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New plant to treat growing domestic solid waste likely 22 Sep 2014 - 04:25 am

The officials of Keppel Seghers, Stefan Kipp (right), Regional Director for MENA, and Oon Ee Heng (second right), General Manager, addressing the media...

Most Qataris welcome mandatory pre-marriage counselling 22 Sep 2014 - 04:23 am

DOHA: Most in the Qatari community are happy about a recent proposal by the government to make pre-marriage counselling mandatory to help check...

Rallies raise the heat on climate change 22 Sep 2014 - 04:11 am

Marchers make their way across Central Park South during the People’s Climate March in New York yesterday. NEW YORK: Tens of thousands of...

All that remains 22 Sep 2014 - 04:11 am

The remains of a house at the El Vado Santa Rosa neighbourhood after hurricane Odile, in San Jose Los Cabos, Mexico, yesterday.

Sarkozy laments ‘lack of hope’ in France 22 Sep 2014 - 04:10 am

PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured) painted a dire portrait of the crisis in France yesterday as the ex-president capped a high-profile political comeback that...

Sierra Leone likely to extend three-day Ebola lockdown 22 Sep 2014 - 04:09 am

FREETOWN: A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone aimed at stemming the worst Ebola epidemic on record has identified dozens of new infections, but...

Sleuths review security after White House intrusion 22 Sep 2014 - 04:09 am

WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service is reviewing its security measures after a man claiming to be an Iraq war veteran jumped over a...

Ukraine will defend itself if truce fails, says Poroshenko 22 Sep 2014 - 04:08 am

KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko warned yesterday that Ukraine must be ready to defend itself should a peace plan aimed at ending a five-month...

WAR ON ISIS 22 Sep 2014 - 04:08 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR WAR ON ISIS SYRIA MODERATE OPPOSITION SUPPORT TURTLE PLANE 092014 Provider:...

Dancing away to Navratri 22 Sep 2014 - 03:58 am

Women dressed in traditional attire take part in rehearsals for the “garba” dance ahead of Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, yesterday. Navratri is...

Big Bang! stars 22 Sep 2014 - 03:57 am

Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan (right) and Katrina Kaif participate in a promotional event for the Hindi film ‘Bang Bang!’ in Mumbai.

Limping back to life 22 Sep 2014 - 03:56 am

A man sprays disinfectant at a shop which was damaged by flooding in Srinagar yesterday. The Himalayan region has seen extensive flooding this...

Ghani named Afghan president-elect 22 Sep 2014 - 03:55 am

Afghan rival presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah (left) and Ashraf Ghani exchange signed agreements for the country’s unity government in Kabul yesterday. KABUL: Former...

Anti-govt rally in Karachi 22 Sep 2014 - 03:54 am

Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan (centre) gestures after arriving at an anti-government rally in Karachi yesterday. The Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) party of...

US to sell 160 ambush-proof vehicles to Pakistan 22 Sep 2014 - 03:12 am

ISLAMABAD: The Obama administration informed Congress on Friday that it planned to sell 160 ambush-proof vehicles to Pakistan at a total cost of...

50,000 flood-hit people rescued in South Punjab 22 Sep 2014 - 03:11 am

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said yesterday that rescuers with boats and helicopters had evacuated about 50,000 people from south Punjab...

Pakistani student leaves to address UN session 22 Sep 2014 - 03:11 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani girl, Rabia Faridi, a student of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), left for the US yesterday to present her speech...

BJP admits JDU-RJD-Congress combine in Bihar a challenge 22 Sep 2014 - 03:10 am

Patna: The new combine of Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal (United), the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress is throwing a big challenge for...