Seoul: South Korea's state-run pension fund chief was detained yesterday in a widening probe to determine whether President Park Geun-hye forced companies including...
Seoul: South Korea's state-run pension fund chief was detained yesterday in a widening probe to determine whether President Park Geun-hye forced companies including...
Shanghai: Chinese customs seized over three tonnes of pangolin scales, state media said yesterday, in the country's biggest-ever smuggling case involving the animal...
Chennai: Several persons were injured in a clash between AIADMK workers and supporters of Rajya Sabha member Sasikala Pushpa outside the ruling party's...
NEW DELHI: A train derailed in India on Wednesday injuring 61 people, police and rail officials said, the third significant accident in recent...
Peral Harbour: In a historic pilgrimage, the leaders of Japan and the United States took to the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbour to...
A STRONG earthquake struck northeast of Tokyo late yesterday but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japan's meteorological agency said. It put...
Dhaka: Police in Bangladesh have arrested five suspected Islamist militants believed to be plotting to attack New Year celebrations, a counter-terrorism police chief...
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian opposition parties have called on Southeast Asian countries to be firmer with Myanmar to end decades-old violence against Rohingya Muslims...
Islamabad: Pakistani police yesterday caught three men accused of preparing home-made liquor mixed with aftershave that killed 34 people including a fourth suspect...
Islamabad: Even three years after the Supreme Court directed the election authorities to ensure voting rights for millions of Pakistanis living abroad, no...
A HERD of elephants attacked a village in southwest Nepal yesterday, killing one person and wounding two others, officials said. Government official Dilli...
New Delhi: The Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, yesterday said 200 to 250 more fighter aircraft were required to be...
Lucknow: In a swift development, the ruling Samajwadi Party yesterday made public a list of 325 candidates for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections early...
Nagpur: In a surprise development, Ratan Tata, the Interim Chairman of Tata Sons, yesterday arrived here to meet Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan...
Gujarat Police seized a fake note printing machine here while four persons were caught in Kheda district yesterday with Rs12.45 lakh, mostly in...
Posing as CBI officials, five unidentified persons looted 40 kg gold from a Muthoot Finance officer in Hyderabad yesterday, the city police said....
New Delhi: Fifty days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of old Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes, he continued to be...
Hong Kong: Busy traffic, loud noise and constant passers-by? Not a problem for these cats. Four-legged "assistants" can be found perched in certain...
