Irish woman killed in Goa: police

Indian police yesterday said they had launched a murder investigation after a young Irish woman was found dead in the
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Pakistan launches first census in 19 yrs

Pakistan yesterday launched its first census in nearly two decades, with security high as thousands of enumerators
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Manipur gets BJP CM

Ending 15 years of Congress rule in Manipur, BJP leader Nongthombam Biren Singh was sworn in as the state's chief
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Girl, 3 militants killed during Kashmir firefight

A seven-year-old girl and three militants were killed in a shootout with government forces in Indian-administered
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Pakistan set to get fifth province

Pakistan is planning to declare the strategic Gilgit-Baltistan region as the fifth province, a move that may raise
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Dozens more killed

Raging battles on Myanmar's border with China have claimed dozens more lives, military and official sources said
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

'My wife deserves a medal'

The professor who became an incidental internet sensation when his family crashed a live television interview says his wife
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Top US envoy begins first Asia tour

Washington's top diplomat arrived in Tokyo yesterday to kick off a first tour of Asian capitals under the shadow of
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Singapore city infrastructure No. 1: Survey

Singapore has topped a ranking of more than 200 cities around the world in terms of offering the best infrastructure.
15 March 2017, 07:52 AM

Somali pirates stages first attack since 2012

Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

17 killed in China coal mine accident

Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported,
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Park summoned for questioning

South Korean prosecutors will summon former president Park Geun-Hye, whose impeachment was confirmed by the
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Impeached Park leaves presidential palace

South Korea's impeached ex-president Park Geun-Hye left the Blue House yesterday, issuing an apology for not completing her full term as she arrived back at her private residence.
12 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Stop nuke, missile tests

China, fearing a rapid escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula, yesterday called on North Korea to stop its
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM

India police kill 'IS-linked gunman'

Indian police yesterday shot dead a self-radicalised Islamic State sympathiser who they said was involved in a train
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM

BBC World stops broadcasting from Thailand

The BBC World Service has stopped broadcasting from one of its major global transmission stations situated in
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM

India to start river inter-linking project soon

Work on the first project of India's ambitious inter-linking of rivers across the country will begin by the middle of
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Malaysia softens tone to N Korea

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak struck a softer tone with North Korea yesterday, a day after accusing it of
8 March 2017, 18:00 PM

30 dead as gunmen dressed as doctors raid Kabul hospital

Gunmen dressed as doctors storm Afghanistan's largest military hospital, killing more than 30 people in a six-hour attack claimed by the Islamic State group as it makes inroads into the war-battered country.
8 March 2017, 12:03 PM

India to help facilitate first ever train from Dhaka to Istanbul

Indian Railways is going to run a trans-continental container train full of goods from Dhaka to Istanbul, which would cover a 6,000-km journey across five countries - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.
8 March 2017, 10:54 AM