Default / Miscellaneous

Aspirants for civil service feel cheated 04 Aug 2014 - 10:43 pm

New Delhi: The civil service aspirants feel “cheated” by the government’s decision yesterday to exclude English language comprehension marks from the Civil Service...

Rescuers clear China quake bodies 04 Aug 2014 - 10:42 pm

Rescuers search for survivors among debris of collapsed buildings in Ludian county yesterday. LONGTOUSHAN: Rescuers laid out bodies in the streets yesterday after...

Thai surrogate mother 04 Aug 2014 - 10:41 pm

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua kisses her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome to and abandoned by Australian parents, at Samitivej hospital in...

Ferry carrying about 200 passengers sinks in Central Bangladesh 04 Aug 2014 - 10:40 pm

A relative mourns near the river after a ferry carrying at least 200 passengers capsized in the Padma River due to strong currents,...

Half a million in Japan urged to flee heavy rain 04 Aug 2014 - 10:39 pm

TOKYO: A man drowned in a raging river while more than half a million people were advised to evacuate over the weekend as...

Manila’s sea row plan gains support 04 Aug 2014 - 10:39 pm

MANILA: The Philippines said yesterday it has won support from Vietnam, Indonesia and Brunei for a plan to ease tensions in the South...

Indonesia President Widodo unveils new transition team 04 Aug 2014 - 10:38 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s president-elect Joko Widodo yesterday announced a high-powered advisory team to handle his transition to power as he prepares to take over...

Nepal landslide toll reaches 30 04 Aug 2014 - 10:38 pm

KATHMANDU: Rescuers yesterday discovered 21 more bodies buried under tonnes of mud and trees following a massive landslide in northeast Nepal feared to...

Bomb kills religious chief in NW Pakistan 04 Aug 2014 - 10:35 pm

A policeman stands guard at the site of a roadside bomb blast outside Dera Ismail Khan in northwest Pakistan yesterday. DERA ISMAIL KHAN: ...

Islamabad High Court’s power to hear rights cases curtailed 04 Aug 2014 - 10:34 pm

Chief Justice Mohammad Anwar Khan Kasi ISLAMABAD: After the imposition of Article 245 in the Pakistani federal capital, curtailing the powers of the...

Afghan candy maker 04 Aug 2014 - 10:32 pm

An Afghan man makes special sweets at a traditional sweets factory in Jalalabad, Pakistan, yesterday.

Karzai rejects claim deputy was involved in vote fraud 04 Aug 2014 - 10:31 pm

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday rejected allegations that one of his deputies had orchestrated a fraud against a longtime rival in Afghanistan’s...

Imran, Qadri met twice secretly 04 Aug 2014 - 10:31 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had two secret meetings with firebrand agitationist Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri to...

PM to consult supporters before addressing House 04 Aug 2014 - 10:30 pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to address the National Assembly during the current week to offer an olive branch to the...

EUROPE SANCTIONS RUSSIA UKRAINE CRY ECONOMY ENERGY 04 Aug 2014 - 09:48 pm

Group: BusinessViews Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR EUROPE SANCTIONS RUSSIA UKRAINE CRY ECONOMY ENERGY 080414 Provider: CartoonArts...

Chinese capital to ban coal use to curb pollution 04 Aug 2014 - 06:41 pm

BEIJING: Beijing will ban coal use in its six main districts by the end of 2020, state media cited the Beijing Municipal Environmental...

Investcorp says full-year net profit up 25pc 04 Aug 2014 - 03:00 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain-based alternative investment fund Investcorp posted a 25 percent increase in net profit for its latest financial year on Monday. Net profit...

Singapore Airlines jet minutes away when MH17 shot down 04 Aug 2014 - 02:36 pm

SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane was just minutes away when Flight MH17 was blown out of the sky in eastern Ukraine, Singapore's...