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Syrian rebels kill 21 elite soldiers in Damascus suburbs 04 Oct 2012 - 11:41 am

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels killed 21 elite Republican Guards on Thursday in an ambush on an army minibus in a suburb northwest of Damascus,...

Cambodian parties team up to fight PM Hun Sen 04 Oct 2012 - 11:40 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s two main opposition parties have joined forces to challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen’s 27-year grip on power at a general...

Vietnam PM’s future uncertain as Communists meet 04 Oct 2012 - 11:40 am

BANGKOK: The political future of Vietnam’s prime minister is hanging in the balance as communist party chiefs gather for talks overshadowed by financial...

Philippines orders arrest of Arroyo on plunder charges 04 Oct 2012 - 11:39 am

MANILA: A Philippine court said it has ordered the arrest of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on plunder charges, meaning a likely return...

Philippine govt faces protests over cyber law 04 Oct 2012 - 11:38 am

MANILA: The Philippine government faced a barrage of protests yesterday as a cybercrime law went into effect that critics said had imposed dictator-style...

Thai nightclub owner charged over blaze 04 Oct 2012 - 11:28 am

BANGKOK: Thai police have charged a nightclub owner with gross negligence over a fire that killed four people, including two foreigners, on the...

Afghan detectives 04 Oct 2012 - 11:27 am

Detectives stand around a mannequin as they undergo training by the European Union’s police mission in Afghanistan at the Kabul college for crime...

Pakistan to triple election expenditures 04 Oct 2012 - 11:27 am

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has proposed legislation to the government to almost triple the limit for election campaign expenditures for the...

Film protests bring business for Islamabad flag makers 04 Oct 2012 - 11:26 am

RAWALPINDI: As Pakistan’s mullahs railed against a US-made anti-Islam film, Naveed Haider’s print works went into overdrive, running off hundreds of US flags...

Punjab governor fails to cut red tape in his province 04 Oct 2012 - 11:26 am

LAHORE: Pakistani province Punjab’s Governor Sardar Latif Khosa is once again feeling uneasy with the thorns that have come with the crown as...

Pakistani judges get threats from Tehrik-i-Taliban 04 Oct 2012 - 11:25 am

ISLAMABAD: Security of the chief justice of Islamabad High Court and the sessions judges has been enhanced in the wake of a threatening...

40 million Pakistanis living below poverty line 04 Oct 2012 - 11:25 am

ISLAMABAD: More than 40m Pakistanis - or 22.4 pecent of households - who live in the rural areas of Pakistan are living below...

Supreme Court suspends lawmaker over citizenship 04 Oct 2012 - 11:24 am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan yesterday suspended the National Assembly membership of Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) MNA Begum Shehnaz Sheikh...

Sonia sounds poll bugle on Modi turf 04 Oct 2012 - 11:22 am

Ahmedabad: Sounding the rallying cry for a new Gujarat, Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday defended the central government’s recent economic decisions and said...

Gujarat to vote in Dec, Himachal in Nov 04 Oct 2012 - 11:22 am

New Delhi: The much-awaited Gujarat electoral battle will take place on December 13 and 17 while Himachal Pradesh will vote on November 4...

Antony calls for regional cooperation to combat piracy 04 Oct 2012 - 11:21 am

New Delhi: Calling for greater Asian regional cooperation for the security of the Indian Ocean, Defence Minister A K Antony yesterday underlined that...

LPG prices may fluctuate every month 04 Oct 2012 - 11:21 am

Mumbai: Oil companies in the country plan to pass on the benefits of fluctuations in the global energy prices to consumers with reductions...

Slain cops’ kin to get Kasab counsel’s fee 04 Oct 2012 - 11:20 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday asked the Maharashtra government to give Rs1.45bm — the fee that condemned Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab’s counsel...