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Syria set for presidential poll today 03 Jun 2014 - 12:30 am

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) and President Hassan Rowhani (left) with Kuwait’s Emir H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber...

Fierce fighting kills 18 in Benghazi 03 Jun 2014 - 12:28 am

Smoke rises during clashes between irregular forces loyal to former army general Khalifa Haftar and Islamists in the eastern city of Benghazi, yesterday....

Satirist who mocked Sisi cancels show 03 Jun 2014 - 12:27 am

CAIRO: Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef said yesterday he has cancelled his television show which mocked ex-army chief and president-in-waiting Abdel Fattah Al Sisi...

Conflict costs Lebanon $7.5bn 03 Jun 2014 - 12:26 am

JEDDAH: The conflict in Syria has cost Lebanon $7.5 billion as it struggles to cope with hosting more than a million refugees from...

41 killed in clashes over oil-rich land in Sudanese state 03 Jun 2014 - 12:26 am

KHARTOUM: At least 41 people have been killed in clashes between rival Sudanese clans over the ownership of land being explored for oil...

US lawmakers question aid to new unity government 03 Jun 2014 - 12:25 am

WASHINGTON: Senior US lawmakers said yesterday that they would be reluctant to send aid to the new unity government between Palestinian President Mahmoud...

Saudi Arabia tests Cadbury chocolate for pork traces 03 Jun 2014 - 12:25 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has withdrawn Cadbury chocolate bars from the market for tests to ensure the products do not contain traces of pig...

KCR takes over as first Telengana CM 02 Jun 2014 - 11:57 pm

K Chandrashekara Rao, newly elected Chief Minister of Telangana, gestures to his supporters after his swearing-in ceremony at a ground in Hyderabad yesterday....

Watermelon bath 02 Jun 2014 - 11:55 pm

A vender cools himself off in a bath of watermelons as he waits for customers on a hot afternoon in Jammu, yesterday. Temperatures...

Bihar cabinet expanded, JD-U leaders unhappy 02 Jun 2014 - 11:53 pm

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi yesterday expanded his ministry by inducting 14 new members in the council of ministers. Some Janata...

SC suspends Memon’s execution, issues notice on review plea 02 Jun 2014 - 11:52 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday suspended execution of the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case convict Yakub Abdul Razak Memon...

Congress picks Kharge as leader in Lok Sabha 02 Jun 2014 - 11:52 pm

New Delhi: The Congress yesterday appointed former railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge as the party’s leader in the Lok Sabha. Party General Secretary Janardan...

Akhilesh orders women’s helpline in all districts 02 Jun 2014 - 11:51 pm

Lucknow: Rattled by the national outcry after the rape and killing of two minors in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav yesterday...

Kerala chief minister gets nod for cabinet rejig 02 Jun 2014 - 11:51 pm

Thiruvananthapuram: The much talked about cabinet rejig of the three-year-old Oommen Chandy-led Kerala government appears to have been cleared at the highest level,...

EDUCATION KIDS FUNNEL HEAD YOUTH 02 Jun 2014 - 10:09 pm

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Suicide attack kills 3 Turkish engineers in Afghanistan 02 Jun 2014 - 06:23 pm

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber killed three Turkish engineers and wounded another one on Monday in eastern Afghanistan, the latest attack on foreigners...

US plans 30pc cuts in power carbon emissions 02 Jun 2014 - 06:19 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday proposed ordering cuts of up to 30 percent in carbon emissions from power plants in President Barack...

Iran's Khamenei warns supporters of Syrian rebels 02 Jun 2014 - 06:14 pm

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday warned regional countries of the "high price" they would eventually pay for supporting rebels...