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Democracy poll results fuel HK mass protest 01 Jul 2014 - 02:17 am

Scholarism Convener, Joshua Wong (third left), Convener of the Alliance for True Democracy, Joseph Cheng Yu-shek (third right), and Chairperson of the People...

North Korea proposes ceasefire 01 Jul 2014 - 02:16 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observes a tactical rocket firing drill by the Strategic Force at an unidentified place yesterday. SEOUL: North Korea...

Weapons haul 01 Jul 2014 - 02:16 am

Thai soldiers and police officers look at weapons seized in raids following a military coup on May 22, during a news conference at...

Japan pushes military reform despite suicide 01 Jul 2014 - 02:13 am

TOKYO: Japan’s government will press ahead with divisive plans to loosen restrictions on its military, a top government spokesman said, despite widespread public...

Philippine court wants two senators suspended 01 Jul 2014 - 02:13 am

MANILA: The Office of the Ombudsman yesterday asked the Sandiganbayan to suspend Senators Ramon Revilla and Jose Estrada, who are facing plunder and...

China charges four in deadly Kunming attack 01 Jul 2014 - 02:13 am

BEIJING: China charged four people in connection with a deadly attack at a railway station in the southwestern city of Kunming in March,...

Philippine court wants two senators suspended 01 Jul 2014 - 02:12 am

MANILA: The Office of the Ombudsman yesterday asked the Sandiganbayan to suspend Senators Ramon Revilla and Jose Estrada, who are facing plunder and...

Afghan forces battle for Helmand after troops pull out 01 Jul 2014 - 02:12 am

Policemen stand guard during a clash between Afghan National Army and Taliban insurgents in Sangin yesterday. LASHKAR GAH: Afghan forces battled the Taliban...

Iftar 01 Jul 2014 - 02:10 am

Afghanistan poll rivals square up

Pakistan army kills 15 Taliban militants 01 Jul 2014 - 02:07 am

BANNU: Pakistan’s military launched a ground assault in the North Waziristan tribal area yesterday, beginning a new phase in its offensive against Taliban...

Displacement spurs polio drive 01 Jul 2014 - 02:07 am

ISLAMABAD: Taking advantage of the displacement of children in large numbers from Pakistan’s northwester tribal region of North Waziristan due to the launch...

Pakistan Chief Justice Jillani to retire this week 01 Jul 2014 - 02:06 am

ISLAMABAD: Tassaduq Hussain Jillani - a man nicknamed ‘the gentleman judge’ for his mild manners is set to retire this week after a...

Afghanistan poll rivals square up 01 Jul 2014 - 02:04 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates yesterday ratcheted up tension ahead of the release of results, with one campaign team preparing for victory and...

Displaced people face Ramadan in camps 01 Jul 2014 - 02:03 am

BANNU: For half a million Pakistanis displaced by a military offensive, the prospect of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan amid severe...

Modi urges developing Saarc satellite 01 Jul 2014 - 02:02 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the Mission Control Centre after the successful launch of PSLV - C 23, at Sriharikota, in Andhra...

Police baton charge BJP activists in UP 01 Jul 2014 - 02:00 am

Policemen use batons to disperse youth wing workers of Bharatiya Janata Party during a protest outside the state assembly in Lucknow yesterday. Lucknow:...

Two survivors pulled from collapsed building 01 Jul 2014 - 01:59 am

Rescue workers carry a survivor pulled from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Chennai yesterday. NEW DELHI: Rescuers yesterday plucked two...

Confident of Rafale deal: French minister 01 Jul 2014 - 01:58 am

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (left) with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi yesterday. New Delhi: Visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent...