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Taliban ambush Karzai security team in Paktia 19 Jul 2014 - 01:05 am

KABUL: Dozens of armed insurgents attacked a convoy carrying a presidential security team in southeastern Afghanistan yesterday, sparking a gun battle in which...

US citizen held for carrying ammunition 19 Jul 2014 - 01:05 am

ISLAMABAD: A United States citizen was arrested at Islamabad airport yesterday for attempting to board a plane carrying ammunition, Pakistan officials said, in...

India urged not to set conditions for talks 19 Jul 2014 - 01:04 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked India not to set any conditions for talks, reiterating its stance that all outstanding disputes between the two countries...

KP province plans food subsidy 19 Jul 2014 - 01:04 am

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial government is planning to launch a scheme aimed at providing subsidised wheat flour and cooking oil to...

Zardari’s PPP to push for mid-term poll 19 Jul 2014 - 01:03 am

LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party led by former president Asif Ali Zardari has expressed willingness to join efforts for mid-term polls because it...

Prince William voices 'sadness' over Malaysian jet tragedy 18 Jul 2014 - 02:56 pm

LONDON: Britain's Prince William spoke of his "deep sadness" Friday after a Malaysia Airlines plane was apparently shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing...

World celebrates first Mandela Day since icon's death 18 Jul 2014 - 02:51 pm

A South African woman and her son stand in front of the Soweto Mandela House yard as various activities marking International Mandela Day...

Shock, sorrow in Asia at loss of Malaysia MH17 plane 18 Jul 2014 - 02:40 pm

SYDNEY: The loss of a second Malaysia Airlines plane within six months left Asia-Pacific nations shocked and saddened Friday, prompting calls for a...

WHO spokesman among dead in Malaysia Airlines crash 18 Jul 2014 - 02:20 pm

GENEVA: Glenn Thomas, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation, was among the 298 people killed in the crash in eastern Ukraine of...

Russian response to MH17 'deeply unsatisfactory: Australia PM 18 Jul 2014 - 11:26 am

SYDNEY: The loss of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine was a crime not an accident, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday...

Militants kill eight Pakistani paramilitary members 18 Jul 2014 - 10:44 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Militants killed eight members of a government paramilitary force in a midnight attack on a security checkpoint in Pakistan's restive northwest,...

Tokyo stocks close down 1.01pc 18 Jul 2014 - 10:12 am

Pedestrians walk past a share price board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on July 18, 2014. TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.01...

Korean Air says suspends 3 flights to Tel Aviv 18 Jul 2014 - 08:45 am

SEOUL: Korean Air Lines Co Ltd will suspend all its flights to Tel Aviv over the next week in response to growing tension...

Emir, Sudanese president hold phone talks 18 Jul 2014 - 08:41 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani conducted a phone call with President of the Republic of the Sudan Omar al-Bashir....

Indonesian president instructs airlines to avoid Ukraine, Gaza 18 Jul 2014 - 08:34 am

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gestures as he delivered his statement on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 Boeing 777 shot down over Ukraine...

Emir calls Tunisian president 18 Jul 2014 - 08:28 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani conducted a phone call with President of the Tunisian Republic Moncef Marzouki. HH the...

Ramadan Sports Festival ends 18 Jul 2014 - 03:52 am

The winners with the officials. Doha: The curtain came down on a fortnight of free sporting fun evening as the final events of...

ROTA celebrates Garangao 18 Jul 2014 - 03:50 am

Children during the ROTA Garangao event. Doha: Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), Qatar’s leading educational non-profit organisation in Qatar celebrated the joy of...