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  Earth's 10 Most Mysterious Lost Worlds and its rare species

  Life | May 03, 2015 19:58 IST

  Some people think there are no secrets left on earth, but little to their knowledge, our planet is none less than a chamber of secrets. It is difficult to believe but there are many places

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  NRI girl develops complications in right eye, doctors operate left eye

  India | March 29, 2015 9:38 IST

  Jalandhar: The family of a 4-year-old NRI girl has claimed that doctors of a private hospital here have “negligently” performed surgery on the girl's unaffected eye.Mandeep Singh's daughter Kirandip had developed problems in her left

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  Outsourcing in Asia - where next?

  March 25, 2015 11:40 IST

  New Delhi: The Philippines is not well known for positive headlines. Political upheaval and natural disasters have marred the archipelago's global image but the nations' economic fortunes have transformed over the last decade thanks, largely,

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  Zayn Malik flies home from One Direction tour with stress

  Hollywood | March 20, 2015 18:05 IST

  London: One Direction is one man down on its world tour! The boy band's publicist says a stressed Zayn Malik is flying home to Britain.Publicist Simon Jones said Thursday that "Zayn has been signed off

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  Philippines warns ASEAN over China reef reclamation

  World | January 29, 2015 17:55 IST

  Philippines: The Philippines has urged fellow Southeast Asian nations to jointly demand that China stop its land reclamation in contested South China Sea reefs.Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the credibility of the Association of

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  AirAsia plane has tire problem in Philippines

  World | December 29, 2014 14:16 IST

  Manila, Philippines: An AirAsia Zest plane with 184 people on board developed a tire problem in the central Philippine city of Tagbilaran, prompting the airline, which is partly owned by AirAsia Philippines, to cancel the

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  Typhoon Hagupit: Philippines suspends classes, work in three regions

  World | December 08, 2014 8:38 IST

  Manila: The Philippines suspended Monday, classes and work in government offices in three regions, including metropolitan Manila, as the country grapples with the massive Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby)."By authority of the President (Benigno Aquino III), classes

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  Typhoon Hagupit slams into Philippines

  World | December 07, 2014 11:11 IST

  Manila: The massive Typhoon Hagupit slammed into Philippines Saturday and brought with it heavy rains and powerful winds.Typhoon Hagupit, whose name means "lash" in Filipino, came ashore on the Eastern Samar Island with winds of

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  Philippines braces for powerful, erratic typhoon

  World | December 05, 2014 11:05 IST

  Manila: A wide swath of the Philippines, including the capital Manila, braced on Friday for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the Pacific, about a year after the country was lashed by Typhoon

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  2009 massacre haunts Philippines as trial slows

  World | November 23, 2014 11:47 IST

  Manila: Five years after gunmen flagged down a convoy of cars and massacred all 58 occupants, including scores of journalists, in a southern Philippine province, the body count continues to rise.Just days before the Philippines

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  Process for inking FTA underway: Philippines assures India

  World | November 13, 2014 16:42 IST

  Nay Pyi Taw: The Philippines, the only country in the 10-nation ASEAN to sign a Free Trade Agreement for services and investments with India, today assured that the internal process for inking the ambitious bilateral

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  German hostages released by Philippine rebels

  World | October 17, 2014 21:35 IST

  Manila: Two German hostages held by the Abu Sayyaf group have been released, said a senior Philippine military official Friday evening.Gregorio Pio Catapang, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said the hostages were

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  Hostages in Philippines plead for their lives

  World | September 30, 2014 6:23 IST

  Manila: Two German hostages held by the Philippine Islamic group Abu Sayyaf appealed for their lives on Monday, urging authorities in Berlin to pay a ransom and withdraw support from the international military operation against

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  Philippines has no IS presence: Official

  World | September 27, 2014 19:34 IST

  Manila: The Philippines has so far not found presence of any member of the Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical group in the country, Abigail Valte, deputy presidential spokesperson, said here Saturday.“Perhaps there are sympathisers” of

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  Asiad basketball: India go down to Philippines

  Other Sports | September 23, 2014 15:14 IST

  Incheon: The Indian men's basketball team lost their opening preliminary round Group E encounter to Philippines 76-85 in the 17th Asian Games at the Hwaseong Sports Complex Gymnasium Tuesday.The Indian team put up a brave

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  Typhoon kills seven in Philippines

  World | September 20, 2014 11:21 IST

  Manila: At least seven people were killed as typhoon Fung-Wong hit the Philippines, a statement said on Saturday.The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said that six people were injured, while one was missing.The

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  Philippines warns of possible volcanic eruption

  World | September 16, 2014 11:05 IST

  MANILA, Philippines: One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes is showing signs of heightened unrest and an eruption is possible within weeks, government scientists warned on Tuesday.The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the

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  29 people missing as ship capsizes in Philippines

  World | September 14, 2014 8:46 IST

  Manila: At least 29 people were missing after a roll-on and roll-off vessel with 84 people on board capsized off central Philippine province of Leyte on Saturday night, the state disaster relief agency said.Among the

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  Typhoon Rammasun kills 20 in Philippines

  World | July 17, 2014 8:39 IST

  Manila: Typhoon Rammasun left at least 20 people dead, seven injured and five missing in the Philippines, the state disaster agency said on Wednesday night.Among the victims, 10 in the country's midwest were killed by

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  Indian Maoists have links in Philippines, Europe: Government

  Politics | July 16, 2014 9:47 IST

  New Delhi: In a revelation that adds a new dimension to the Left-wing extremism in the country, the government Tuesday said Maoists in India have "close links" with Maoist groups in the Philippines and Turkey,