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Philippines disaster city braces for strong typhoon 03 Dec 2014 - 11:07 am

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

Four killed in suicide attack on UN convoy in Somali capital 03 Dec 2014 - 11:01 am

MOGADISHU: At least four people were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber in the Somali capital Mogadishu rammed a car packed with explosives...

Indian forces kill 6 militants crossing into Kashmir to disrupt vote 03 Dec 2014 - 10:55 am

HANDWARA, India: Soldiers killed six militants near the border with Pakistan in the Indian state of Kashmir, the army said on Wednesday, in...

Tokyo stocks rise 0.32pc to seven-year high 03 Dec 2014 - 10:52 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.32 percent Wednesday, notching up a four-day winning streak and hitting a fresh a seven-year high, thanks to a...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 03 Dec 2014 - 09:13 am

DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Wednesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying Selling Saudi Riyal...

Oil prices rebound in Asian trade 03 Dec 2014 - 08:54 am

SINGAPORE: Oil rebounded in Asia Wednesday as dealers consolidated positions after a recent sell-off as they ahead to the latest US crude stockpiles...

BJP minister’s offensive remark rocks House 03 Dec 2014 - 06:45 am

New Delhi: Cornered by a united opposition and isolated within the BJP, union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti...

Navy Day preparations 03 Dec 2014 - 06:43 am

A naval band performs during a rehearsal for forthcoming Navy Day celebrations in front of The Gateway of India in Mumbai yesterday. The...

Christians protest Delhi blaze, demand protection for churches 03 Dec 2014 - 06:42 am

Christians protest outside the police headquarters in New Delhi yesterday. New Delhi: Thousands of Christians yesterday protested outside the Delhi Police headquarters demanding...

Maharashtra’s first Muslim chief minister Antulay dies 03 Dec 2014 - 06:40 am

Mumbai: Congress veteran Abdul Rahman Antulay, Maharashtra’s first Muslim chief minister and a former central minister, died here yesterday following prolonged illness, his...

RBI keeps lending rates intact 03 Dec 2014 - 06:37 am

Mumbai: High interest rates on automobile and house loans will continue as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday decided to keep key...

New video raises questions about ‘braveheart’ sisters 03 Dec 2014 - 06:37 am

NEW DELHI: Two Indian sisters hailed as ‘bravehearts’ after a video showing them fighting off three alleged molesters went viral, are now facing...

Kabul to face more violence next year: Nato 03 Dec 2014 - 06:37 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (centre) talks with Afghanistan’s President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (right) and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah during a Nato...

Pakistan adds home-made fighter jets to airforce 03 Dec 2014 - 06:34 am

Thunder fighter jet, jointly developed by Pakistan and China, on display at the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2014 in Karachi yesterday....

Three chief justices reject PTI plea for vote verification 03 Dec 2014 - 06:32 am

ISLAMABAD: At least three chief justices of Pakistan have trashed the PTI petitions for reopening thumb verification of voters in four constituencies, terming...

Former PM to contest court’s verdict in high treason case 03 Dec 2014 - 06:31 am

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has decided to contest the verdict of the special court, which has included his name among ‘the...

ISI complains against fake Facebook accounts 03 Dec 2014 - 06:30 am

ISLAMABAD: Fake Facebook accounts used to be a problem faced by teenage girls, but it appears that in Pakistan, they are also becoming...

Farc, Colombian officials meet on reviving talks 03 Dec 2014 - 06:29 am

Colombian General Ruben Dario Alzate, released by Farc guerrillas after his kidnapping two weeks ago, is hugged by his son after announcing his...