Passenger plane makes emergency landing in India over bomb scare

2016-01-23 14:28:38

A passenger plane from Bhubaneswar in eastern India to Mumbai Saturday morning made an emergency landing in Nagpur in central India, after reports of a bomb on the flight, said local media.

China reaffirms its effort on Korean peninsular denuclearization

2016-01-22 20:32:28

China reaffirmed its effort on promoting denuclearization and stability on the Korean peninsula on Friday.

S. Korea's Park seeks nuke talks except DPRK

2016-01-22 13:58:31

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday that six-party talks, which exclude the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), should be sought to restart the dialogue channel to dismantle the DPRK's nuclear program.

Australia's ex-PM Kevin Rudd candidate for UN chief

2016-01-22 10:03:58

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd is being considered for the role of secretary-general for the United Nations (UN), media reported.

12th National Congress of Vietnamese communist party opens

2016-01-21 11:28:36

The opening ceremony of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was held in capital Hanoi on Thursday morning.

8 killed in car bomb near Russian Embassy in Kabul

2016-01-21 09:33:31

At least eight people were killed and 27 others wounded after a suicide car bomb rocked near the Russian Embassy in the western part of the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, witnesses and sources said.

Car bomb explodes near Russian embassy in Kabul

2016-01-20 21:56:54

A strong explosion occurred close to the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, with casualties feared.

India launches satellite, moves closer to its own GPS

2016-01-20 16:40:21

India's plan is to have seven satellites that will provide navigational information over the country and upto 1,500 kilometres around the mainland.

Gunmen kill at least 19 after storming Pakistan university

2016-01-20 14:26:49

A group of militants stormed a university in Pakistan, killing at least 19 people as the army hunted for any gunmen still holed up on the campus.

Indian PM kicks off assembly poll campaign in NE India

2016-01-20 10:49:45

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday kicked off campaign for the assembly polls in the northeastern state of Assam.

Philippine flight-tracking system 'illegal'

2016-01-19 19:48:12

A civilian flight-tracking system the Philippines plans to install in the South China Sea is illegal, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

China urges Japan to be cautious on South, East China Sea comments

2016-01-19 19:09:00

China on Tuesday urged Japan to be cautious with its comments on the South China Sea and East China Sea.