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Obama renews commitment to Asia-Pacific 16 Nov 2014 - 01:17 am

BRISBANE: President Barack Obama sought yesterday to reassure Asia-Pacific allies about Washington’s strategic shift toward the region as he sent a veiled message...

China, Myanmar sign $7.8bn of deals 16 Nov 2014 - 01:17 am

BEIJING: China and Myanmar signed deals worth $7.8bn for energy, agriculture, telecommunications, infrastructure and finance during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the...

Indonesia quake sparks tsunami warning, no major damage 16 Nov 2014 - 01:17 am

JAKARTA: A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 was recorded off the Moluccas in Indonesia yesterday, the national disaster mitigation agency said,...

Cleric’s funeral 16 Nov 2014 - 01:17 am

Afghans attend the funeral ceremony of Sheikh Azizullah Najafi, a prominent Islamic cleric who was gunned down by unknown assailants, in Herat, Afghanistan,...

Islamabad, Kabul seek to boost ties 16 Nov 2014 - 01:16 am

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (centre) and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (right) hand over a prize of Rs100,000 to Afghan cricket team captain...

Qadri rejects killings probe 16 Nov 2014 - 01:15 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri (pictured) yesterday rejected a Joint Investigation Team formed by the Punjab government to investigate...

Anti-Taliban operation 16 Nov 2014 - 01:14 am

Afghan National army soldiers clean their weapons at their military camp in Kunduz, Afghanistan, yesterday. Sixty-one Taliban militants were killed and 47 arrested...

Pakistan police kill five Taliban militants 16 Nov 2014 - 01:13 am

KARACHI: Pakistani police said Friday they had killed five Taliban militants in a gunfight in the southern port city of Karachi. The shootout...

Army operation boosts trust with US: Report 16 Nov 2014 - 01:13 am

ISLAMABAD: The Zarb-e-Azb operation has boosted US confidence in Pakistan’s commitment to combating terrorist groups operating within its borders, a Washington Post report...

Pakistan’s twin cities get 1,500 CCTV cameras 16 Nov 2014 - 01:13 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has started installing 1,500 CCTV cameras in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad as part of an online...

Rat poison in tablets likely killed women 16 Nov 2014 - 01:13 am

Doctor R K Gupta (centre-in blue shirt), who performed sterilisation operations after which many women lost their lives, during a court hearing in...

Modi takes up black money issue with BRICS 16 Nov 2014 - 01:11 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott (right) look at a koala, held by keeper Michele Barnes, before the G20...

Kashmir protest 16 Nov 2014 - 01:11 am

Activists of the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference moderate faction shout slogans outside the office of the United National Military Observers Group in...

Delhi High Court lauds Satyarthi 16 Nov 2014 - 01:10 am

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court congratulated Kailash Satyarthi for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, while disposing of a petition seeking complete elimination...

25 kids fall ill after mid-day meal in Bihar 16 Nov 2014 - 01:09 am

Patna: At least 25 children fell ill yesterday after having their mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar, while 15 fell ill...

Kejriwal promises 800,000 jobs, Wi-Fi across Delhi 16 Nov 2014 - 01:09 am

New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal yesterday launched the party’s Delhi Dialogue campaign and wooed the national capital’s youth by promising 800,000 jobs,...

Haryana cops brace to arrest sect leader 16 Nov 2014 - 01:09 am

Chandigarh: Tension prevailed in Haryana’s Hisar district yesterday as thousands of followers of sect leader Rampal geared up to thwart any attempt by...

Thai woman held in vice trade racket 16 Nov 2014 - 01:08 am

Siliguri: Three women, including one from Thailand, and five men were yesterday arrested in this northern West Bengal town for running a vice...