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Senate files resolution to probe port congestion 06 Aug 2014 - 10:28 pm

MANILA: Concerned about the adverse impact of the congestion at two of the major ports in Metro Manila, the Senate is set to...

‘Long live the King’ 06 Aug 2014 - 10:25 pm

People hold pictures of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and wait for him to arrive at a hospital in Bangkok yesterday. The 86-year-old would...

China quake death toll nears 600, volunteers told to stay away 06 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

LONGTOUSHAN: The death toll from an earthquake that devastated a remote region of China jumped to nearly 600 people yesterday, authorities said, as...

Beards, veils banned in restive Xinjiang city buses 06 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

BEIJING: A city in China’s restive western region of Xinjiang has banned people with head scarves, veils and long beards from boarding buses,...

Dutch firm to do deep water MH370 search 06 Aug 2014 - 10:23 pm

SYDNEY: A Dutch firm will conduct a deep-water search in the Indian Ocean for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from September, Australia said...

Sri Lanka ‘wary’ of UN war crimes probe 06 Aug 2014 - 10:23 pm

COLOMBO: Authorities in Sri Lanka are clamping down on the activities of civil society groups, who accuse the government of trying to discourage...

China executes two S Korean drug mules 06 Aug 2014 - 10:23 pm

SEOUL: China executed yesterday two South Koreans convicted of smuggling drugs from North Korea and will soon execute a third, the Yonhap news...

RUSSIA UKRAINE WWI REMEMBRANCE TRENCHES MH17 PLANE CRASH PUTIN SANCTIONS EUROPE 06 Aug 2014 - 10:09 pm

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TOM Source: Trouw - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR RUSSIA UKRAINE WWI REMEMBRANCE TRENCHES MH17 PLANE CRASH PUTIN SANCTIONS EUROPE 080414...

Flood victims 06 Aug 2014 - 10:04 pm

Flood-affected villagers prepare a meal by their shelter as flood waters encroach Kakudia village near Pipili, some 30km from Bhubaneswar, yesterday. Twenty-three people...

Gearing up for Independence Day 06 Aug 2014 - 10:04 pm

Kites bearing the image of Indian Bollywood Actor Salman Khan hang in a shop ahead of Independence Day celebrations on August 15 in...

Hiroshima Day rally 06 Aug 2014 - 10:03 pm

Students with peace messages written on their faces take part in a Hiroshima Day peace rally in Mumbai, yesterday. Students and social activists...

Sibling bonding 06 Aug 2014 - 10:02 pm

A shopper looks at ‘rakhi’ (sacred thread) ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Amritsar yesterday. The annual festival, which commemorates the abiding ties between...

Chacha Chaudhary creator Pran dies 06 Aug 2014 - 10:02 pm

New Delhi: Pran Kumar Sharma, creator of iconic comic book characters like Chacha Chaudhary and Sabu, died on Tuesday night, his family said...

Cabinet nod to Juvenile Justice Act amendments 06 Aug 2014 - 10:01 pm

New Delhi: The federal cabinet yesterday gave its nod to amend the Juvenile Justice Act that will pave the way for 16/18-year-olds to...

Five juveniles held for stabbing youth to death 06 Aug 2014 - 10:01 pm

New Delhi: Five juveniles have been arrested for stabbing a 21-year-old youth to death on a crowded street in broad daylight, police said...

SC asks Subramanium to assist Padmanabha temple case 06 Aug 2014 - 10:01 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday asked counsel Gopal Subramanium to reconsider his decision to withdraw as amicus curiae in the Sri Padmanabhaswamy...

HC stalls summons against Gandhis 06 Aug 2014 - 10:00 pm

New Delhi: In a major relief to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, the Delhi High Court...

Govt promises all-party meet on CSAT row 06 Aug 2014 - 10:00 pm

New Delhi: Cornered over the CSAT row, government yesterday said that the exam this year should be allowed to be held in its...