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Japan calls for more Myanmar support 12 Oct 2012 - 02:02 am

TOKYO: Japan vowed yesterday to resume loans to a reforming Myanmar and called on global creditors of the one-time pariah state to chip...

Bali bombings strengthened nation: Indonesian president 12 Oct 2012 - 02:02 am

KUTA: Indonesia’s president said yesterday the “monstrous act of terror” in Bali 10 years ago failed to achieve its goal of fracturing the...

14 dead, 1,500 missing in Bangladesh storm 12 Oct 2012 - 02:01 am

DHAKA: At least 14 people were killed and an estimated 1,500 fishermen are missing after tropical storms smashed into Bangladesh’s southern coastal islands...

Afghan commandoes 12 Oct 2012 - 02:01 am

Afghan Special Forces commandoes attend the inauguration ceremony of a training facility funded by the US, in Herat, Afghanistan, yesterday.

Teen activist airlifted to top military hospital 12 Oct 2012 - 02:00 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani child activist shot in the head by the Taliban was airlifted to the country’s top military hospital for specialist treatment...

New dress code for Pakistan bureaucracy 12 Oct 2012 - 02:00 am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has appreciated the decision of Cabinet Division Secretary Nargis Sethi of implementing new dress code for the...

Afghan child brides under UN spotlight 12 Oct 2012 - 02:00 am

KABUL: Greater efforts must be made to protect girls in Afghanistan, where nearly half are married as child brides and almost one in...

US drone strike kills 18 insurgents 12 Oct 2012 - 01:59 am

PESHAWAR: A US drone attack yesterday killed 18 insurgents -- mostly Afghans -- at a militant compound in Pakistan’s tribal region near the...

UN defends Afghanistan threat assessment 12 Oct 2012 - 01:59 am

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations defended on Wednesday its recommendation that the 15-member UN Security Council postpone a planned visit to Afghanistan this...

Rahul’s drugs comment gets sharp reactions 12 Oct 2012 - 01:57 am

Rahul Gandhi MP, son of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, waves during a students rally organised by National Students’ Union of India...

Allegations against Vadra land in court 12 Oct 2012 - 01:56 am

New Delhi/Lucknow/Jaipur: Allegations of wrongdoing in land deals by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and his “mango people” comment have found...

UK ends 10-year boycott of Modi 12 Oct 2012 - 01:55 am

AHMEDABAD: Britain said yesterday it would end a 10-year boycott of the leader of India’s western Gujarat state imposed because of deadly religious...

The NR Eye: Sebi to simplify norms for NRI and foreign investors 12 Oct 2012 - 01:54 am

by Moiz Mannan Overseas investors, including non-resident Indians (NRIs), will now have to face fewer policy hurdles, and individuals from seven more countries,...

Sharing obscene multimedia messages may invite jail term 12 Oct 2012 - 01:54 am

New Delhi: Sharing porn or obscene videos online or through multimedia messaging services (MMS) may soon attract a prison term up to seven...

Three suspected terrorists held 12 Oct 2012 - 01:53 am

New Delhi: Delhi Police yesterday claimed to have thwarted a major terror attack here during the upcoming festive season with the arrest of...

Nato focuses on Afghan transition 11 Oct 2012 - 10:03 pm

BRUSSELS: Nato defence ministers yesterday focus on planning for Afghanistan after combat forces are withdrawn in 2014, knowing that the transition to full...

Doctors remove bullet from shot child activist 11 Oct 2012 - 10:03 pm

PESHAWAR: Pakistani doctors yesterday removed a bullet from a 14-year-old child campaigner shot by the Taliban in a horrific attack condemned by national...

Pakistan top court resolves showdown with government 11 Oct 2012 - 10:02 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top court drew a line yesterday under a showdown with the government over corruption allegations against the president which has dragged...