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Merkel blasts Russia over Ukraine crisis 08 Dec 2014 - 01:26 am

KIEV: Ukraine yesterday reported the death of eight more civilians and two soldiers in fighting with pro-Russian insurgents as German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Scottish independence leader to run for UK parliament 08 Dec 2014 - 01:26 am

LONDON: Alex Salmond, who quit as Scotland’s first minister after losing the independence referendum, announced yesterday he will run for a seat in...

Gunmen free 200 inmates after breaking into prison 08 Dec 2014 - 01:26 am

ABUJA: Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources...

France govt vows to fight anti-Semitism 08 Dec 2014 - 01:25 am

CRETEIL: France’s interior minister vowed yesterday to make the fight against anti-Semitism a “national cause” after the country was rocked by an attack...

Six Guantanamo men sent to Uruguay 08 Dec 2014 - 01:25 am

MONTEVIDEO: Six men detained at Guantanamo for more than a decade have been resettled in Uruguay, as US President Barack Obama attempts to...

Typhoon tears down homes in Philippines 08 Dec 2014 - 01:25 am

A man on top of his damaged house in Tacloban after Typhoon Hagupit tore apart homes and sent waves crashing through coastal communities...

Survivors find homes in ruins again 08 Dec 2014 - 01:17 am

Philippine Interior Secretary Mar Roxas falls as he rides a motorcycle during an inspection of the damages in the town of Taft, Samar...

Maldives leader cuts short tour to tackle water crisis 08 Dec 2014 - 01:16 am

Maldives leader cuts short tour to tackle water crisis MALE: Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen cut short his trip to Malaysia to deal with...

Beijing slams Manila ‘pressure’ over dispute arbitration 08 Dec 2014 - 01:16 am

BEIJING: China denounced the Philippines yesterday for putting it under pressure with an international arbitration case over disputed waters, and refused again to...

Sri Lanka cuts fuel prices ahead of polls 08 Dec 2014 - 01:16 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka slashed cooking gas prices yesterday just one day after the cost of diesel and petrol was also cut ahead of...

Honour guard 08 Dec 2014 - 01:15 am

Afghan troops in ceremonial uniforms take part in an arrival ceremony for US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel at the Presidential Palace in...

Sindh Cultural Day 08 Dec 2014 - 01:15 am

Residents dance during an event to mark Sindh Cultural Day in Karachi yesterday. Sindh is renowned for its various handicrafts and arts.

US hands Pakistan militants held in Kabul 08 Dec 2014 - 12:54 am

KABUL/DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The United States has handed to Pakistan three prisoners including a senior Taliban militant held in Afghanistan, as Washington rushes...

Qaeda suspect among 4 killed in drone strike 08 Dec 2014 - 12:53 am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A senior member of Al Qaeda and three other suspected militants were killed in Pakistan yesterday when a US drone...

Islamabad aiming for jet boost to defence exports 08 Dec 2014 - 12:50 am

KARACHI: A revamped version of Pakistan’s JF-17 jet fighter took centre stage at a defence exhibition in Karachi this week as the restive...

Zardari reiterates support for political system 08 Dec 2014 - 12:50 am

LAHORE: The PPP cannot afford to weaken the political system in place in Pakistan because its vulnerability will be analogous to the weakness...

Govt urges PTI to end protest before talks 08 Dec 2014 - 12:48 am

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervez Rashid has urged the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to end its on-going protest before proceeding for talks with the government....

Delhi cab driver accused of rape arrested 08 Dec 2014 - 12:47 am

New Delhi/Mathura: A cab driver accused of raping a 25-year-old working woman in Delhi on Friday night was arrested yesterday from his hideout...