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Croatians elect new president 28 Dec 2014 - 10:58 am

ZAGREB--Croatians went to the polls Sunday to elect a president under the cloud of a deep economic crisis, with incumbent Ivo Josipovic seen...

Malaysia pledges more flood aid 28 Dec 2014 - 10:49 am

PENGKALAN CHEPA-- Malaysia on Sunday pledged more funds to help over 160,000 people hit by the country's worst flooding in decades, as forecasters...

Japan plans law to speed up overseas troops' deployment 28 Dec 2014 - 10:34 am

Shinzo Abe TOKYO-- Japan plans to draw up a law to speed the deployment of troops overseas for peacekeeping operations and to support...

Snow leaves motorists stranded in French Alps 28 Dec 2014 - 10:22 am

PARIS-- Heavy snowfall in the French Alps left some 15,000 drivers stranded overnight into Sunday, forcing many to pass the night in their...

Muslims ditch Sri Lanka president 28 Dec 2014 - 10:12 am

COLOMBO--Sri Lanka's main Muslim party Sunday quit the government and pledged support to the opposition in a move seen as the biggest setback...

AirAsia plane missing en route to Singapore 28 Dec 2014 - 10:07 am

JAKARTA-- An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing in bad weather en route from Indonesia to Singapore Sunday morning, the...

Army chief to keep vigil on Assam’s volatile situation 28 Dec 2014 - 07:16 am

Guwahati: Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh yesterday reviewed the security situation in Assam in the aftermath of the gory killings by Bodo...

Sikh procession 28 Dec 2014 - 07:15 am

Sikhs carry the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book, in a procession from the Akal Takht at the Golden Temple in Amritsar...

Another foggy morning for New Delhi 28 Dec 2014 - 07:14 am

New Delhi: The capital city experienced a chilly Saturday as the maximum temperature settled a notch below the season’s average at 19.2 degrees...

Pakistan asked to hand over Dawood Ibrahim 28 Dec 2014 - 07:13 am

New Delhi: India yesterday asked Pakistan to hand over the “country’s most wanted” and 1993 Mumbai blasts’ mastermind Dawood Ibrahim, while the Congress...

Debt waivers have not helped farmers: RBI 28 Dec 2014 - 07:11 am

Udaipur: Debt waiver schemes of central and state governments have not benefited farmers as they restricted credit flow subsequently, Reserve Bank of India...

Ghalib’s Agra forgets him on birthday 28 Dec 2014 - 07:11 am

Agra: Mirza Ghalib (pictured), whose contribution to Urdu literature was perhaps as significant as that of Shakespeare to English, was born in this...

The NR Eye: NRIs can now avail of prepaid rupee cards 28 Dec 2014 - 07:10 am

by Moiz Mannan In a move to enlarge the net of financial inclusion as well as make it easier for visiting non-resident Indians...

Threats hinder trial in Bhutto murder case 28 Dec 2014 - 07:09 am

ISLAMABAD: The murder of chief prosecutor, nonstop threats to witnesses, police officers and the judge, coupled with an untidy judicial system have all...

Panels to craft anti-terror roadmap soon 28 Dec 2014 - 07:08 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has constituted 21 committees to devise a roadmap for the implementation of the National Action Plan forged...

Cuban Cartoon 28 Dec 2014 - 07:07 am

Next year may be no calmer than 2014 28 Dec 2014 - 07:05 am

By Peter Apps From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has generated new flashpoints right into its final...

Shortages kill more than 300 in Syria 28 Dec 2014 - 07:04 am

People rescue an injured civilian at a site hit by an air strike by forces of Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad in the...