World / Asia

Obama apologises for Afghan hospital attack, MSF demands independent probe 08 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Stephanie Nebehay and Daniel Bases GENEVA/NEW YORK: Medecins Sans Frontieres on Wednesday demanded an independent international commission to investigate the deadly U.S....

Sri Lanka soldiers jailed for 25 years for gang rape in 2010 07 Oct 2015 - 05:22 pm

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday sentenced four government soldiers to 25 years in prison each for the gang rape of a...

Rare grey pearls fetch $5.27 million in Hong Kong auction 07 Oct 2015 - 05:00 pm

A Sotheby's handout photo shows a Cowdray pearl necklace which sold for the exact lower estimate of 35 million Hong Kong (4 million...

Wipro sacks two techies over lawsuit in Britain 07 Oct 2015 - 04:31 pm

BENGALURU: Wipro Ltd has sacked an Indian male and a female employee working at its development centre in Britain over a lawsuit filed...

Pakistan upholds death sentence in 'blasphemy' killing 07 Oct 2015 - 04:21 pm

Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri (R), after he killed a politician who sought blasphemy law reform.AFP Islamabad: ...

Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF 07 Oct 2015 - 04:16 pm

NEW DELHI: A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile...

AIIMS for Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh approved 07 Oct 2015 - 03:38 pm

NEW DELHI: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in as...

In Myanmar, young programmers launch first-ever election app 07 Oct 2015 - 02:45 pm

By Aye Win Myint YANGON: Huddled in an open-plan office atop a tower block in Yangon's scruffy downtown, a group of teenagers in...

Nepal considers air-lifting fuel as India border stays shut 07 Oct 2015 - 02:36 pm

A notice is displayed outside the restaurant as fuel crisis continues in Kathmandu By Ross Adkin KATHMANDU: Nepal is considering air-lifting fuel, possibly...

I can be leader even if not Myanmar president: Suu Kyi 07 Oct 2015 - 12:17 pm

NEW DELHI: Aung San Suu Kyi intends to lead a new Myanmar government if her party wins historic polls despite being barred from...

Imelda Marcos disappointed her son only aiming for Philippine VP 07 Oct 2015 - 12:04 pm

By Rosemarie Francisco MANILA: Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is disappointed that her son has set his sights on winning the vice...

Pakistan rejects accusations of involvement in Kunduz attack 07 Oct 2015 - 11:08 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's military has rejected allegations by Afghanistan's deputy army chief that Pakistani generals were involved in the Taliban's brief capture of Kunduz...

Modi pushes "obsolete" made-in-India plane on reluctant military 07 Oct 2015 - 10:25 am

A Tejas multirole light combat aircraft takes off for the type's initial operational clearance for induction into the Indian Air Force, in Bangalore...

Comment: Please don't turn India into a communal cauldron 07 Oct 2015 - 09:47 am

Firoz Bakht Ahmed By Firoz Bakht Ahmed Having witnessed the grisly news of the Mohammed Akhlaq killing in Dadri via media, I am...

Instead of tiger, declare cow national animal: Haryana minister 07 Oct 2015 - 09:34 am

By Jaideep Sarin CHANDIGARH: A senior minister in Haryana has taken on the Royal Bengal Tiger - literally. The minister, who is from...

German tourist killed by box jellyfish in Thailand 07 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

Bangkok: A 20-year-old German tourist has died after being stung by a poisonous box jellyfish off the popular island resort of Koh Samui,...

Japanese leader hails trade deal 06 Oct 2015 - 06:52 pm

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the hard-won Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal Tuesday, saying it would help raise stubbornly anemic growth at...