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Muslims demand UN probe into Sri Lanka riots 19 Jun 2014 - 02:09 am

BERUWALA: The main Muslim party in Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition yesterday demanded a UN probe into one of the country’s worst-ever religious riots,...

Philippine court jails 12 Vietnamese fishermen 19 Jun 2014 - 02:08 am

PUERTO PRINCESA: A Philippine court yesterday sentenced 12 Vietnamese men to six months in jail and fined them $100,000 for illegal fishing, the...

Abductions: Japan to hold talks with North Korea 19 Jun 2014 - 02:08 am

TOKYO: Japan said yesterday that it would soon hold fresh official talks with North Korea after Pyongyang’s surprise promise to investigate the Cold...

Beijing rebukes Hanoi for ‘hyping up’ South China Sea row 19 Jun 2014 - 02:07 am

HANOI/BEIJING: China’s top diplomat scolded Vietnamese officials during talks in Hanoi yesterday for “hyping up” a row over a Chinese oil rig drilling...

Aquino to visit Japan as China tensions mount 19 Jun 2014 - 02:07 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino will visit Japan next week, with rows over China’s territorial ambitions likely on the agenda, his office said...

30,000 flee Pakistan offensive on Taliban 19 Jun 2014 - 02:06 am

Pakistani civilians fleeing from a military operation in North Waziristan arrive in Bannu district yesterday. BANNU: Around 30,000 people fled a major military...

Abdullah demands halt to vote count 19 Jun 2014 - 02:05 am

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaking to the media in Kabul yesterday. KABUL: Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah yesterday demanded election organisers stop...

Candle-light protest 19 Jun 2014 - 02:05 am

Supporters of preacher Tahirul-Qadri holding a candle-light protest for the victims of clashes with police, in Islamabad yesterday. At least seven people were...

Afghanistan will not be a repeat of Iraq: Karzai 19 Jun 2014 - 02:01 am

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dismissed suggestions that his country could descend into the same chaos as Iraq when US-led troops pull...

Twitter unblocks ‘blasphemous’ accounts 19 Jun 2014 - 01:52 am

ISLAMABAD: Twitter has restored access inside Pakistan to dozens of tweets and accounts, after blocking them last month following official complaints about "blasphemous"...

British envoy assures support to Pakistan 19 Jun 2014 - 01:51 am

Islamabad: The High Commissioner to Pakistan Philip Barton assured Britain’s full cooperation in countering extremism and terrorism from Pakistan during a meeting with...

40 Indian workers kidnapped in Iraq 19 Jun 2014 - 01:50 am

Displaced Iraqi families from the city of Tikrit make their way to Kirkuk. Forty-six Indian nurses have been stranded in Tikrit. NEW DELHI:...

Double winner 19 Jun 2014 - 01:49 am

A boy carries models of the 2014 FIFA World Cup trophy made by artisans to a warehouse in Kolkata yesterday. Football fans in...

New Delhi raises Russia copter sale to Pakistan 19 Jun 2014 - 01:48 am

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry O Rogozin (left) shakes hands with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj before their meeting in New Delhi yesterday. ...

Akash ready for Indian Army 19 Jun 2014 - 01:46 am

Bhubaneswar: India yesterday successfully test-fired indigenously developed surface-to-air missile Akash from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. The medium-range missile is...

Furious protest 19 Jun 2014 - 01:45 am

Congress activists shout slogans as they hold an effigy representing Nihalchand Meghwal, Federal Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, during a protest...

Suspense rises as governors refuse to quit 19 Jun 2014 - 01:44 am

New Delhi: The suspense over the fate of several governors continued yesterday as they betrayed no sign of stepping down voluntarily, while the...

Delhi government declares steps to check potato, onion prices 19 Jun 2014 - 01:44 am

New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung yesterday held a meeting of officials to review the prices of onions and potatoes in the...