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Miscreants throw acid on woman corporator in UP 29 Nov 2014 - 01:01 am

Bareilly: A woman corporator was yesterday seriously injured when local goons here threw acid on her, police said. A case has been registered...

Schools free to set nursery guidelines: Court 29 Nov 2014 - 01:01 am

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday quashed the lieutenant governor’s guidelines of last year on nursery admissions in the national capital, saying...

Thai House votes to ban commercial surrogacy 29 Nov 2014 - 12:08 am

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (second left) and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha (left) review a guard of honor during an official...

US man held in Bangkok 29 Nov 2014 - 12:07 am

Alleged rape suspect US national, Erickson Thomas Andrew, 47, (second left) is escorted by Thai policemen to a press conference at Central Investigation...

China activists stand trial in dissent case 29 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

BEIJING: Two prominent Chinese political activists went on trial yesterday for helping to organise small-scale protests against censorship, their lawyer said, the latest...

Sirisena resists foreign probe into Sri Lanka war 29 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main opposition presidential candidate vowed yesterday to resist international moves to investigate the island’s war record, but promised a domestic...

Indonesian officials ordered to eat street food to trim budget 29 Nov 2014 - 12:05 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia has ordered officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare and stop holding lavish parties, the...

Colombo arrests 37 asylum seekers turned back by Australia 29 Nov 2014 - 12:04 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s police arrested yesterday 37 nationals turned back by Australian authorities on the high seas after attempting to seek asylum, in...

Briton charged in UK over Pakistan murder 28 Nov 2014 - 07:08 pm

LONDON: A British man was charged Friday with killing a woman in Pakistan under an 1861 law that allows for British nationals to...

Morocco jails dual French national for 'supporting terrorism' 28 Nov 2014 - 07:01 pm

RABAT: A French-Moroccan youth has been jailed for two years for "advocating terrorism" by flying what looked liked the black flag of the...

Pope Francis calls for dialogue to end extremism on Turkey visit 28 Nov 2014 - 06:59 pm

ANKARA: Pope Francis on Friday called for dialogue between faiths to end the Islamist extremism plaguing the Middle East as he visited Turkey...

India Q2 growth slows to 5.3pc, boosting rate cut hopes 28 Nov 2014 - 06:56 pm

NEW DELHI: India said Friday the economy grew 5.3 percent from July-September year-on-year, significantly slower than the previous three months, stirring hopes of...

One dead, more than 20 missing after boat sinks off Bangladesh 28 Nov 2014 - 06:36 pm

DHAKA: A cargo ship rammed a Bangladeshi fishing trawler on Friday leaving one crew member dead and 26 others believed missing in the...

Three arrested for beating polio vaccinators in Pakistan 28 Nov 2014 - 06:33 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan police arrested three men for beating up two polio vaccinators in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said Friday, the...

Uganda 'HIV nurse' to be released from jail 28 Nov 2014 - 06:29 pm

KAMPALA: A court in Uganda on Friday upheld the conviction for criminal negligence of a HIV-infected nurse who inserted a needle into a...

US oil prices open $4.40 lower following OPEC meeting 28 Nov 2014 - 06:24 pm

NEW YORK: US oil prices sank more than $4 in opening trade Friday, a day after OPEC decided to not cut production in...

Three blasts at emir's mosque in Nigeria's Kano 28 Nov 2014 - 06:03 pm

KATSINA, Nigeria: Three explosions on Friday rocked the mosque of one of Nigeria's most well-known Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, as worshippers...

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince arrives in Doha 28 Nov 2014 - 01:59 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani led well-wishers to welcome Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of...