World / Asia

Philippines searches for 18 crewmen of ship sunk by typhoon 27 Dec 2016 - 11:37 am

MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine coast guard has pressed the search for 18 missing Filipino crewmen from a cargo ship that sank at the...

2016: Top 10 fake news forwards that Indians (almost) believed 27 Dec 2016 - 11:04 am

From currency to salt-very little escaped the reach of fake or fabricated news in 2016. Rumours spread from WhatsApp and other social media...

Myanmar newspaper sued for defamation apologizes 27 Dec 2016 - 10:20 am

YANGON, Myanmar: A leading local newspaper in Myanmar and its chief executive officer have apologized to a senior government official over an opinion...

Indian state orders poultry cull after bird flu outbreak 27 Dec 2016 - 10:08 am

BHUBANESWAR, India: An eastern Indian state ordered the cull of more than 2,500 chickens and other poultry after four dead crows and three...

Seven missing after freak rains drench Australia's outback 27 Dec 2016 - 08:50 am

MELBOURNE: Unusual torrential rain in Australia's outback turned the Uluru monolith into a series of cascading waterfalls and triggered flash floods, and seven...

Cambodian court convicts exiled opposition leader 27 Dec 2016 - 08:33 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday over a post on his Facebook page,...

Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' Christmas typhoon 27 Dec 2016 - 08:30 am

Manila: At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the government...

Toxic liquor kills 21 in Pakistan: police 27 Dec 2016 - 08:29 am

Islamabad: Twenty-one people, mostly Christians, were killed and dozens more affected after consuming toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in central Pakistan, police said...

Indian passenger plane skids off runway, injuring 15 27 Dec 2016 - 08:26 am

New Delhi: An Indian plane carrying 161 passengers and crew skidded off the runway at Goa airport early Tuesday, injuring 15 people. The...

Japan and US agree to limit worker immunity 26 Dec 2016 - 10:17 pm

Tokyo: Japan and the US have agreed in principle on guidelines for limiting immunity from Japanese prosecution for civilian workers at American military...

2004 tsunami: 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand 26 Dec 2016 - 10:03 pm

Bangkok: At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said yesterday....

Tens of thousands flee Christmas Day typhoon in Philippines 26 Dec 2016 - 09:57 pm

A powerful typhoon has killed at least four people in the Philippines before passing over the capital, Manila. Typhoon Nock-Ten, known locally as...

Cop dead in Afghan car bomb blast 26 Dec 2016 - 09:51 pm

Kabul: An Afghan official says that at least one police officer has been killed after a car bomb exploded near the convoy of...

Fog in Lahore 26 Dec 2016 - 09:51 pm

Park's aide apologises over scandal 26 Dec 2016 - 09:47 pm

Seoul: The detained friend of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye, at the centre of a corruption scandal engulfing Park's administration, said she...

Hundreds pay homage to 2004 tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu 26 Dec 2016 - 09:39 pm

Chennai: Hundreds of people living in Tamil Nadu's coastal districts on Monday paid homage to those who were swallowed by the 2004 tsunami...

Ex-IAF chief Tyagi gets bail in AgustaWestland case 26 Dec 2016 - 09:37 pm

New Delhi: Former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi, arrested earlier this month on the charges of receiving kickbacks in the multi-million-dollar...

Modi divides country between rich and poor: Rahul 26 Dec 2016 - 09:36 pm

Baran, Rajasthan: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi yesterday again criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the demonetisation issue and said he had divided...