World / Asia

Thai court grants rare suspended sentence over royal defamation 01 Oct 2015 - 05:22 pm

BANGKOK: A Thai court has handed a rare suspended jail term to a man convicted for royal defamation, his lawyer said Thursday, as...

Truckers' nationwide strike against toll hits goods supply 01 Oct 2015 - 05:05 pm

NEW DELHI: Supply of goods was affected in most parts of the country on Thursday as lakhs of trucks went off the roads...

Boycotting India an option: PCB chief 01 Oct 2015 - 05:01 pm

KOLKATA: In the backdrop of the uncertainty over a bilateral cricket series, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan on Thursday urged India...

Three women among 53 held for passing lewd comments 01 Oct 2015 - 04:56 pm

GURGAON: Three women were among 53 people arrested here for publicly passing lewd comments and making obscene gestures, police said on Thursday. The...

Afghan forces push into Kunduz city captured by Taliban 01 Oct 2015 - 04:52 pm

KUNDUZ: Afghan forces pushed into the centre of Kunduz Thursday, triggering pitched gunfights as they sought to flush out Taliban insurgents who held...

Unification with China not on agenda: Taiwan president 01 Oct 2015 - 12:19 pm

By Jean Yoon and J R Wu TAIPEI: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (pictured) said on Thursday the island was not ready to discuss...

Pakistan's PM proposes demilitarisation of disputed Kashmir 01 Oct 2015 - 11:30 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has proposed a new peace initiative with India centred around the demilitarisation of the disputed territory of...

South Korea Urges North Korea to Stop Missile and Nuclear Programs 01 Oct 2015 - 11:23 am

Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged North Korea Thursday to immediately stop its missile and nuclear weapons programs amid fresh tensions on...

Thai government websites crash in 'symbolic act' by censorship critics: officials 01 Oct 2015 - 11:20 am

Bangkok: Several Thai government websites temporarily crashed due to a "symbolic act" by people against plans to introduce a single Internet gateway, officials...

Pakistan kills 25 militants in northwest: military 01 Oct 2015 - 10:58 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's military said it had killed 25 militants in air strikes along its restive border with Afghanistan on Thursday as part of...

S. Korea's state food agency launches app for halal eateries 01 Oct 2015 - 10:28 am

Seoul: South Korea's state-run food agency said it has launched a mobile application that provides details of local halal restaurants, in line with...

Magnitude 5.5 Quake Hits Sumatra 01 Oct 2015 - 10:19 am

Jakarta: A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale, today hit Sumatra Island in Indonesia. No casualties were reported from anywhere and...

Afghan forces retake control of Kunduz from Taliban 01 Oct 2015 - 09:03 am

Kabul: Afghan forces retook control of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday after a three-day Taliban occupation that dealt a stinging...

Nepali leader accuses India of blocking vital supplies 30 Sep 2015 - 03:51 pm

Chief of the ruling UML party, K.P.Oli speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence Balkot in Kathmandu on September 30, 2015....

Taj Mahal needs nine-year mud pack to tackle pollution 30 Sep 2015 - 10:20 am

NEW DELHI: The Taj Mahal will need nine years of mud packs to remove yellow stains from its white marble walls caused by...

NATO troops reach Kunduz to support Afghan forces 30 Sep 2015 - 10:00 am

Kabul: NATO special forces have reached Kunduz to bolster Afghan troops after the Taliban seized the strategic northern city, the military coalition said...

Devas wins $672 million for contract cancellation by ISRO arm 30 Sep 2015 - 09:55 am

Bengaluru: In a setback to India, an international arbitration court has awarded $672 million (Rs.4,434 crore) damages to Devas Multimedia Services Ltd for...