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Bureaucrat who took on Vadra to get federal post 16 Jul 2014 - 01:28 am

Chandigarh/New Delhi: Ashok Khemka, an IAS officer of the Haryana cadre who had cancelled the mutation of a land deal involving Congress chief...

Flood rescueThousands flee as typhoon hits Philippines 16 Jul 2014 - 01:02 am

Residents secure their fishing boat along the sea wall as authorities warned residents of the approaching Typhoon Rammasun in Legazpi City, southeast of...

Flood rescue 16 Jul 2014 - 12:58 am

Rescuers evacuate residents and tourists with a boat on a flooded street after record downpours hit Fenghuang county in China’s Hunan province yesterday....

HK to abide by Chinese rules in 2017 poll 16 Jul 2014 - 12:55 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader told Beijing yesterday that the city’s residents wanted a full election in 2017, but said the financial hub...

Philippines next Asian miracle: World Bank 16 Jul 2014 - 12:55 am

MANILA: World Bank president Jim Yong Kim yesterday described the Philippines as the next “Asian miracle” and a global model in fighting corruption,...

Dhaka presses charges against disaster factory owner 16 Jul 2014 - 12:54 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s anti-graft agency yesterday said it would press charges against the owner of a collapsed factory complex for his role in the...

US admiral in China for top-level talks 16 Jul 2014 - 12:54 am

BEIJING: The chief of the US Navy met his Chinese counterpart yesterday for talks aimed at improving cooperation between their fleets following concerns...

Police tear-gas Cambodian protesters 16 Jul 2014 - 12:54 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian police yesterday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators demanding authorities reopen the country’s main protest venue, as clashes left at...

Philippine clash claims 16 lives 16 Jul 2014 - 12:53 am

MANILA: Sixteen people were killed in the Philippines yesterday when communist rebels clashed with armed tribesmen in one of the deadliest flare-ups of...

Two dead after boat sinks 16 Jul 2014 - 12:53 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities were yesterday searching for nine people missing at sea after an overloaded fishing boat carrying illegal Indonesian migrants capsized...

At least 41 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack 15 Jul 2014 - 05:41 pm

KHOST , Afghanistan: A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with explosives killed at least 41 people at a busy market in southeastern...

Three Pakistani soldiers killed in gunfight with militants 15 Jul 2014 - 05:39 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Three Pakistani soldiers were killed Tuesday in a gunfight with militants during an army offensive against insurgent hideouts in a northwestern...

Kuwait's Gulf Bank Q2 net profit rises 9pc 15 Jul 2014 - 05:37 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait's Gulf Bank, the Gulf state's fourth-largest lender by assets, reported a 9 percent increase in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday. Net...

Mowasalat launches new limousine fleet for Hamad International Airport 15 Jul 2014 - 05:35 pm

DOHA: Mowasalat Company has added a group of limousine cars to its fleet that serves Hamad International Airport to meet the increasing demand...

Libya weighs international help after surge in violence 15 Jul 2014 - 05:33 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's government said on Tuesday it was considering calling for international forces to help re-establish security after deadly clashes closed Tripoli airport,...

HP chairman steps down, citing health 15 Jul 2014 - 05:30 pm

NEW YORK: US computer giant Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday its non-executive chairman Ralph Whitworth was stepping down for health reasons, effective Wednesday. A statement...

Labour minister launches multi-lingual worker complaints devices 15 Jul 2014 - 05:29 pm

DOHA: HE Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Dr. Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al Khulaifi Tuesday inaugurated new self-service multi-lingual devices for workers to...

AirAsia X intends to buy 50 Airbus A330-900neo planes 15 Jul 2014 - 05:25 pm

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom: Malaysian airline AirAsia X on Tuesday signed an outline agreement to buy 50 long-haul A330-900-neo passenger planes from Airbus, the...