World / Asia

United Naga Council demands President's rule in Manipur 20 Dec 2016 - 11:25 pm

New Delhi: The United Naga Council, which represents the Nagas living in Manipur, met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here yesterday and demanded that...

Call for action against terror groups 20 Dec 2016 - 11:25 pm

Beijing: In an apparent reference to Pakistan, India has renewed its demand for international action against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror...

India and Kyrgyzstan to fight terrorism together 20 Dec 2016 - 11:13 pm

New Delhi: India and Kyrgyzstan yesterday pledged to work together to prevent youths from falling prey to the common challenges of terrorism, extremism...

Politics shifts to Sindh as Zardari ends self-exile 20 Dec 2016 - 10:32 pm

Islamabad: With the possible return of former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to the country on December 23, ending his self-exile in what...

Refugee held on suspicion of planning attack 20 Dec 2016 - 10:32 pm

Vienna: Austria has arrested a 25-year-old asylum seeker from Morocco on suspicion of planning an attack during the holiday season in the city...

Aid partnership with Australia signed 20 Dec 2016 - 10:29 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan and Australia signed yesterday an aid partnership programme in an effort to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and enhance stability in Pakistan....

US confirms death of two Qaeda leaders 20 Dec 2016 - 10:29 pm

A US strike against a senior Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan in October also killed two other senior operatives, the Pentagon said. The...

China denies anti-CPEC propaganda 20 Dec 2016 - 10:29 pm

Islamabad: Chinese embassy officials are finally pushing back at the critics of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan as a senior diplomat...

Mother charged for punching toddler 20 Dec 2016 - 10:27 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Police yesterday filed a criminal case against a mother seen in a video punching and slapping her her 18-month-old son....

BJP sweeps Chandigarh civic body polls 20 Dec 2016 - 10:25 pm

Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday swept the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections by winning 20 of the 26 seats, thus retaining its...

Akhilesh Yadav inaugurates 910 projects in a day 20 Dec 2016 - 10:22 pm

Lucknow: With assembly polls likely to be announced any time now, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav went on a ribbon cutting spree...

Beijing offers Manila $14m arms package 20 Dec 2016 - 10:21 pm

Manila: China has offered the Philippines guns and equipment worth $14m to wage its war on drugs and combat terrorism, Manila's defence minister...

MH370 'unlikely' in search area 20 Dec 2016 - 10:19 pm

Missing Malaysia flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean but could be further north,...

Hong Kong confirms first bird flu case 20 Dec 2016 - 10:19 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities have confirmed the first human bird flu infection for this season after an elderly man who had recently...

Japan culls 122,000 more birds 20 Dec 2016 - 10:19 pm

Tokyo: Japan began killing about 122,000 farm birds yesterday to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, officials said....

4 Filipinos feared kidnapped 20 Dec 2016 - 10:16 pm

Manila: The Philippine military said Abu Sayyaf militants are suspected of kidnapping four Filipino fishermen in the latest such attack by the ransom-seeking...

Tourists paraded in Indonesia's 'walk of shame' 20 Dec 2016 - 10:16 pm

Two Australian tourists accused of stealing a bicycle have been forced to take a "walk of shame" through an Indonesian island with signs...

Government floats trilingual Haj website to streamline process 20 Dec 2016 - 10:14 pm

Mumbai: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi yesterday launched a new trilingual website that would provide all information related...