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Sahara’s Roy back in jail cell 03 Oct 2014 - 03:13 am

NEW DELHI: Subrata Roy, the jailed head of the Sahara conglomerate, is back in a cell after living in a makeshift prison office...

Mahashtami celebrated with zeal 03 Oct 2014 - 03:10 am

Kolkata: Devotees converged at the Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, for Kumari Puja, the worship of a...

Taiwanese drama trails controversy at Busan film festival 03 Oct 2014 - 01:03 am

BUSAN: The 19th Busan International Film Festival opened yesterday with a parade of stars on the red carpet and the screening of a...

Failing sense of smell strong predictor of death 03 Oct 2014 - 01:03 am

WASHINGTON: A declining sense of smell in older people is a strong predictor of death within just five years, according to research published...

Three Afghan soldiers killed in Kabul 02 Oct 2014 - 09:46 pm

Afghan National Army soldiers arrive at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul yesterday. KABUL: A Taliban suicide attacker killed three people...

Livestock market 02 Oct 2014 - 09:46 pm

An Afghan girl waits for customers at a livestock market in Kabul ahead of the sacrificial Eid Al Adha festival yesterday. Muslims across...

Karzai brothers, others still owe millions to Afghanistan bank 02 Oct 2014 - 09:45 pm

KABUL: The brothers of former President Hamid Karzai and one of his vice presidents are among 19 individuals and companies that still owe...

Sectarian attack kills three Shias 02 Oct 2014 - 09:45 pm

ISLAMABAD: At least three people were killed and nine others injured when a roadside bomb hit a passenger van near Gilgit town in...

Seven killed in Pakistani passenger bus explosion 02 Oct 2014 - 09:44 pm

PESHAWAR: A bomb blast on a passenger coach in northwest Pakistan yesterday killed at least seven people and wounded another six, police said....

Hong Kong protesters swell 02 Oct 2014 - 09:44 pm

Taiwan activists (left photo) protest at the Liberty Square in Taipei while a protester from Melbourne, Australia displays a placard during a silent...

Bangladeshi activists protest 02 Oct 2014 - 09:43 pm

Activists of a Bangladeshi Islamic political group protest against Abdul Latif Siddique, the country’s telecommunications minister after his criticism of the Muslim pilgrimage...

China tells other countries not to meddle in HK affairs 02 Oct 2014 - 09:42 pm

WASHINGTON: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded on Wednesday to comments by the United States and others on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong,...

Detained American man makes fresh plea for help 02 Oct 2014 - 09:42 pm

SEOUL: One of three Americans detained in North Korea has made a fresh plea for his government’s help ahead of a trial that...

Worker admits murdering two British tourists 02 Oct 2014 - 09:41 pm

BANGKOK: A Myanmar man has confessed to the murder of two British tourists in Thailand, police said yesterday, after pressure to solve a...

Islamic militants threaten to behead Germans 02 Oct 2014 - 09:41 pm

MANILA: Al Qaeda linked Islamist militants in the Philippines said yesterday they will kill one of two German captives on October 17 unless...

Officials deny press permit to critical portal 02 Oct 2014 - 09:41 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has refused to grant a print license to a news portal often critical of the government despite a landmark court...

CHINA DEMOCRACY UNLEASH ATTACK UMBRELLA TIANANMEN TANKS 02 Oct 2014 - 09:39 pm

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: GABLE Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto, Canada Keywords: COLOR HONG KONG CHINA DEMOCRACY UNLEASH ATTACK UMBRELLA TIANANMEN TANKS...

'Angry Birds' maker Rovio shedding up to one in six jobs 02 Oct 2014 - 06:14 pm

HELSINKI: Rovio, the Finnish maker of the popular mobile game "Angry Birds" announced on Thursday it was cutting up to 130 jobs, blaming...