World / Asia

Indian Mig-21Fighter crashes in Jammu and Kashmir 24 Aug 2015 - 06:20 pm

An Indian Army soldier stands guard while Kashmiri people watch near the site of Indian Air Force Mig-21 aircraft crash, in Soibugh area,...

Jains protest right to fast until death 24 Aug 2015 - 06:12 pm

JAIPUR: Thousands of members of the JAIPUR: Thousands of members of the Hundreds of Jain community members tonsured their heads in several cities...

UN tribunal orders India to halt trial against Italian marines 24 Aug 2015 - 05:59 pm

Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone In an Indian court (File photo) BERLIN: A UN tribunal on Monday ordered India to halt court proceedings...

Dozens arrested in Nepal anti-charter protest 24 Aug 2015 - 12:39 pm

Nepalese pedestrians walks past closed shops during a strike called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) demanding secularism in the new...

Afghan militants kill soldiers, get eliminated 24 Aug 2015 - 12:01 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said militants firing from Afghan territory killed four of its soldiers along the border yesterday, as tensions continue to rise between...

Thai technology limits on bomber search: Cops 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

People ride past a digital billboard showing a sketch of the main suspect during last Monday’s attack on Erawan shrine, in Bangkok, yesterday. ...

East China plant blaze kills one, hurts nine 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Beijing: An explosion at a chemical plant in east China late Saturday killed one person and injured nine people with 150 firefighters battling...

ESA in Odisha to check prices 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Congress party workers stage a protest against soaring price of onions, in Bhopal, yesterday. Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government yesterday asked district collectors to...

Left accuses Jaitley of cosying up to Mamata 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Kolkata: Taking strong exception to union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley taking a dig at West Bengal's erstwhile Left Front government, the CPI-M yesterday...

Six NDRF teams rushed to Assam’s flood-hit areas 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Villagers ferry sheep on a banana raft to a safer place at flood affected Buraburi village, in the Morigaon district of north eastern...

Floods washed out crops worth $.85bn 24 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Karachi: The ready to harvest major and minor crops, including cotton, paddy, chilly and vegetables worth almost Rs85bn ($0.85bn) have been completely washed...

North, South Korea on alert amid talks in bid to end standoff 23 Aug 2015 - 06:41 pm

BY JU-MIN PARK AND JACK KIM BY JU-MIN PARK AND JACK KIM A South Korean army's Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) (R) is...

Typhoon Goni ravages Philippines, heads towards Japan 23 Aug 2015 - 12:06 pm

Residents wade across floodwaters caused by Typhoon Goni in Bacnotan, La Union, in northern Philippines on August 22, 2015. MANILA: A weakened Typhoon...

India, Pakistan parleys must go on: Shabir Shah 23 Aug 2015 - 12:26 am

Senior Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah shouts pro-freedom slogans prior to his departure in New Delhi for talks with Pakistan's National Security Adviser...

Talks with Pakistan called off 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj speaks during a press conference in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi/Islamabad: After going through several now-on, now-off...

North, South Korea in talks to ease tension 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A photograph made available by the South Korean Air Force shows Korean and US fighter jets flying over South Korea yesterday, in a...

China has reclaimed more land in South China Sea: Pentagon 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new...

Death toll rises to 10 as typhoon Goni batters north Philippines 23 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Manila: Ten people were killed while thousands fled to higher ground as powerful typhoon Goni brought torrential rains to the northern Philippines, triggering...