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Assam toll rises to 71, PM reviews situation 25 Dec 2014 - 04:08 am

Tribal men with their bows and arrows watch houses belonging to Bodo community people after they were set on fire in retaliation in...

Kejriwal to contest from New Delhi 25 Dec 2014 - 04:07 am

New Delhi: AAP chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest the upcoming assembly elections from his New Delhi constituency, the...

Lok Sabha records highest productivity in last five years 25 Dec 2014 - 04:04 am

New Delhi: The winter session of parliament that ended on Tuesday saw the Lok Sabha recording its highest productivity in the last five...

BJP keeps all options open in Kashmir 25 Dec 2014 - 04:04 am

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said yesterday it has kept all options open in Jammu and Kashmir following the assembly polls...

Afghanistan looks for long-term sustainability 25 Dec 2014 - 04:01 am

US troops from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force play music for Christmas carols during a Christmas Eve celebrations at Bagram Airfield, north...

786 elected unopposed in Balochistan polls 25 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

QUETTA: At least 786 candidates, out of 1,486 reserved seats for peasants and workers were elected unopposed during the second phase of local...

Govt to challenge bail for Mumbai attacks suspect 25 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani government prosecutor said yesterday he would file a petition next week challenging an order granting bail to the alleged mastermind...

Plans for new security measures for schools 25 Dec 2014 - 04:00 am

ISLAMABAD: New measures have been taken by the Capital Administration and Development Division in Islamabad and the police to beef up security at...

Attackers used unregistered SIMs 25 Dec 2014 - 03:59 am

PESHAWAR: The Army Public School and College attackers in Peshawar last week used cellphones to stay in touch with each other and also...

Imran’s party ranks higher in democracy rankings 25 Dec 2014 - 03:59 am

ISLAMABAD: When ‘internal democracy’ among the political parties in parliament is compared, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

German Santa on a bike! 25 Dec 2014 - 03:58 am

A doll dressed as Santa Claus sits on a bike in Hamburg, Germany, yesterday.

Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels resume talks in Minsk 25 Dec 2014 - 03:48 am

MINSK: Ukranian and rebel envoys resumed intense talks yesterday aimed at ending a pro-Russian uprising that has left the ex-Soviet republic in ruins...

Italy labour reform relaxes firing curbs 25 Dec 2014 - 03:47 am

ROME: Italy’s government yesterday began drawing up the details of a reform that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said will “revolutionise” the country’s labour...

S Africa’s Zuma denies hinting at getting fifth wife 25 Dec 2014 - 03:47 am

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday denied local media reports that he has hinted he may be ready to take a fifth...

Sony Pictures releases The Interview on YouTube 25 Dec 2014 - 03:47 am

LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures made “The Interview” available online yesterday, widening distribution of a comedy that triggered a massive cyberattack blamed on North...

First outdoor art show in Saudi 25 Dec 2014 - 03:46 am

Artists in front of paintings during a showcase of Saudi art displayed on billboards on Tahlia street in Riyadh. RIYADH: In highly conservative...

Turkey’s EU bid suffers blow 25 Dec 2014 - 03:43 am

Family members of security officers who were fired after they conducted a massive corruption investigation that led to the resignations of four cabinet...

IS captures Jordanian pilot 25 Dec 2014 - 03:42 am

An Islamic State group fighter collecting pieces from the remains of a Jordanian warplane after it was shot down in Syria’s Raqa region...