World / Asia

Nine dead as Philippine troops clash with kidnappers 30 Dec 2015 - 05:26 pm

Philippine soldiers wave as they head to the mountains on the island of Jolo, southern Philippines, on Oct. 17, 2014. A Philippine military...

India mobile subscribers rise to more than 1 billion 30 Dec 2015 - 05:18 pm

MUMBAI: India’s mobile phone subscriber base peaked to more than 1 billion users for the first time, data released by the telecom regulator...

Pakistan jails Saudi mission attacker for 14 years 30 Dec 2015 - 04:14 pm

A file photo showing shattered window of a car by bullets in which a Saudi diplomat was travelling in, in Karachi, May 16,...

China blames weather for ship disaster, captain may be prosecuted 30 Dec 2015 - 02:06 pm

The Easter Star cruise ship being held in place by cranes as it was turned over in Yangtze River BEIJING: A formal inquiry...

Navy test-fires long range surface-to-air missile developed with Israel 30 Dec 2015 - 01:05 pm

An undated handout photograph released by the Indian Ministry of Defence on 30 December 2015, shows a Barak-8 Long-Range Surface-to-Air missile (LR-SAM), taking...

Kashmiri separatist Masrat Alam re-arrested 30 Dec 2015 - 11:40 am

File photo of Jammu separatist leader Masrat Alam. Reuters Jammu: Separatist leader Masrat Alam was re-arrested outside Kot Bhalwal Jail here late Tuesday...

Eight survivors found after Chinese mine cave-in 30 Dec 2015 - 10:53 am

File picture of a victims rescued from the Chinese gypsum mine last week. Beijing: Eight people were found alive in a Chinese gypsum...

Shimla may adopt Delhi's odd-even vehicle scheme 30 Dec 2015 - 10:34 am

Shimla: Taking a cue from Delhi, the Shimla authorities are contemplating implementing odd-even vehicle number scheme to regulate traffic and check pollution, an...

KBC contestant gets threat for fighting human trafficking in Bihar 30 Dec 2015 - 10:26 am

Fatima Khatoon on the sets of KBC, with Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji and KBC host Amitabh Bachchan Patna: An unidentified man has threatened...

Earthquake hits Malaysian district of Sabah 30 Dec 2015 - 10:18 am

Kuala Lumpur: A weak earthquake, measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale, struck the Malaysian Ranau district of Sabah on Wednesday, according to the...

66 enforcement teams to be deployed for odd-even plan: Government 30 Dec 2015 - 10:17 am

File photo for representation only. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that 66 enforcement teams would be deployed across the city...

China's Xi warns Communist colleagues over relatives 30 Dec 2015 - 10:14 am

Beijing: China's Communist chief Xi Beijing: China's Communist chief Xi told top officials in the ruling party to closely watch their families, state...

Assam CM announces subsidised milk for BPL kids 30 Dec 2015 - 10:12 am

File picture of Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Guwahati: With an eye on next year's assembly elections, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on...

No junior-level interviews in central government, PSUs from January 1 30 Dec 2015 - 10:08 am

New Delhi: There will be no more interviews for selection in junior level posts and non-gazetted posts of the central government from January...

Madhya Pradesh bans commercial vehicles older than 15 years 30 Dec 2015 - 09:50 am

Image for representation only Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to disallow commercial vehicles older than 15 years to run on roads...

Taiwan, China launch hotline after historic summit 30 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Taipei: The first hotline between China and Taiwan was launched Wednesday, in a move designed to build ties between the two sides following...

Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary wins Jnanpith Award 30 Dec 2015 - 09:47 am

File image of Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary New Delhi: Noted Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award for...

Tell parents to follow odd-even scheme, Kejriwal to children 30 Dec 2015 - 09:43 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Reuters New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged school children to ask their parents to...