World / Asia

Taliban acknowledge ties with Russia & Iran 31 Dec 2016 - 01:15 am

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban group has acknowledged its ties with Moscow and Tehran, projecting them as proof of their legitimacy and their supposed...

SP splits as Mulayam acts tough against son 31 Dec 2016 - 01:15 am

Lucknow: The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh split yesterday between party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son and Chief Minister...

Shimla's second hottest December in 100 years 31 Dec 2016 - 01:15 am

Shimla has recorded the warmest December in the past eight years and the second 'hottest' since 1918, a Met official said here yesterday....

2,900 wardens to control traffic on New Year eve 31 Dec 2016 - 01:13 am

Lahore: As many as 2,900 wardens would be deputed in different areas of the city to keep traffic flow smooth in Pakistani city...

China to build power line across Pakistan 31 Dec 2016 - 01:13 am

Islamabad: State Grid of China will help build a 4,000 MW power transmission line in Pakistan in a project valued at $1.5bn, Pakistan...

Toxic liquor death toll rises 31 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Islamabad: Thirty-nine people have now died after drinking home-made liquor mixed with aftershave on Christmas Eve in central Pakistan, officials said yesterday, including...

PPP will not hold anti-govt long march 31 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Islamabad: Unlike the early nineties when the late former prime minister and PPP chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, marched twice on Islamabad at the head...

Banned student activists protest US terror tag 31 Dec 2016 - 01:11 am

Islamabad: Dozens of activists from a student wing of the banned anti-India Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group have rallied in Islamabad to condemn a recent...

Nobel laureates urge UN to intervene in Myanmar crisis 31 Dec 2016 - 01:08 am

United Nations: More than a dozen Nobel laureates urged the United Nations to "end the human crisis" of Myanmar's Rohingya minority group, whose...

Philippines may relocate naval drills with US 31 Dec 2016 - 01:08 am

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked his defence minister to move joint naval exercises with the United States away from the disputed...

Myanmar to take back 2,415 Rohingyas 31 Dec 2016 - 01:07 am

Yangon: Myanmar said yesterday it will take back 2,415 citizens from Bangladesh, only a tiny fraction of the 300,000 people who Bangladesh says...

China urges US to block Tsai's transit 31 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during her January visit to allies in Latin America, her office...

Taiwan announces US itinerary for president, upsetting China 30 Dec 2016 - 01:55 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during her January visit to allies in Latin America, her office...

Blood and benefits: Duterte imposes his formula on the Philippines 30 Dec 2016 - 01:26 pm

DAVAO: Rodrigo Duterte has kept his word. “Forget the laws on human rights,” he declared in May at his final presidential campaign rally...

Philippines blames Islamic militants over bombings 30 Dec 2016 - 01:18 pm

Manila: The Philippine government blamed Islamic militants Friday for bomb attacks that left 52 people injured during the mainly Catholic nation's Christmas holidays....

Duterte delegates Philippines into economic sweet spot but misgivings rising 30 Dec 2016 - 01:18 pm

MANILA: After six months at the helm in the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has been touting just two achievements of his presidency - a...

How ties to an “equestrian princess” landed Samsung at center of a scandal 30 Dec 2016 - 01:09 pm

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co’s sponsorship of the equestrian-athlete daughter of a long-time friend of President Park Geun-hye has helped to land South Korea’s...

China Communist party expels former spymaster 30 Dec 2016 - 12:48 pm

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party has expelled the former deputy chief of the country's top intelligence agency, it said Friday, the latest high-ranking...