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Oppn insists on removal of minister 04 Dec 2014 - 01:30 am

New Delhi: The opposition yesterday continued to press for the removal of union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti for her abusive remarks, as its...

Army kills six rebels near Kashmir border 04 Dec 2014 - 01:30 am

SRINAGAR: The army killed six rebels during a two-day gunbattle in Kashmir which was believed to be an attempt by militants to disrupt...

Oldest litigant not to pursue Babri case further 04 Dec 2014 - 01:29 am

Lucknow/Ayodhya/New Delhi: Mohammed Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Babri Masjid case, has accused Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan of seeking to...

Mentally ill women treated worse than animals: HRW 04 Dec 2014 - 01:29 am

NEW DELHI: Intellectually disabled women in India are routinely locked up in institutions where they suffer sexual or other abuse and are “treated...

Police baton-charge blind protesters in Lahore 04 Dec 2014 - 01:29 am

Pakistani blind youth protest for jobs in Lahore yesterday. LAHORE: Pakistani police in the eastern city of Lahore yesterday baton charged dozens of...

Military graduates 04 Dec 2014 - 01:27 am

Afghan security officials march during a graduation ceremony in Herat yesterday. The Afghan parliament has approved military agreements with the US and Nato...

760,000 Afghan refugees risk deportation 04 Dec 2014 - 01:26 am

KABUL: Afghanistan will send a delegation to Iran to ask the government to extend temporary visas to allow 760,000 Afghan refugees who have...

Pakistan jets bomb militant hideout; 8 killed 04 Dec 2014 - 01:25 am

PESHAWAR: The bullet-riddled bodies of eight suspected militants have been found in Pakistan’s restive northwest where the military is battling insurgent groups, officials...

Cops investigate former pop star for blasphemy 04 Dec 2014 - 01:25 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan police said yesterday they were investigating blasphemy allegations against a man dubbed the “disco mullah” who quit a career in pop...

Aid workers in Afghanistan fear for their lives 04 Dec 2014 - 01:24 am

LONDON: Half the aid workers in Afghanistan received death treats or intimidation during the past year as foreign troops phased out their operations...

HK protest leaders surrender to police 04 Dec 2014 - 01:24 am

From Left: Professor at the University of Hong Kong Benny Tai, professor of sociology at Chinese University Chan Kin-man, former head of the...

Hasina in Malaysia 04 Dec 2014 - 01:22 am

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inspects the guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Putrajaya, Malaysia, yesterday. Hasina arrived for a three-day...

Philippines disaster city braces for typhoon 04 Dec 2014 - 01:08 am

TACLOBAN, Philippines: Authorities in a Philippine city ravaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan were yesterday faced with how to keep residents still living in...

Probe clears Malaysia govt in citizenship-for-votes scheme 04 Dec 2014 - 01:07 am

KUALA LUMPUR: An official Malaysian inquiry yesterday cleared the country’s long-ruling regime of involvement in a huge scheme to grant citizenship to illegal...

Former Thailand ruling party MP jailed over royal slur 04 Dec 2014 - 01:07 am

BANGKOK: A lawmaker from Thailand’s toppled ruling party was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday for defaming the royal family, the latest in a...

Car bomb targets Iran ambassador in Yemen 04 Dec 2014 - 01:05 am

The damaged residence of the Iranian ambassador after a car bomb attack in Sana’a yesterday. SANA’A: A car bomb killed three people at...

Palestinian stabs two Israelis 04 Dec 2014 - 01:04 am

Ramallah: A Palestinian teen stabbed two Israelis in a West Bank settlement in “an apparent terror attack” yesterday before an off-duty security guard...

Turkey, US moving closer on Syria no-fly zone 04 Dec 2014 - 01:02 am

ANKARA: Nato allies Turkey and the United States are narrowing their differences over plans to create a no-fly zone along the Syrian border,...