World / Asia

Powerful earthquake hits southern Indian ocean 05 Dec 2015 - 10:26 am

The blue dot marks the location of the undersea quake. Hong Kong: A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the southern Indian Ocean...

Talking about AIDS still taboo in Pakistan, says daily 05 Dec 2015 - 10:04 am

Islamabad: Talking about AIDS is still taboo in Pakistan and the ban placed on a condom advertisement “shows also how reluctant we are...

When reel heroes became real heroes 05 Dec 2015 - 09:54 am

Actor Siddharth was joined by other actors to help stranded people in different parts of Chennai. Chennai: With Tamil Nadu reeling under the...

US-Afghan raid frees more than 40 from Taliban prison 05 Dec 2015 - 09:37 am

File picture for representation only. Kabul:A US-Afghan military operation backed by helicopter gunships freed more than 40 soldiers and police held captive in...

Mullah Mansour dead, new Taliban caretaker chief appointed: Pakistani Media 05 Dec 2015 - 09:30 am

Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour Islamabad: Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour has reportedly died and the Taliban has appointed Moulavi Haibatullah...

Thais celebrate king's birthday amid widening royal insult probe 05 Dec 2015 - 09:10 am

Thai well-wishers make offerings to Buddhist monks during a ceremony marking Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 88th birthday in Thailand on December 5, 2015....

Malaysia arrests five with suspected IS, al-Qaeda links 05 Dec 2015 - 08:58 am

Malaysia police chief Khalid Abu Bakar. Reuters KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's police said on Saturday that it had arrested five people, including a European ...

Chennai: Fish carts transported patients to hospitals 05 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

Relatives outside MIOT hospital following media reports of patients dying as ventilators stopped working due to lack of power supply. AFP Chennai: Fish...

Want climate action? Give us cash, India tells rich nations 05 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ajay Mathur Le Bourget, France: Rich nations responsible for the bulk of the heat-trapping gases mankind has spewed into Earth's atmosphere must provide...

India's spin doctors face flak over 'doctored' Modi image 04 Dec 2015 - 06:42 pm

New Delhi: India's government has faced mockery on social media for tweeting an apparently doctored photo of its image-conscious prime minister surveying the...

India's capital to restrict cars to curb choking smog 04 Dec 2015 - 05:56 pm

Smoke rises from the Badarpur Thermal Power Station in New Delhi (AFP Photo/Money Sharma) New Delhi: Private vehicles will only be allowed on...

People criss-cross chest-deep waters to flee or rescue loved ones in Chennai 04 Dec 2015 - 11:58 am

an aircraft inundated with floodwaters in Chennai, after the southern Indian city was struck by incessant rainfall. By Sanjeev Miglani CHENNAI, India: Residents...

Facebook, Google pitch in to help users in flood-hit Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 04:06 pm

People travel on a boat as they move to safer places through a flooded road in Chennai, India, December 2, 2015. (reuters) New...

Residents resort to self-help as floods grip Chennai 03 Dec 2015 - 01:35 pm

National Disaster Response Force personnel conduct a rescue operation through a flooded road in Chennai, December 3, 2015. Reuters By Rachel Chitra and...

Defamation suit against Abe over Fukushima crisis thrown out: Court 03 Dec 2015 - 01:18 pm

Wearing protective suits and mask, officials discuss about tanks containing radioactive water following Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday...

Landslide buries hut in Indonesian village, killing 18: Media 03 Dec 2015 - 12:31 pm

JAKARTA: A landslide in a remote Indonesian hillside village buried a hut on Thursday, killing all 18 people inside, media reported, citing a...

Afghanistan seeks to establish fate of 'injured' Taliban chief 03 Dec 2015 - 12:01 pm

Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour Kandahar, Afghanistan: Afghan officials scrambled Thursday to establish the fate of Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour, after intelligence...

Pakistan refusing to allow 30 migrants deported from EU to disembark plane 03 Dec 2015 - 11:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan refused on Thursday to allow 30 migrants deported from Greece to disembark from a plane at Islamabad airport, the interior ministry...