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Saudi Telecom Co and landline firm Atheeb sign network deal 05 Jun 2014 - 11:02 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's Etihad Atheeb said on Thursday it had signed a deal to use Saudi Telecom Co's (STC) fibre network, days after...

Tokyo stocks close flat 05 Jun 2014 - 10:54 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended marginally higher Thursday, marking a fourth straight gain, but earlier rises were pared by a stronger yen. The benchmark...

Blast kills four Afghan policemen 05 Jun 2014 - 10:52 am

GHAZNI, Afghanistan: An explosion killed four Afghan police including a district chief on Thursday as they attempted to defuse a roadside bomb in...

Twelve soldiers killed in Yemen checkpoint attack 05 Jun 2014 - 10:49 am

ADEN: Twelve soldiers were killed when suspected al Qaeda militants opened fire at a military checkpoint in Yemen's southern Shabwa province at dawn...

Twelve soldiers killed in Yemen checkpoint attack 05 Jun 2014 - 10:48 am

ADEN: Twelve soldiers were killed when suspected al Qaeda militants opened fire at a military checkpoint in Yemen's southern Shabwa province at dawn...

Taliban video shows handover of Bergdahl 05 Jun 2014 - 10:22 am

Top left: A Taliban militant speaks to US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl waiting in a pick-up truck. RIGHT: Bergdahl waits before being released...

Lockdown continues in Karachi 05 Jun 2014 - 10:19 am

A supporter of Pakistan’s Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) political party, holds a poster of Altaf Hussain as he chants slogans along with others...

Nato to keep 12,000 troops in Afghanistan next year 05 Jun 2014 - 10:18 am

WASHINGTON: A Nato-led training mission in Afghanistan next year is likely to total about 12,000 soldiers, including about 8,000 Americans, while some 1,800...

Three more held over woman’s stoning 05 Jun 2014 - 10:18 am

LAHORE: Pakistani police have arrested two brothers who participated in a mob attack during which their sister was stoned to death with bricks...

4 soldiers killed in Taliban attack 05 Jun 2014 - 10:18 am

ISLAMABAD: Suspected Taliban fighters attacked Pakistani outposts from positions on the Afghan side of the border, killing four soldiers, Pakistani military officials said...

Islamabad unveils housing credit scheme for the poor 05 Jun 2014 - 10:17 am

ISLAMABAD: The government yesterday announced a Rs20bn credit scheme for poor to buy low-cost housing units. Unveiling the salient features of the scheme,...

Lok Sabha meets, adjourns over Munde’s death 05 Jun 2014 - 10:17 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) speaks to the media as he arrives to attend his first Parliament session in New Delhi yesterday. New...

World Environment Day 05 Jun 2014 - 10:15 am

A man stands next to a boat on the banks of a polluted lake, on the eve of World Enviornment Day, in Bhopal,...

A lesson from the guru 05 Jun 2014 - 10:14 am

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives for his lesson for the Tibetan school and college students at the Tibetan Children’s Village School...

Munde’s last rites held in Beed; politicians face public ire 05 Jun 2014 - 10:13 am

Beed, Maharashtra: The mortal remains of union minister Gopinath Munde, killed in a road accident in New Delhi on Tuesday, were consigned to...

Jumping Red light causes most accidents 05 Jun 2014 - 10:13 am

New Delhi: Four people were killed every day in the national capital this year, police said, and in most cases motorists jump the...

Kejriwal furnishes bond, granted bail in defamation case 05 Jun 2014 - 10:12 am

New Delhi: A court here yesterday granted bail to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and two other AAP leaders — after the...

Telengana CM promises super-speciality hospitals 05 Jun 2014 - 10:12 am

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhara Rao yesterday announced that a super speciality hospital will be set up in each district of the state....