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New Russia military doctrine labels Nato as main threat 27 Dec 2014 - 04:03 am

MOSCOW: The Kremlin yesterday branded the expansion of Nato as a fundamental threat to Russia in a revised military doctrine that dramatically reflects...

Shutdown against killings hits life in Assam 27 Dec 2014 - 04:02 am

Guwahati: A 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown yesterday called to denounce the killing of a large number of tribals by Bodo militants affected normal life...

Saint’s anniversary 27 Dec 2014 - 04:02 am

Kashmiri Muslims offer a prayer outside the shrine of Sufi saint Naqashband Sahib on his birth anniversary, in Srinagar, the summer capital of...

Frequent furloughs for Sanjay Dutt to be probed 27 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

Mumbai: In a surprise development, the Maharashtra government yesterday decided to inquire the “repeated” furlough leave granted to incarcerated Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt....

President signs two key ordinances 27 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee signed two key ordinances yesterday, clearing the way for the auction of coal blocks that were ordered cancelled...

Raghubar Das to be Jharkhand CM 27 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

Ranchi: Jharkhand will get its first non-tribal chief minister tomorrow when veteran BJP leader Raghubar Das takes oath at the head of a...

PDP, BJP called for talks on forming govt 27 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

Jammu/Sringar: Amid persistent uncertainty following a fractured verdict, Governor NN Vohra yesterday invited both the PDP and the BJP for talks over government...

Security forces kill facilitator of Peshawar school massacre 27 Dec 2014 - 03:59 am

Children hold flags as women supporters of Jammat-e-Islami (JI) stage a protest against the Taliban attack on an army-run school in Peshawar, in...

Bilawal unlikely to attend Benazir death anniversary 27 Dec 2014 - 03:57 am

KARACHI: For the first time since the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto in 2007, her son and party Chairman, Bilawal...

118,000 flee worst Malaysia floods 27 Dec 2014 - 03:56 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s worst flooding in decades forced some 118,000 people to flee as Premier Najib Razak came under fire after photos showed...

Candles, prayers and tears on tsunami anniversary 27 Dec 2014 - 03:55 am

KHAO LAK: Tearful mourners lit candles yesterday to remember the 220,000 people who died a decade ago when tsunami waves devastated coastal areas...

Sri Lanka floods, mudslides kill 14 27 Dec 2014 - 03:51 am

COLOMBO: Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka and driven 80,000 from homes, police...

Protest in Sana’a 27 Dec 2014 - 03:51 am

People demonstrate against the deployment of armed militia of the Shia Houthi movement in Sana’a yesterday.

Jordan denies IS shot down its warplane 27 Dec 2014 - 03:50 am

Jordanians gather outside a mosque during Friday prayers, following a demonstration against IS and for the freedom of pilot Maaz Al Kassasbeh, in...

Arrested schoolboy freed 27 Dec 2014 - 03:45 am

ANKARA: A Turkish court yesterday freed a 16-year-old high school pupil arrested for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid accusations his detention was...

Anti-govt protest 27 Dec 2014 - 03:44 am

Shia protesters in Bahrain hold up national flag as they take part in an anti-government demonstration in the village of Jannusan, west of...

Regime strikes kill 52 civilians in Syria 27 Dec 2014 - 03:43 am

BEIRUT: Syrian regime air strikes killed at least 52 civilians, including seven children, in strongholds of the Islamic State, a monitoring group said...

Syria refugees suffer bitter cold of Lebanon winter 27 Dec 2014 - 03:42 am

ALSAAYDEH CAMP, Lebanon: With just blankets to shield them against the icy wind and rain, Abu Ali’s family huddles in a flimsy tent...