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Kabul shoemaker 16 Jul 2014 - 02:13 am

A cobbler sits at the roadside as he waits for customers in Kabul yesterday.

Pakistani sentenced to death for blasphemy 16 Jul 2014 - 02:08 am

LAHORE: A court in Pakistan has passed a death sentence on a man convicted under controversial blasphemy laws for insulting Prophet Mohammed (PBUH),...

Pakistan nabs Taliban commander 16 Jul 2014 - 02:07 am

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Pakistani military has captured a Taliban commander who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf, security officials...

Army raids affect N Waziristan’s education sector 16 Jul 2014 - 02:07 am

PESHAWAR: The North Waziristan conflict, which has left over 955,900 tribesmen homeless, has thrown the future of 86,323 students from government schools in...

UN allots $3.75m for displaced Pakistanis 16 Jul 2014 - 02:06 am

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will spend $3.75m to support the authorities looking after people displaced by the military operation in...

SOUTH SUDAN BABY FALL CLIFF AFRICA MACHAR KIIR 16 Jul 2014 - 02:02 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: PARESH Source: The Khaleej Times - Dubai, UAE Keywords: COLOR SOUTH SUDAN BABY FALL CLIFF AFRICA MACHAR KIIR 071414 Provider:...

Ramadan joy a casualty in Gaza 16 Jul 2014 - 01:48 am

A Palestinian man stands behind a missile which witnesses said was fired by Israeli aircraft, in Rafah. GAZA: Instead of enjoying celebrations and...

Kerry calls for halt to Libya violence 16 Jul 2014 - 01:44 am

TRIPOLI: US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday called for a halt to “dangerous” levels of violence in Libya after militia clashes in...

Iraq parliament elects Speaker 16 Jul 2014 - 01:43 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s sharply divided parliament elected a Speaker yesterday in a step forward in the delayed government formation process, as a renewed bid...

Acute water crisis looms in Gaza: Aid agencies 16 Jul 2014 - 01:41 am

GENEVA: Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are without water after Israeli air strikes that have wrecked the water and sewage system and the...

Bahrain put ‘unacceptable conditions on US envoy’ 16 Jul 2014 - 01:40 am

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry voiced deep concern to Bahrain for expelling an American envoy and making “unacceptable demands” that foreign...

Assad starts new 7-year term today 16 Jul 2014 - 01:40 am

BEIRUT: President Bashar Al Assad begins a new seven-year term today looking to play up a string of battlefield victories while trying to...

Modi strikes chord with China in Brazil 16 Jul 2014 - 01:31 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (left) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival at the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, yesterday. ...

Govt slams Vaidik-Saeed meet 16 Jul 2014 - 01:30 am

New Delhi: Facing opposition heat, a cornered government yesterday denounced yoga guru Ramdev aide Ved Pratap Vaidik’s meeting with Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed...

Rain in Mumbai 16 Jul 2014 - 01:29 am

A biker manouevres through a water logged area during rain in Mumbai yesterday.

Two teens convicted over rape 16 Jul 2014 - 01:28 am

MUMBAI: A Mumbai court convicted two teenage boys yesterday over separate gang-rapes that shocked the city in a verdict that came days after...

Philippine extremists helping Indian Maoists: Minister 16 Jul 2014 - 01:28 am

New Delhi: In a revelation that adds a new dimension to the Left-wing extremism in the country, the government yesterday said Maoists in...

SC chides Odisha for migrant workers’ plight 16 Jul 2014 - 01:28 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday slammed the Odisha government for turning a blind eye to the plight of migrant workers being taken...