World / Asia

Wildfire kills seven Indonesian hikers 19 Oct 2015 - 09:10 am

Hikers who managed to escape the forest fire on Lawu Mountain, rest upon arrival at Cemoro Sewu, East Java, Indonesia. AP Jakarta: Seven...

Malaysia again shuts schools due to Indonesia smoke haze 19 Oct 2015 - 09:01 am

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia closed schools in several states and the capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday due to choking smoke from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming...

Flooded residents on rooftops as Koppu pummels Philippines 19 Oct 2015 - 08:59 am

Residents sit on the roof of their flooded house after Typhoon Koppu passed over the town of Santa Rosa, north of Manila on...

RAW threat to Sharif, says Pakistani report 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has stepped up security for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after learning that the Indian intelligence agency RAW was trying to assassinate...

Rail Neer racket: CBI arrests two railway officials 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: The CBI on Sunday arrested two Indian Railways officers, Sandeep Silas and M.S. Chalia, who have been facing probe in a...

BJP pulls up its own over beef remarks 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

NEW DELHI: Saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "upset", BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday pulled up five party leaders whose controversial remarks...

Afghan TV stations face Taliban threat after Kunduz 19 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Tolo News Director Lotfullah Najafizada (2nd L) poses with his colleagues in the news channel's newsroom, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 18, 2015 By...

Exiled Tibetans vote for new political leader 18 Oct 2015 - 05:11 pm

DHARMASALA: India: Thousands of exiled Tibetans worldwide voted Sunday in an election for a political leader to sustain their struggle for greater freedom...

Afghan government, rights groups accuse Taliban of abuses in Kunduz battle 18 Oct 2015 - 05:06 pm

KABUL: KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday accused the Taliban of carrying out human rights abuses during two weeks of fighting for control...

I'm no Dikshit, won't let Modi sleep: Kejriwal 18 Oct 2015 - 03:17 pm

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the grisly rapes of two minors here, saying...

Odisha-Bengal row over rosogolla becomes bitter 18 Oct 2015 - 10:48 am

KOLKATA: The war over rosogolla between Odisha and Bengal has just got a bit more bitter. In the wake of Odisha's latest claim...

US troop extension hands Afghanistan a lifeline 18 Oct 2015 - 09:18 am

Afghan military personnel stand guard near the airport during fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Kunduz on October 1, 2015...

Top Japanese ministers visit Yasukuni war shrine 18 Oct 2015 - 09:13 am

An elderly visitor takes pictures of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on April 22, 2014. EPA Tokyo: High-ranking Japanese cabinet ministers made visits...

Typhoon Koppu smashes into northern Philippines 18 Oct 2015 - 08:49 am

Manila: Thousands of people fled as powerful Typhoon Koppu hit the northern Philippines early Sunday, officials said, battering coastal towns with powerful winds...

Philippines calls for evacuations as Typhoon Koppu strengthens 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Manila: Philippine disaster relief authorities Saturday called for the evacuation of thousands of residents living in coastal areas in northern provinces as a...

Kerala polls: Expats in UAE campaigning for candidates 18 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

ABU DHABI: The poll fever in Kerala appears to have gripped the expatriates from the southern Indian state in the United Arab Emirates...

'Symbolic' no confidence motion submitted to kick out Malaysia PM 17 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's opposition on Saturday submitted a notice for a no-confidence vote against embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak as he faces increasing...