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Former Philippine president runs as Manila city mayor 03 Oct 2012 - 03:50 am

MANILA: Graft-tainted former Philippine president Joseph Estrada was mobbed by fans yesterday as he applied to run for mayor of Manila, nearly 12...

Nearly 300 held in Bangladesh for attacks on Buddhists 03 Oct 2012 - 03:49 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh police said yesterday they had arrested nearly 300 people after Muslim mobs attacked temples and houses in what Buddhist leaders described...

Education department to miss targets in NW Pakistan 03 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

PESHAWAR: The elementary and secondary education department of Pakistan’s north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is unlikely to achieve its targets owing to widening...

Election commission files case against 17 offenders 03 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

ISLAMABAD: In a major move to curb voter-related irregularities, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has initiated legal proceedings under sections of 468...

Pakistan’s parliament proposes Hindu marriage bill 03 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

ISLAMABAD: A new bill proposed by a parliamentary panel, if passed, will enable members of the Hindu community to register their marriages, it...

Pakistan arrests 33 Indian fishermen in Arabian Sea 03 Oct 2012 - 03:47 am

KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday arrested 33 Indian fishermen, weeks after it announced the release of all jailed Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture,...

Nation pauses to remember Mahatma 03 Oct 2012 - 03:46 am

New Delhi: It was time again yesterday to remember that greatest icon of peace. On Mahatma Gandhi’s 143rd birth anniversary, millions enjoyed a...

Kejriwal unveils political party’ vision document 03 Oct 2012 - 03:46 am

New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal yesterday made his political debut with a party, whose name is to be announced next month, and...

India, US discuss visa fee hike, cooperation in Afghanistan 03 Oct 2012 - 03:46 am

New York: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has conveyed India’s concerns to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the US visa fee...

Congress demands Modi apology for Sonia remarks 03 Oct 2012 - 03:45 am

New Delhi/Kolkata: The Congress yesterday demanded an apology from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his allegation that the central government spent Rs1,880...

Sriprakash Jaiswal apologises for sexist remarks 03 Oct 2012 - 03:45 am

New Delhi: Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal yesterday apologised for the derogatory comments he had made on women, but said he had been...

Hope to end strike soon, Kingfisher tells DGCA 03 Oct 2012 - 03:44 am

New Delhi/Mumbai: Debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines, which has stopped operations following a flash strike by a section of its employees, yesterday told the aviation...

IKEA criticised for removing women’s pics from catalogue 03 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

STOCKHOLM: IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, has come under heavy criticism in its home market Sweden after it airbrushed women out of...

Different setting for Deadhouse art show 03 Oct 2012 - 03:42 am

LONDON: Above ground Somerset House boasts one of London’s most famous courtyards, a neo-classical gem used for film sets, fashion shows and a...

Nuclear birth control helps fight fruit flies in Croatia 03 Oct 2012 - 03:41 am

OPUZEN, Croatia/VIENNA: At the height of the tangerine season in Croatia’s Neretva river delta, two pickup trucks scour a maze of water channels...

Recruitment agencies seek bigger role 02 Oct 2012 - 02:17 pm

DOHA: Manpower agencies in the country are pressing the government to make it mandatory for private companies to recruit unskilled and semi-skilled foreign...

Hard practice 02 Oct 2012 - 02:15 pm

Qatar national football team players during a practice session at the Madinat Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, yesterday. The team is...

Qatar’s population crosses 1.84 million 02 Oct 2012 - 02:14 pm

DOHA: The country’s population has breached the 1.8 million-mark and now stands at more than 1.84 million (1,844,276). The increase in the population...