World / Asia

Supreme Court axes NJAC, govt calls it attack on parliament 17 Oct 2015 - 10:35 am

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday struck down the NJAC Act and opted for the collegium system for appointment of judges to...

Taliban defiant over delay to U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan 16 Oct 2015 - 06:26 pm

By James Mackenzie and Jibran Ahmad KABUL: The Taliban on Friday brushed aside a U.S. decision to delay withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, saying...

MSF says US tank entered compound of bombed Afghan hospital without permission 16 Oct 2015 - 05:46 pm

By Krista Mahr KABUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that a U.S. tank entered the...

Film banned in India gets Meryl Streep's backing for Oscar 16 Oct 2015 - 05:16 pm

Feminist writer Gloria Steinem, actor Meryl Streep and director Leslee Udwin attend the New York Premiere of India’s Daughter at NYIT Auditorium on...

Modi to open 70-yr-old Netaji secret files in challenge to Nehru dynasty 16 Oct 2015 - 04:47 pm

By Andrew MacAskill NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he will seek to unravel one of India's most enduring mysteries surrounding the...

Taliban vow to force foreign troops out of Afghanistan after US extension 15 Oct 2015 - 06:22 pm

KABUL: The Taliban on Thursday said their forces were prepared to keep fighting until American troops pull out of Afghanistan, after US officials...

Myanmar signs ceasefire with eight armed groups 15 Oct 2015 - 03:36 pm

By Antoni Slodkowski NAYPYITAW: Myanmar's government and eight armed ethnic groups signed a ceasefire agreement on Thursday, the culmination of more than two...

Beijing warns against US South China Sea move 15 Oct 2015 - 03:29 pm

BEIJING:Beijing warned Thursday that it would "firmly oppose" infringement of its sovereignty after indications Washington will soon send warships close to its artificial...

Death row inmates denied rights in Indonesia: Amnesty 15 Oct 2015 - 03:26 pm

JAKARTA: Foreigners on death row in Indonesia have been denied basic rights and beaten for confessions, Amnesty International said Thursday, in a damning...

Pakistan says deaf-mute Indian woman to return home this month 15 Oct 2015 - 03:17 pm

By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI: A deaf-mute woman who lost her family when she wandered over one of the world's most militarised borders...

Obama to slow pace of withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan 15 Oct 2015 - 02:52 pm

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is set to announce on Thursday that he will slow plans to draw down U.S. troops...

Pakistan hangs another six convicts in Punjab 15 Oct 2015 - 12:11 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday hanged six people convicted of murder in Punjab province, the third day in a row it has carried out...

Sourav Ganguly takes over 'thorn' CAB crown today 15 Oct 2015 - 09:23 am

By Anurag Dey KOLKATA: The baton of Bengal cricket administration is poised for a generational shift today, with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly...

Japan restarts second reactor despite opposition 15 Oct 2015 - 09:04 am

Tokyo: Japan on Thursday restarted a second nuclear reactor after a shutdown triggered by the 2011 Fukushima crisis, as the government pushes to...

Jaipur-based writer returns Sahitya Akademi award 15 Oct 2015 - 09:02 am

JAIPUR: Well-known Jaipur-based Rajasthani and Hindi writer Anand Bhardwaj has returned his Sahitya Akademi award in protest against "rising religious intolerance and attack...

Hong Kong protester 'beaten by police' set to be arrested 15 Oct 2015 - 09:01 am

Hong Kong:A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester allegedly assaulted by police -- in a beating captured on video -- said he had himself been...

MSF hails 'first step' towards international probe of Afghan hospital bombing 14 Oct 2015 - 06:15 pm

Geneva: Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that an international commission has been formally asked to investigate a deadly US airstrike on an Afghan...

Pakistan deploys 10,000 troops to prevent sectarian violence 14 Oct 2015 - 05:30 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is deploying some 10,000 troops and 6,000 paramilitary members to prevent sectarian violence during the holy month of Moharram, the interior...