Bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills 20

2012-02-10 17:20:55

At least 20 people were killed when a mini bus in which they were travelling fell from a hilly road.

Japan approves draft revision to oil-stockpiling act

2012-02-10 17:06:38

The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved a draft revision to the Petroleum Reserve Law to make oil wholesalers set up disaster countermeasures to ensure supply of gasoline.

Japan lunches reconstruction agency of earthquake

2012-02-10 16:55:20

Japanese government officially lunched on Friday a reconstruction agency.

ROK lawmakers visit joint factory park in DPRK

2012-02-10 16:40:26

A group of South Korean lawmakers traveled Friday to an industrial park in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a rare trip to the last-remaining symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.

Pakistan's supreme court rejects PM's appeal

2012-02-10 16:03:15

Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday rejected an appeal by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani that he filed last week against appearing before the apex court on contempt charges.

Indonesian police propose ideas to combat corruption

2012-02-10 15:43:35

The Indonesian police proposed some ideas to combat corruption, citing single identity card and national consensus as the main tools, an officer said here on Friday.

India successfully test-fires interceptor missile

2012-02-10 15:08:26

India Friday successfully test- fired a home-made supersonic interceptor missile off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, reliable sources here said.

Shallow undersea quake hits eastern Indonesia

2012-02-10 14:57:06

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck off West Papua in eastern parts of Indonesia.

India test-fires interceptor missile

2012-02-10 14:55:21

India Friday successfully test- fired a home-made supersonic interceptor missile off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha.

India ministers quit over sex video

2012-02-10 14:48:21

Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women's affairs minister, resigned.

Mount Lokon in Indonesia erupts

2012-02-10 10:58:29

Mount Lokon in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted at 08:20 local time (0020 GMT).

Japan's wholesale prices in Jan up 0.5%

2012-02-10 10:24:04

Japan's wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent in January from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on Friday.