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Suicide bomb blast kills Karzai’s cousin 30 Jul 2014 - 12:27 am

Policemen guard Hashmat Karzai’s house after the attack in Kandahar yesterday. KANDAHAR: A suicide attacker killed an influential cousin of Afghan President Hamid...

Eid prayers in Lahore 30 Jul 2014 - 12:26 am

Worshippers arrive to offer Eid prayers on the first day of Eid Al Fitr, at Badshahi Masjid in Lahore yesterday.

US arms for Afghanistan being used by insurgents: Report 30 Jul 2014 - 12:23 am

WASHINGTON: Washington and Kabul have failed to keep track of hundreds of thousands of weapons provided to Afghanistan, raising the risk that some...

Operation against terrorists in Waziristan ‘comprehensive’ 30 Jul 2014 - 12:23 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Jalil Abbas Jilani, has reiterated that the North Waziristan operation against terrorists was going to be comprehensive...

Single-digit sales tax soon in Pakistan 30 Jul 2014 - 12:22 am

KARACHI: Pakistani tax authorities are working on the concept of a single-digit sales tax rate, which is at present stands at 17 percent,...

IFC to invest $27.5m in LNG terminal project 30 Jul 2014 - 12:21 am

ISLAMABAD: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank group will invest $27.5m in the construction of a terminal at Port Qasim,...

Arms haul 29 Jul 2014 - 10:46 pm

Some of illegal weapons seized in raids following the May 22 military coup, are displayed during a news conference at a military barracks...

Beach clean-up 29 Jul 2014 - 10:46 pm

Crew members of the Japanese coastguard vessel PLH 22 Yashima assist Sri Lankan counterparts as they help clean the beach at Mount Lavinia,...

33 killed in Xinjiang terror attack 29 Jul 2014 - 10:45 pm

BEIJING: Chinese police shot dead dozens belonging to a knife-wielding terror gang in Xinjiang, state media said yesterday, in the latest bout of...

N Korea slams Hamas arms deal claims 29 Jul 2014 - 10:45 pm

SEOUL: North Korea has denounced allegations that it supplied missiles to Hamas and material support to Hezbollah as “sheer fiction” and a “sinister”...

Pope to visit Sri Lanka, Philippines in January 29 Jul 2014 - 10:44 pm

Colombo: Pope Francis will travel to Sri Lanka and the Philippines in January for his second trip to a continent where evangelisation is...

UN blacklist seized N Korea ship 29 Jul 2014 - 10:43 pm

UNITED NATIONS: A UN Security Council committee on Monday blacklisted the operator of a North Korean ship, which was seized near the Panama...

Students push for action in HK democracy bid 29 Jul 2014 - 10:43 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s student activists have become local celebrities thanks to televised confrontations with officials as they demand reform -- but their...

Two S Korea frontline soldiers commit suicide 29 Jul 2014 - 10:43 pm

SEOUL: South Korea’s military confirmed yesterday the apparent suicides of two army privates, raising fresh questions over the deployment of young conscripts in...

POVERTY DESPERATION NEWS IMMIGRATION EDUCATION SEX TRADE VIOLENCE GUNS TERROR 29 Jul 2014 - 10:41 pm

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MH17 EUROPE INSPECTION UKRAINE RUSSIA MALAYSIA AIRLINES DONETSK PLANE CRASH REBELS 29 Jul 2014 - 04:21 pm

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Rolls-Royce sees 0.5pc hit to order book from Skymark termination 29 Jul 2014 - 02:29 pm

LONDON: British engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday the termination of the Skymark Airlines order for six A380 planes would shave 0.5 percent...

Libyan military plane crashes in Benghazi 29 Jul 2014 - 02:28 pm

TRIPOLI: A Libyan fighter jet engaged in paramilitary attacks on Islamists in the restive eastern city of Benghazi crashed and exploded Tuesday after...