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Bid to launch leaflets into N Korea foiled 26 Oct 2014 - 02:25 am

South Korean activist Choi Woo-Won (right) shouts anti-North Korea slogans and (Right) activists were blocked by local residents near Imjingak peace park on...

Prayers for Ghulam Azam 26 Oct 2014 - 02:23 am

Bangladeshi activists and supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami party gather outside the national mosque in Dhaka yesterday to offer prayers during the funeral of...

Myanmar army killed reporter in custody: Press Council 26 Oct 2014 - 02:22 am

YANGON: Myanmar’s press council yesterday said the army had admitted to shooting dead a man in its custody who activists claim was a...

Malaysia envoy remanded in custody in N Zealand 26 Oct 2014 - 02:22 am

WELLINGTON: A Malaysian military attache extradited to New Zealand to face an attempted rape charge was remanded in custody following a brief court...

Fight against China graft to continue 26 Oct 2014 - 02:22 am

BEIJING: China’s fight against deeply ingrained corruption will never end, the country’s top official in charge of tackling graft said ahead of a...

US to pay Philippines $2m for reef damage 26 Oct 2014 - 02:21 am

MANILA,: The United States has agreed to pay the Philippines $2m in compensation for the damage one of its ships inflicted on over...

Taiwan rejects Iran lawsuit against bank over arms scam 26 Oct 2014 - 02:21 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Supreme Court has reportedly rejected a bid by Iran to make a Taiwanese bank refund $15m intended for an arms deal...

Modi breaks ice with media 26 Oct 2014 - 01:26 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arriving for an event to host journalists over tea, titled ‘Deepawali Milan’ in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister...

Heavy rain in Bangalore 26 Oct 2014 - 01:25 am

Motorists ride during heavy rain in the southern Indian city of Bangalore yesterday.

Tharoor launches cleanliness drive 26 Oct 2014 - 01:25 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (pictured) yesterday launched a cleanliness drive on Kovalam beach, personally collecting garbage in bags. Prime Minister Narendra...

Defence Ministry spurns US for Israeli missiles 26 Oct 2014 - 01:22 am

NEW DELHI: India has opted to buy Israel’s Spike anti-tank guided missile, a defence ministry source said yesterday, rejecting a rival US offer...

Phased polls in J&K and Jharkhand 26 Oct 2014 - 01:21 am

New Delhi: Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand will be held in five phases beginning November 25 and ending on December...

Kerala nurses want to return to Iraq 26 Oct 2014 - 01:21 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala nurses who have a valid work visa for Iraq are urging the state government to arrange for their return to that...

PM stresses preventive health care to cut bills 26 Oct 2014 - 01:21 am

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday underlined the need to give importance to preventive health care with simple habits like washing hands among...

GOP DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS BOXING WINNERS ELECTIONS RED BLUE STATE 26 Oct 2014 - 12:33 am

Group: KAL Credit: KAL Source: The Economist - London, England Keywords: COLOR GOP DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS BOXING WINNERS ELECTIONS RED BLUE STATE 102314 Provider:...

Russia moves to permanent winter time 26 Oct 2014 - 12:22 am

MOSCOW: Russia today is set to turn back its clocks to winter time permanently in a move backed by President Vladimir Putin, reversing...

South Africans use owls to fight rising rat population 26 Oct 2014 - 12:22 am

JOHANNESBURG: A young barn owl looks bug-eyed in curiosity as a bird handler readies it for a new life — to be spent...

‘Royal Mosque’ 26 Oct 2014 - 12:13 am

A view of the illuminated historical Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. The ‘Royal Mosque’ was built in 1673 by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It...