World / Asia

Images suggest N. Korea may be preparing missile launch: report 28 Jan 2016 - 09:45 am

A North Korean soldier stands guard at the Sohae Satellite Launch Station in Dongchang-Ri on April 8, 2012 (AFP Photo/Pedro Ugarte) Tokyo: Satellite...

It's a deep-rooted conspiracy: Chandy on solar scam charge 28 Jan 2016 - 09:28 am

Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy Kozhikode (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday called the accusation against him in the solar panel...

Air India bomber released from Canadian prison 28 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Inderjit Singh Reyat Air India bomber Canada Ottawa: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person ever to be convicted in the 1985 Air India...

Simply not cricket: Pakistan man faces jail for flying India flag 27 Jan 2016 - 03:49 pm

Pakistani Rangers (in black) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in khaki) perform the flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border crossing, in...

India’s Jet Airways Kathmandu flight evacuated, second time this week 27 Jan 2016 - 02:53 pm

NEW DELHI: Passengers on a Kathmandu-bound aircraft of India’s Jet Airways were forced to evacuate minutes before take-off from New Delhi on Wednesday...

Indonesia evacuates hundreds of members of sect after clashes 27 Jan 2016 - 02:02 pm

In this photo taken on January 26, 2016, children of members of the Light of Nusantara Movement (Gafatar), who were relocated from their...

Thailand is top Asia-Pacific tourist stop thanks to Chinese 27 Jan 2016 - 01:24 pm

Chinese tourists receive massages at a beauty parlor in Bangkok Thailand September 25, 2015. Reuters/Jorge Silva By Miral Fahmy SINGAPORE: Chinese tourists can't...

Mumbai police take Twitter by storm with pun-filled tweets 27 Jan 2016 - 01:23 pm

Screen grab of Commission of Mumbai Police's twitter handle Mumbai: Mumbai's police force was late to Twitter, but it has made up for...

US slams Taiwan's Ma over disputed island visit 27 Jan 2016 - 11:46 am

A picture made available on 27 January 2016 shows Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaking at a forum in Taipei, Taiwan, 05 August 2014....

Malaysian police find more bodies of migrants from Indonesian boat 27 Jan 2016 - 11:32 am

The boat carrying illegal migrants capsized off the southern state of Johor KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said on Wednesday they had recovered five...

Outrage and new questions after Malaysia PM cleared in scandal 27 Jan 2016 - 10:40 am

Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's official explanation of the $681 million that ended up in Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal...

Meet India's bravehearts: Fear the last thing on their minds 27 Jan 2016 - 10:18 am

President of India Pranab Mukherjee with the winners of the National Bravery Awards-2015, at a function, in New Delhi on January 22, 2016....

UN chief welcomes Nepal constitutional amendments 27 Jan 2016 - 09:56 am

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Nepal parliament's vote to amend the constitution and hoped that the positive development...

Taiwan president Ma to visit disputed island for first time 27 Jan 2016 - 09:46 am

Taipei: Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou will visit a disputed island in the South China Sea on Thursday, his first trip to the self-claimed...

India calls for united action against extremist organisations in West Asia 27 Jan 2016 - 09:43 am

United Nations: India has called for united action against extremist and radicalized organisations operating in northern Iraq and Syria in order to stop...

Fit and fine, Pawar discharged from hospital 27 Jan 2016 - 09:39 am

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar Pune: Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar was discharged from a hospital here on Wednesday. Doctors said...

Women barred from going to Maharashtra Shani Temple, call it 'black day' 27 Jan 2016 - 09:30 am

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra): Women were on Tuesday barred by police from proceeding towards the famous Shani Shingnapur Temple here to offer prayers, as they...