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Riyadh industrial building hit by explosion 01 Nov 2012 - 08:41 am

RIYADH: An industrial building in eastern Riyadh was almost entirely destroyed by a large explosion on Thursday, a Reuters witness said. The building...

Millions across Philippines visit their dead 01 Nov 2012 - 08:37 am

MANILA: Millions across the Philippines visited cemeteries Thursday to pay respects to their dead, in an annual tradition that combines Catholic religious rites...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 01 Nov 2012 - 08:35 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Thursday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

S. Korea's trade surplus widens to US$3.8 billion in October 01 Nov 2012 - 08:27 am

SEOUL: South Korea's trade surplus more than doubled in October from a year earlier as exports posted positive growth, ending their three-month losing...

Nilam drenches Andhra; ship crew missing off Chennai 01 Nov 2012 - 05:22 am

Onlookers gather on the beach after the oil tanker ship Pratibha Cauvery ran aground off the coast in Chennai yesterday. Hyderabad: Heavy rain...

RIL behind Jaipal Reddy’s removal: IAC 01 Nov 2012 - 05:21 am

New Delhi: S Jaipal Reddy was axed as petroleum minister for refusing a Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries’ proposal to hike charges of gas...

ISI-Maoist links worry security agencies 01 Nov 2012 - 05:21 am

New Delhi: Pakistan’s covert operations agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has forged deadly links with Maoists through overground radicals and the banned Students Islamic...

Saudi frees detained Indian terror suspect 01 Nov 2012 - 05:20 am

Bangalore: Saudi Arabian police have released Indian doctor Usman Ghani from 20-day detention after their investigation revealed he had no terror links as...

Indian media growth will be fantastic: Nik Gowing 01 Nov 2012 - 05:20 am

New Delhi: While a lot of of newspapers and magazines in the West would stop print editions in the future, the road ahead...

Afghan roadside bombings kill 17 civilians 01 Nov 2012 - 05:18 am

An Afghan family sits in a handcart as a worker pushes it in the Torkham border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, yesterday. KANDAHAR: A...

Taliban may contest Afghan polls: Official 01 Nov 2012 - 05:17 am

KABUL: The Taliban and other insurgent leaders could stand as candidates in Afghanistan’s next presidential election, to be held in April 2014, the...

Karzai congratulates first Afghan pro bout champ 01 Nov 2012 - 05:17 am

KABUL: President Hamid Karzai yesterday hailed the victory of an Afghan boxer who defeated his Tanzanian opponent in the war-torn nation’s first professional...

Peshawar plans child protection institute 01 Nov 2012 - 05:17 am

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Commission would set up an institute in the provincial capital soon where children at risk...

British expert briefs Pakistani committee on anti-terror laws 01 Nov 2012 - 05:16 am

ISLAMABAD: Members of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) of Pakistan conducted an ‘in-camera’ discussion with Lord Carlyle, a British lawyer and...

UN hands full police powers to E Timor 01 Nov 2012 - 05:14 am

Dili: United Nations peacekeepers in East Timor yesterday handed full responsibility for policing to Asia’s youngest nation, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao announced. The...

Asia battles drug-resistant malaria 01 Nov 2012 - 05:13 am

SYDNEY: Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Asia, experts warned as a high-level conference opened yesterday with the aim of hammering out an action...

Police block supporters of blind Chinese activist 01 Nov 2012 - 05:13 am

BEIJING: Police in east China blocked a group of women from congratulating the family of rights activist Chen Guangcheng after the blind lawyer...

EU urges Vietnam to step up human rights reforms 01 Nov 2012 - 05:12 am

HANOI: International pressure mounted on Vietnam yesterday to uphold human rights when the EU raised the issue after the jailing of two musicians...