World / Asia

Efforts to revive Afghan peace talks continue in Pakistan 06 Feb 2016 - 10:08 am

An Afghan policeman stands guard at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this January 4, 2016 file photo. Reuters/Omar Sobhani ...

INSIGHT: Unpaid and angry, some Chinese workers ditch holidays to protest 06 Feb 2016 - 09:28 am

Migrant workers at the offices of a subcontractor company at the construction site of Zixia Garden development complex in Qianan, Tangshan City, Hebei...

Five dead after powerful Taiwan quake fells buildings 06 Feb 2016 - 09:26 am

Rescuers battle against smoke from a fire as they search for survivors on the ruins of a collapsed building following a 6.4 magnitude...

As Myanmar powerbrokers talk, could Suu Kyi emerge as president? 06 Feb 2016 - 09:09 am

Myanmar's National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves after she attended as an observer for opening of the new upper...

Bhutan's royal couple announce birth of baby prince 06 Feb 2016 - 09:01 am

A handout photograph released by The Royal Office for Media Bhutan on January 5, 2016, King Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema...

India bus crash kills at least 37: official 05 Feb 2016 - 06:15 pm

File photo of Indian rescue officials and bystanders gather around the wreckage of a bus after it fell from a bridge at Khed,...

North Korea begins fuelling rocket: report 05 Feb 2016 - 06:05 pm

North Korea's planned rocket launch is aimed at developing an inter-continental ballistic missile capable of striking the US mainland, according to South Korea....

Pakistan airline strike grounds passengers across country 05 Feb 2016 - 06:00 pm

Employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) shout slogans as security personnel watch their gathering outside Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad on February...

Indian trucks cross freely into Nepal for first time in four months 05 Feb 2016 - 04:41 pm

Protesters stand near burning tyres as they gather to block the highway connecting Nepal and India, during a general strike called by Madhesi...

Volcano in southern Japan erupts: weather agency 05 Feb 2016 - 04:28 pm

In this image taken from a surveillance camera observed from Kusasenri and released by Japan Meteorological Agency, a column of black smoke rises...

In Indonesia, an experiment with bacteria to tackle Zika 05 Feb 2016 - 04:24 pm

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. By Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor YOGYAKARTA/JAKARTA, Indonesia: A...

Thieving monkey bound and caged in India's Mumbai 05 Feb 2016 - 04:20 pm

Raju, a monkey, is seen chained to a wooden log on a thatched roof at Banetha village, located in the northwestern state of...

Two Indian police suspended over Tanzanian student attack 05 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Protests over the mob attack on a Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru Bangalore, India: Indian authorities suspended two policemen and made four more arrests...

India gathers navies in show of maritime might 04 Feb 2016 - 05:26 pm

Indian Navy commandos rehearse at the International Fleet review. PHOTO: NDTV New Delhi: India kicked off a major display of maritime might Thursday,...

Sri Lanka takes 'giant step' toward unity with Tamil anthem 04 Feb 2016 - 05:20 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's war-battered minority Tamils welcomed the national anthem being sung in their language at Independence Day celebrations on Thursday for the...

Pakistan to receive $497mn tranche of IMF loan: officials 04 Feb 2016 - 05:08 pm

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it would release the latest instalment worth $497 million of a three-year economic bailout package to...

Afghanistan's Abdullah expects talks with Taliban in months 04 Feb 2016 - 04:29 pm

Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2016. REUTERS BY PARITOSH BANSAL AND...