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Prisoners held in Libya freed, says Russia 08 Oct 2014 - 11:22 pm

MOSCOW: A group of 22 Russians, Ukrainians and Belarussians held in Libya for three years on suspicion of fighting for deposed ruler Muammar...

UK sends 750 military personnel, medical ship to combat Ebola 08 Oct 2014 - 11:08 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) points to a video slide of contributions by nations to combat the Ebola virus during a...

10 die a day in Ukraine despite ceasefire: UN 08 Oct 2014 - 11:07 pm

Members of the National Guard and grave diggers put down coffins at a mass funeral ceremony for unidentified soldiers of pro-Ukrainian military forces...

Super-microscope earns trio Nobel chemistry prize 08 Oct 2014 - 11:06 pm

From left: Stefan Hell, Eric Betzig and William Moerner STOCKHOLM: Two Americans and a German won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry yesterday...

14 hurt as Kurds, Islamists clash in Germany 08 Oct 2014 - 11:05 pm

Protesters and policemen face each other during a demonstration against Islamic State in Hamburg early yesterday. HAMBURG: German police used water cannon to...

Border firing intensifies; two more killed 08 Oct 2014 - 10:34 pm

Villagers sit in a trailer as they prepare to leave the area following a cross-border exchange between Indian and Pakistani soldiers at Chilayari...

Air Force Day 08 Oct 2014 - 10:33 pm

Former cricketer and honorary Indian Air Force Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar shares a light moment with the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral...

Gatka martial arts 08 Oct 2014 - 10:32 pm

Sikhs demonstrate their Gatka martial arts skills during a procession from the Sri Akal Takhat at the Golden Temple in Amritsar yesterday, on...

Bangladesh ready to help with Bengal blast probe 08 Oct 2014 - 10:29 pm

Kolkata: Amid speculations that suspected Bangladeshi militants were involved in the October 2 explosion in West Bengal, a Bangladesh minister yesterday said his...

Govt launches website to stop bureaucrats slacking off 08 Oct 2014 - 10:28 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s new right-wing government has begun an online trial run to register staff attendance records, seeking to tackle absenteeism among the...

Rahul targets Modi in Maharashtra campaign 08 Oct 2014 - 10:28 pm

Raigad/Latur, Maharashtra: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi entered the Maharashtra poll campaign yesterday, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for their silence...

Power ministry to sell LED bulbs at `10 08 Oct 2014 - 10:28 pm

New Delhi: A day after the Nobel Prize in physics was won by the scientists who invented blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), the power...

Cyclone heads to Andhra, Odisha coast 08 Oct 2014 - 10:26 pm

Bhubaneswar: An approa -ching cyclone will cross Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Odisha coast by Sunday noon and preparations have been made to meet...

DMK demands centre’s intervention in Tamil Nadu 08 Oct 2014 - 10:26 pm

Chennai: The DMK yesterday urged the central government to put a stop to the violent acts by AIADMK cadres and supporters in the...

Govt will examine complaints on Flipkart sale, says Sitharaman 08 Oct 2014 - 10:25 pm

New Delhi: A day after e-retailer Flipkart apologised to millions of customers after its promises of bumper discounts on orders placed for a...

CISF guard kills three in shooting spree 08 Oct 2014 - 10:25 pm

NEW DELHI: A paramilitary officer charged with guarding a nuclear plant shot and killed three of his colleagues yesterday in a shooting spree...

Spanish Ebola nurse may have touched face with gloves 08 Oct 2014 - 10:19 pm

MADRID/LONDON: A Spanish nurse who is the first person to contract Ebola outside of Africa may have touched her face with the gloves...

Kenyatta becomes first president to appear before ICC 08 Oct 2014 - 10:18 pm

THE HAGUE: Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday became the first sitting president to appear before the International Criminal Court, where his lawyer sought an...