Blast kills 10 in Pakistan's Lahore

At least 10 people are killed and as many as 30 are injured when a bomb explodes outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, Pakistan.
13 February 2017, 13:57 PM

Islamabad HC bars Valentine's Day celebration in public spaces

Islamabad High Court (IHC) prohibits the celebration of Valentine's Day in public spaces and government offices across the country 'with immediate effect'.
13 February 2017, 10:42 AM

Myanmar to probe police over allegations of crimes against Rohingya

Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims.
13 February 2017, 10:38 AM

8 killed in Indian Kashmir gunbattle

Eight people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday after a gunbattle broke out between suspected
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

End goal of Turkish ops is to capture of Raqqa

President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria was not just to retake the city
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Kailash Satyarthi's stolen Nobel replica recovered

The high-profile case of theft at Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's residence in India has been solved with the recovery of the replica of the Nobel Peace Prize and other stolen valuables, reports The Time of India.
12 February 2017, 06:44 AM

Trump: Washington '100%' behind Tokyo after NKorea missile launch

President Donald Trump assures Japan it has the full support of the United States following a North Korean ballistic missile launch.
12 February 2017, 06:27 AM

Test for Modi as UP votes

Millions of voters in India's most populous state cast their ballots yesterday in a contest seen as a key test for Narendra Modi halfway through his first term as prime minister.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian IT companies worried over Trump's new visa plans

As the United States looks at tightening visa rules for skilled foreign workers, concerns are mounting that India's software industry will take a hit.
11 February 2017, 07:04 AM

Which Asian country consumes more oil?

Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63% of the Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.
11 February 2017, 06:41 AM

Malaysia ship arrives in Myanmar port

A small group of protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia when it docked in Myanmar yesterday carrying aid bound
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Prize replica stolen

Indian social activist Kailash Satyarthi's house in south Delhi has been burgled and his Nobel prize replica is among the objects that have been stolen, the country’s police said on Tuesday.
7 February 2017, 08:07 AM

Start-up fever grips young tech-savvy Indians

In the basement of a Bangalore building, hundreds of young Indians sit in neat rows of desks typing furiously, all dreaming of becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.
7 February 2017, 05:17 AM

Afghan diplomat shot dead at Karachi consulate

An Afghan diplomat is shot dead by a guard at the Afghan consulate in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi in a personal dispute, officials say.
6 February 2017, 09:05 AM

Myanmar forces raped Rohingya women: HRW

Myanmar government forces committed rape and other sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls during security operations in northern Rakhine State in late 2016, Human Rights Watch says.
6 February 2017, 04:34 AM

Dhaka calls out to support relocating Rohingyas to Hatiya

Bangladesh calls out to the United Nations and other international communities for supporting the government’s plan to relocate Rohingyas to Thengar char in Hatiya.
5 February 2017, 07:47 AM

JuD rebrands under new name in Pakistan

Jamaat-ud-Dawa has rebranded under the new name of 'Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir', just days after its chief Hafiz Saeed was put
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Did not expect Pakistan to behave so harshly: Sharbat Gula

National Geographic's famed 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula says in an exclusive interview with BBC that she was taken aback by the Pakistani government.
4 February 2017, 04:41 AM

100 Indian children died from eating litchis on empty stomach: Study

More than 100 children died of mystery illness for eating litchis on an empty stomach in a year in northern India, according to a research.
2 February 2017, 12:43 PM

India road victim dies of bleeding as bystanders film

In a horrific instance of public apathy, an 18-year-old boy bleeds to death following a road accident as people take photos on their phones and film him instead of offering help in India’s Bengaluru city.
2 February 2017, 11:59 AM