram:...

Afghan retreat from key districts stokes instability fears 06 Mar 2016 - 09:21 am

Afghan security personnel patrol along a street in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province (AFP Photo/Noor Mohammad) Kandahar, Afghanistan: Overstretched Afghan forces...

Laos reports local transmission of Zika virus: WHO 05 Mar 2016 - 03:26 pm

A Cambodian health official holds up a bottle containing mosquitoes caught for testing in an effort to stem an outbreak of the Zika...

Taliban refuses to hold peace talks with Afghan govt 05 Mar 2016 - 03:19 pm

Kabul: The Taliban on Saturday refused to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Afghan government, reiterating their preconditions for holding dialogue, a statement...

Modi asks officials to speed-up housing, digital India schemes 05 Mar 2016 - 01:33 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while addressing the gathering during the launch of ''Digital India Week'' in New Delhi, India, July 1,...

Hong Kong police dismantle WWII bombs 05 Mar 2016 - 01:28 pm

Source: BBC video Hong Kong: Hong Kong police said Saturday they disposed of eight World War II explosives, after a hiker found the...

Project launched to paint Peshawar's walls 05 Mar 2016 - 01:17 pm

A student paints a wall of University Public School and College, Peshawar. — Photo by Shahbaz Butt / Dawn Islamabad: A project has...

Indian banks petition court for Vijay Mallya's arrest 05 Mar 2016 - 12:55 pm

File picture of former chairman of United Spirits Vijay Mallya. Reuters Bangalore, India: A group of Indian banks has petitioned a court seeking...

Police serve notice to Andhra minister's son for harassing woman 05 Mar 2016 - 12:09 pm

Hyderabad: Hyderabad police on Saturday served notice to son of a Andhra Pradesh minister for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Banajara Hills police...