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China leftists urge parliament not to expel Bo Xilai 23 Oct 2012 - 04:15 am

BEIJING: A group of Chinese leftists has issued a public letter calling on the country’s largely rubber stamp parliament not to expel disgraced...

Vietnam PM admits ‘faults’ on economy 23 Oct 2012 - 04:15 am

HANOI: Vietnam’s prime minister admitted yesterday that his government had made mistakes in its stewardship of the troubled economy, in the latest bout...

Wife presses UN over missing Lanka cartoonist 23 Oct 2012 - 04:15 am

COLOMBO: The wife of missing Sri Lankan political cartoonist Prageeth Eknelygoda marked 1,000 days since his disappearance yesterday with an appeal to UN...

S Korea plans rocket launch on Friday 23 Oct 2012 - 04:14 am

SEOUL: South Korea plans to make its third attempt to join the exclusive club of countries capable of placing a satellite in space...

Grand debate 23 Oct 2012 - 04:13 am

A policewoman (centre-bottom) stands guard as members of the media work at a filing center at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, yesterday...

Six get jail for failure to warn about quake 23 Oct 2012 - 04:13 am

L’AQUILA, Italy: Six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty yesterday of multiple manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer...

BBC should explain stand, says Cameron 23 Oct 2012 - 04:13 am

LONDON: Pressure on the BBC to address allegations its bosses covered up abuse claims levelled at one of its former TV stars mounted...

Doctors in Peru end strike after deal 23 Oct 2012 - 04:13 am

LIMA: Doctors in Peru returned to work yesterday after wresting promises of better pay from President Ollanta Humala and credited congressional leadership for...

Droves of foreign jihadists pour into northern Mali 23 Oct 2012 - 04:12 am

BAMAKO: Hundreds of jihadist fighters poured into Mali over the weekend to support the Islamists who have controlled the north for seven months,...

EC to remove hammer and sickle symbol from headquarters 23 Oct 2012 - 04:11 am

VILNIUS: The European Commission has pledged to remove a poster displaying the communist hammer and sickle symbol from its Brussels headquarters after former...

Britain ends 10-year boycott of Modi over deadly Gujarat riots 23 Oct 2012 - 04:09 am

AHMEDABAD: Britain held talks yesterday with Indian regional leader Narendra Modi, ending a 10-year boycott over deadly religious riots in Gujarat state that...

Delhi arrests Saudi-deported terror suspect 23 Oct 2012 - 04:07 am

New Delhi: Fasih Mahmood, a member of terror group Indian Mujahideen and suspected to have been involved in a conspiracy to set off...

Bollywood stars pay tribute to legendary filmmaker 23 Oct 2012 - 04:06 am

MUMBAI: A host of Bollywood stars bid farewell yesterday to legendary Indian filmmaker Yash Chopra, the “king of romance”, who was cremated in...

Congress downplays Delhi CM’s legal notice to Kejriwal 23 Oct 2012 - 04:04 am

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit yesterday sent a legal notice to activist Arvind Kejriwal for his “derogatory remarks” against her. The...

Millions of faithful arrive in Makkah for Haj 23 Oct 2012 - 04:04 am

Makkah: Millions of pilgrims arrive this week in Makkah for Islam’s annual Haj pilgrimage, which starts tomorrow, with Saudi authorities warning they will...

Kuwaiti opposition vows more protests 23 Oct 2012 - 04:03 am

KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwaiti opposition said yesterday it will push ahead with protests until the government meets its demands for reform, a day...

Four Bahrainis deny defaming king on Twitter 23 Oct 2012 - 04:03 am

DUBAI: Four Bahrainis arrested last week on charges of “defaming” the king on Twitter denied the accusations in court yesterday, saying they were...

Bahraini court acquits policewoman in torture case 23 Oct 2012 - 04:03 am

DUBAI: A Bahraini court yesterday acquitted a policewoman who was charged with torturing a female journalist during last year’s crackdown on anti-regime protests...