World / Asia

PIA flights cancelled due to strike 03 Feb 2016 - 09:42 am

Islamabad: All domestic and international flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were cancelled on Wednesday as the employees' strike to protest the carrier's...

IIT-Bombay develops satellite-based fog monitoring system 03 Feb 2016 - 09:34 am

By KS Jayaraman Bengaluru: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) have developed a satellite-based fog monitoring system with the ultimate goal...

S. Korea urges North to drop rocket launch plan 03 Feb 2016 - 08:37 am

Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday urged Pyongyang to drop an imminent rocket launch, warning it would pay dearly if it went ahead with...

N. Korea confirms imminent satellite launch 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

North Korea's last satellite in 2012 triggered global outrage and UN condemnation (AFP) Seoul: North Korea confirmed Tuesday it was planning an imminent...

US threatens 'tough' UN sanctions over NKorea satellite launch 03 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Daniel Russel Washington: The United States threatened North Korea Tuesday with "tough" UN Security Council sanctions if it goes through with a planned...

5.8-magnitude quake felt in Taiwan 02 Feb 2016 - 06:51 pm

Taipei: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the northeast of Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage...

More girls taking up football in Pakistan through Generation Amazing programme 02 Feb 2016 - 05:07 pm

While historically there have been numerous cultural and lifestyle barriers to girls taking part in football and other sport-related activities in Pakistan, the...

Pakistan's greatest fiction writer Intizar Hussain dies at 92 02 Feb 2016 - 05:01 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistani author Intizar Hussain, widely recognised as one of the greatest Urdu writers in history, died on Tuesday aged 92 in...

Two more sentenced to death for Bangladesh war crimes 02 Feb 2016 - 03:29 pm

Bangladeshi policemen escort Obaidul Haque Taher, third from left, after he was sentenced to death for his involvement in killing, kidnapping and looting...

After IM, Bhatkal now becomes new recruiting ground for IS 02 Feb 2016 - 02:07 pm

By Rajnish Singh New Delhi: Once known in intelligence cirlces as the breeding ground of the homegrown Indian Mujahideen (IM) terror outfit, Karnataka's...

Thai health ministry says don't panic over Zika virus 02 Feb 2016 - 01:22 pm

Health ministry personnel fumigate against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of the dengue, Chikungunya and Zika viruses in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on February 1,...

One dead, several injured in clashes at Karachi airport 02 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

People carry a man who was injured during an anti-government protest in Karachi, Pakistan, 02 February 2016. Karachi: A Pakistan International Airlines employee...

China’s nuclear envoy in North Korea amid sanctions push: KCNA 02 Feb 2016 - 12:42 pm

China's nuclear envoy Wu Dawei (L) talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (R) during their meeting at the foreign ministry in...

US airstrikes kill 29 militants in Afghanistan 02 Feb 2016 - 11:21 am

Afghanistan map with Nangarhar highlighted Kabul: At least 29 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed after US-led coalition forces carried out airstrikes in...

'Nearly 100,000' Chinese new year travellers stranded 02 Feb 2016 - 10:56 am

Passengers wait to enter a railway station after bad weather delays trains in southern China in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, February 1, 2016. Reuters/China ...

DCW summons to Delhi Police on 'crucial data' 02 Feb 2016 - 10:47 am

Delhi Commission for Women has requested for data on crime against women in the capital from Delhi Police. New Delhi: The DCW has...

Defence park approved for Kerala 02 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

Thiruvanathapuram: The proposal for setting up a Rs.231 crore defence components park in Kerala's Palakkad district, an official said on Tuesday. The Kerala...