Storm kills 32 in India's Bihar state

At least 32 people were killed in a storm which hit the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
22 April 2015

11 dead in Somali car bomb explosion

A car bomb has exploded outside a popular restaurant in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
21 April 2015

Japan train sets new speed records

A Japanese magnetic levitation train has broken its own world speed record, hitting 603km/h (374mph) in a test run near Mount Fuji.
21 April 2015

Japan records 15-year low population

Marking another chapter in the curious case of Japan's population, newly released government figures have revealed the country's numbers fell
19 April 2015

Xi on business, not to aid Pakistan

By the time Chinese President Xi Jinping completes his Pakistan tour tomorrow, the foundation of his ambitious Silk Road programme would
19 April 2015

Pakistan suspends military court death sentences

Pakistan's Supreme Court suspends death sentences passed by controversial new military tribunals, until it rules on the legality of the sentences.
16 April 2015

Plane averts major disaster in Japan

An Asiana Airlines plane smashed into a communications antenna as it came in to land at a Japan's Hiroshima airport, footage showed
15 April 2015

China asks Dalai Lama to seek forgiveness

Beijing threw cold water on the possibility of re-launching talks with the Dalai Lama yesterday, saying greater autonomy for Tibet was
15 April 2015

Jap court bars Takahama nuke reactors restart

A Japanese court has blocked the restarting of two nuclear reactors in the western city of Takahama, after local people raised safety
15 April 2015

Plane skids off Hiroshima runway

Investigations are underway after an Asiana Airlines jet skidded off the runway at Hiroshima Airport in Japan, leaving 23 passengers injured.
15 April 2015

'Not up for discussion'

Beijing yesterday threw cold water on the possibility of re-launching talks with the Dalai Lama, saying greater autonomy for Tibet was
15 April 2015

Tibetan burns herself to death in China

A 47-year-old Tibetan nun is believed to have died after setting herself on fire to protest China's rule over the Himalayan region and to
11 April 2015

Gunmen kill 20 labourers in Pakistan's Baluchistan

Gunmen have killed 20 construction workers in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, shooting them at point blank range.
11 April 2015

Another woman raped in Delhi taxi, driver arrested

A 32-year-old woman was beaten up and sexually assaulted by a cabbie inside a black-and-yellow taxi in Dwarka, Delhi on Thursday night.
11 April 2015

Nehru govt spied on Subhas Chandra Bose's family for 20 years: Report

The Jawaharlal Nehru government had placed the family and relatives of Subhas Chandra Bose on surveillance for two decades.
10 April 2015

School principal in Uttar Pradesh beats student to death over stolen pencil

10-year-old Shiva Rawat died after being allegedly beaten up by his principal Lalit Kumar Verma on suspicion of stealing pencils.
10 April 2015

Nikkei hits 20,000 level for first time in 15 years

Investors were focused on Japan as the country's benchmark Nikkei 225 index traded above 20,000 for the first time since 2000.
10 April 2015

China eyes to link Tibet-Nepal

A railway between China and Nepal that could include a tunnel under Mount Everest is under consideration, Chinese state media said
9 April 2015

Ebola Test in 15 minutes!

A Japanese research team said yesterday it had developed a field test for Ebola that gives results in just over 11 minutes -- down from
9 April 2015

Afghan attack: Deadly gun battle in Mazar-e-Sharif

Gunmen dressed in military uniforms have stormed the office of the attorney general in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least five people and injuring 25.
9 April 2015