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Chinese ships enter disputed waters, says Japan coast guard 05 Nov 2012 - 06:17 am

TOKYO: Four Chinese government ships temporarily sailed into the territorial waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea yesterday, Japan’s coast...

Nationalists hold huge rally against Putin 05 Nov 2012 - 06:16 am

MOSCOW: Thousands of black-clad Russian nationalists marched through central Moscow yesterday, marking a “National Unity Day” holiday created by Vladimir Putin by calling...

Cold hits storm victims ahead of election 05 Nov 2012 - 06:15 am

NEW YORK: Victims of superstorm Sandy on the US East Coast struggled against the cold early yesterday amid fuel shortages and power outages...

Early voting extended at Florida site 05 Nov 2012 - 06:14 am

MIAMI: Early voting was extended yesterday at a central Florida polling site that was disrupted a day earlier by a bomb scare, and...

More New York fuel terminals online 05 Nov 2012 - 06:14 am

NEW YORK: More fuel terminals came back online in the New York harbour network yesterday as mainline power was restored nearly a week...

Thousands run in NY race of disappointment 05 Nov 2012 - 06:14 am

NEW YORK: Thousands of frustrated marathon runners from around the world descended on New York’s Central Park yesterday to take part in improvised...

‘Twitter bombs’ may deliver late election surprise 05 Nov 2012 - 06:13 am

WASHINGTON: As US election day approaches, “Twitter bombs” are expected to fly as part of efforts to swing votes in a close race....

UK official backs fresh paedophile ring probe 05 Nov 2012 - 06:13 am

LONDON: The children’s commissioner for Wales has backed calls for an inquiry into fresh claims that a senior British politician was involved in...

Ukraine opposition calls protest 05 Nov 2012 - 06:12 am

KIEV: Ukraine opposition parties called a public rally for today to protest against what they said was fraud by President Viktor Yanukovich’s ruling...

Policeman killed in grenade attack at Kenya church 05 Nov 2012 - 06:12 am

NAIROBI: Gunmen hurled a grenade at a Kenyan church in a town near the Somali border yesterday, killing one policeman and wounding another...

Congress in massive show of strength 05 Nov 2012 - 06:11 am

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, chief of India’s ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi and lawmaker and son of Sonia, Rahul Gandhi, wave to their...

Did rally give boost to party image? 05 Nov 2012 - 06:11 am

New Delhi: Was the Congress’ show of strength at a rally at the Ramlila Maidan here Sunday really successful? Analysts said the image-boosting...

Supreme Court upholds army commanding officers’ power to sack 05 Nov 2012 - 06:10 am

New Delhi: There is no legal infirmity if an army personnel is dismissed in summary court martial proceedings conducted by a commanding officer...

Punjab, Haryana procure 14.7m tonnes of paddy 05 Nov 2012 - 06:10 am

Chandigarh: Inching closer to the 15 million tonne-mark, foodgrain producing states Punjab and Haryana have together procured nearly 14.7 million tonnes of paddy...

Activists demand white paper on Yamuna 05 Nov 2012 - 05:56 am

Agra: Environmental activists here yesterday demanded a white paper on expenses incurred by the state and central governments in the past 25 years...

Himachal registers record 75pc polling 05 Nov 2012 - 05:55 am

Shimla/New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh yesterday registered a record high polling of around 75 percent in elections for 68 assembly constituencies, Election Commission officials...

Kasab suffering from dengue-like fever 05 Nov 2012 - 05:54 am

Mumbai: Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving Pakistani involved in 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai, has been suffering from high fever - earlier suspected...

22 killed as rains batter Andhra 05 Nov 2012 - 05:54 am

Hyderabad: Torrential rains continued to batter coastal Andhra Pradesh yesterday, claiming 22 lives, inundating hundreds of villages, paralysing road and rail traffic and...