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Bunker removal 25 Oct 2012 - 05:00 am

A crane removes a bunker at Combat Outpost Nagahan in Arghandab Valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, yesterday. The US military forces is...

Shrinking military aid worries Afghans 25 Oct 2012 - 05:00 am

GARDEZ: Military-led teams set up to deliver aid projects in Afghanistan are winding down their operations, sparking concern among some local officials that...

German firm to compensate Karachi factory fire victims 25 Oct 2012 - 04:59 am

KARACHI: A German discount clothing retailer has agreed to pay more than $1.2m compensation for victims of a Pakistan factory fire, a union...

US to sign investment treaty with Islamabad 25 Oct 2012 - 04:59 am

ISLAMABAD: The United States is committed to signing a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Pakistan and is prepared to sign it immediately as...

Pak-Afghan strategic accord likely next year 25 Oct 2012 - 04:59 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, being midwifed by the West, is expected to be signed next year despite the lingering mistrust between...

Satellite-carrying rocket 25 Oct 2012 - 04:51 am

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), South Korea’s satellite-carrying rocket, is moved to a launch pad at the Naro Space Centre in Goheung,...

MNLF willing to hold talks on Bangsamoro 25 Oct 2012 - 04:51 am

COTABATO CITY: The largest and most politically-active group in the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is merely seeking a peaceful quadripartite dialogue on...

Japan names new justice minister 25 Oct 2012 - 04:51 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda yesterday named a new justice minister after the last one resigned in the wake of an uproar...

Myanmar imposes curfew after unrest in Rakhine state 25 Oct 2012 - 04:51 am

YANGON: Authorities in Myanmar imposed a night-time curfew in at least two towns in northwestern Rakhine state after renewed deadly unrest between Buddhists...

Suspected arsonist in Taiwan hospital fire detained 25 Oct 2012 - 04:51 am

Taipei: A Taiwanese prosecutor said yesterday an elderly man had been arrested and detained on suspicion of starting a fire at a hospital...

Italian arrested in Bali over hoax bomb threat to flight 25 Oct 2012 - 04:50 am

Yogyakarta: An Italian painter has been arrested on the Indonesian resort island of Bali for allegedly making a hoax bomb threat to a...

Japan, China officials meet over island row 25 Oct 2012 - 04:50 am

TOKYO: Japan and China held high-level talks at the weekend as they seek ways to repair relations damaged by a territorial row over...

Durga given tearful farewell in West Bengal 25 Oct 2012 - 04:49 am

Kolkata: Devotees across West Bengal tearfully bade goodbye to their beloved deity Durga as her idols were immersed in ponds, lakes and rivers...

Maradona makes music 25 Oct 2012 - 04:47 am

Argentinian football icon and former player Diego Maradona (right) performs onstage with local musicians during an appearance at a stadium in Kannur in...

BJP leaders back Gadkari’s probe demand 25 Oct 2012 - 04:47 am

New Delhi: The political row over alleged wrongdoings in business dealings by BJP chief Nitin Gadkari continued yesterday with senior party leaders L...

Nuclear plant awaits German technicians 25 Oct 2012 - 04:47 am

Chennai: India’s atomic power plant operator, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is awaiting the arrival of German technicians to close...

Himachal CM eats humble pie, says he respects media 25 Oct 2012 - 04:47 am

Shimla/New Delhi: Less than 24 hours after his purported threat to the media over charges of income tax evasion and money laundering, Himachal...

Kerala priest named cardinal by Pope 25 Oct 2012 - 04:45 am

Kochi: Rev. Moran Mar Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, head of the Kerala-headquartered Syro Malankara Catholic Church, was yesterday elevated as a cardinal and thus...