World / Asia

Modi pledges Indian manned space mission, healthcare scheme 15 Aug 2018 - 01:35 pm

New Delhi, India will send a manned mission to space by 2022 and introduce health insurance for half a billion of its citizens,...

Stolen 12th century Indian Buddha statue found in London 15 Aug 2018 - 12:50 pm

London, A 12th century bronze Buddha statue stolen from an Indian museum 57 years ago has surfaced in London and is now being...

Walk in the woods: Japan toddler missing for 3 days found alive 15 Aug 2018 - 12:34 pm

Tokyo, A two-year-old boy who went missing in woods in western Japan has been found unharmed after three days alone, apparently surviving on...

Hong Kong independence activist attacks Beijing at press club talk 15 Aug 2018 - 04:37 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan attacked China as an empire trying to "annex" and "destroy" the city in a no-holds...

Rahul's remark disrespectful to majority community: BJP 15 Aug 2018 - 03:52 am

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday hit out at Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his remark that he does not believe in any...

Blacklisted Australian rights activist leaves Philippines 14 Aug 2018 - 12:21 pm

Manila, An Australian professor left the Philippines on Tuesday, nearly a week after being barred entry and placed in limbo at an airport...

Hero dog saves Indian family in flood-hit Kerala 13 Aug 2018 - 07:28 pm

New Delhi: A family in the flood-ravaged Indian state of Kerala narrowly escaped death after their pet dog woke them up moments before...

India: Monsoon season claims 774 lives 13 Aug 2018 - 07:28 pm

ANKARA: At least 774 have been killed during India's monsoon season due to heavy rain and floods, according to state officials. Some 245...

Fire hits Myanmar hospital, patients evacuated on stretchers 13 Aug 2018 - 06:03 pm

YANGON: A fire broke out in a hospital in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon late on Monday, forcing staff to evacuate patients on...

120 Afghan forces, civilians killed in battle with Taliban 13 Aug 2018 - 02:57 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Four days of ferocious fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban over a key provincial capital has claimed the lives of...

16 feared dead in helicopter 'hard landing' in Tajikistan: govt 13 Aug 2018 - 10:38 am

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Up to 16 people, including 13 climbers and 3 helicopter crew, are unaccounted for after a "hard landing" in the mountains...

Koreas to hold Pyongyang summit in September 13 Aug 2018 - 10:19 am

Seoul, North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold a summit in Pyongyang in September after high-level talks in the Demilitarized Zone that...

Indonesia quake death toll tops 400 as more bodies recovered 13 Aug 2018 - 10:04 am

Jakarta, The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said Monday, as bodies were still...

Indian PM Modi confident of bigger win in 2019 elections-Times of India 12 Aug 2018 - 11:13 am

MUMBAI, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would be re-elected with an even bigger majority in parliament in 2019, dismissing opposition attempts...

Thai child bride returns from Malaysia after outcry 11 Aug 2018 - 10:19 am

Bangkok, An 11-year-old child bride returned to Thailand this week after widespread outcry over her marriage to a Malaysian man 30 years her...

South Korea firms caught importing coal, iron from North: Seoul 10 Aug 2018 - 11:58 pm

Seoul: Three South Korean firms were caught importing coal and iron from the North last year, Seoul said Friday, in an apparent violation...

Why did Bangladesh arrest Shahidul Alam? 10 Aug 2018 - 11:58 pm

The recent arrest of award-winning photographer Shahidul Alam raised important questions about human rights, freedom of expression and the role urban elite should...