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India ban hits Nepal’s mass animal sacrifice 02 Dec 2014 - 09:31 am

KATHMANDU: Hindu devotees slaughtered an estimated 200,000 animals during a recent festival in Nepal, organisers said yesterday, attributing a sharp fall in numbers...

Taiwan cabinet resigns after local poll defeat 02 Dec 2014 - 09:29 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s cabinet resigned en masse yesterday after the ruling party suffered a massive defeat at the island’s biggest ever local elections. The...

Nearly 500,000 diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in China 02 Dec 2014 - 09:29 am

BEIJING: The World Health Organisation issued a call to action to China yesterday over HIV/AIDS as government figures said nearly half a million...

Asma receives award 02 Dec 2014 - 09:28 am

Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir (left) receives the Right Livelihood Award from Jakob von Uexkull at the second chamber hall at the...

Arms cache 02 Dec 2014 - 09:27 am

Pakistani paramilitary Frontier Corps officers display explosive materials during an operation, in Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province, yesterday.

Suicide attack at Afghan funeral kills nine 02 Dec 2014 - 09:25 am

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: A suicide attack at a funeral in northern Afghanistan killed at least nine people yesterday, officials said, underlining nationwide insecurity as...

Imran Khan threatens nationwide shutdown 02 Dec 2014 - 09:25 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani cricketer-turned-opposition leader Imran Khan staged a major rally in Islamabad on Sunday, threatening to shut down the whole country with protests...

14 Taliban insurgents killed in counter-terrorism operations 02 Dec 2014 - 09:25 am

KABUL: At least 14 Taliban militants were killed and one militant was injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces in various...

Kabul police chief back in job despite militant attacks 02 Dec 2014 - 09:25 am

KABUL: The Kabul police chief who tendered his resignation after a string of attacks in the city will stay on in the role,...

Trade officers at foreign missions serving beyond term 02 Dec 2014 - 09:24 am

ISLAMABAD: Up to five trade officers posted in Pakistan’s diplomatic missions abroad have not returned despite completing their terms, the lower house of...

Bottle feeding trend raises infant mortality 02 Dec 2014 - 09:24 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has high infant mortality rate owing to low breastfeeding, high bottle feeding rate in South Asia. Health experts blame lack of...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 02 Dec 2014 - 09:23 am

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

Haunting memories 02 Dec 2014 - 09:22 am

Survivors and relatives of Bhopal gas victims hold the photographs of their family members who lost their lives in the accident on the...

Haryana to honour brave sisters, woman 02 Dec 2014 - 09:20 am

Pooja (left), 19, and Aarti, 22, at their home in the district of Sonepat. Chandigarh: The Haryana government yesterday said it will honour...

World Aids Day 02 Dec 2014 - 09:18 am

Students hold placards as they watch a street play to create awareness of HIV infection and prevention methods to commemorate World AIDS Day,...

Maoist rebels gun down 13 CRPF troopers 02 Dec 2014 - 09:17 am

Sukma, Chhattisgarh: Maoists yesterday gunned down 13 CRPF troopers engaged in an operation aimed at flushing out the rebels from a thickly forested...

LPG, jet fuel rates cut 02 Dec 2014 - 09:17 am

New Delhi: With global crude oil rates going under $70 a barrel yesterday, the price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was cut by...

PM for land swap deal with Dhaka 02 Dec 2014 - 09:17 am

NEW DELHI: India has inched closer to settling a long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, possibly signalling a softer line from Prime Minister Narendra...