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Boko Haram attack kills 31 security personnel 28 May 2014 - 01:27 am

DAMATURU/MAIDUGURI: Boko Haram gunmen attacked a Nigerian military base and adjacent police barracks simultaneously in the northeastern town of Buni Yadi, killing at...

India, Pakistan set to open new page in ties 28 May 2014 - 01:25 am

Indian Premier Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif prior to a meeting in New Delhi yesterday. RIGHT: Nawaz Sharif...

HRD Minister Smriti is not even a graduate 28 May 2014 - 01:23 am

New Delhi: The Congress yesterday taunted the BJP-led government saying the new Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani (pictured), is not even a...

Process for repealing Article 370 on: Minister 28 May 2014 - 01:20 am

New Delhi: Stirring a controversy, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh (pictured), yesterday said the new government has...

Kejriwal released from Tihar 28 May 2014 - 01:19 am

New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal (pictured), was yesterday released from Tihar jail here after a court ordered his release from...

Pilot killed in IAF MiG crash 28 May 2014 - 01:18 am

Flames are still visible after a MIG-21 fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into the ground in the village Marhama-Bijbehara, about...

Singapore blogger offers PM damages for defamatory post 28 May 2014 - 12:57 am

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean blogger accused by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of defamation yesterday offered compensation after initially refusing to do so, as...

Robots to replace astronauts for space work 28 May 2014 - 12:57 am

Toronto: Soon, spacewalks can be a thing of the past. While robots are replacing humans on earth in various walks of life, a...

EUROPEAN UNION ELECTIONS FAR RIGHT VOTE 28 May 2014 - 12:04 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR EUROPEAN UNION ELECTIONS FAR RIGHT VOTE NAZI SWASTIKA EU 052714 Provider:...

A hot day in Rawalpindi 28 May 2014 - 12:00 am

Pakistani labourers sit in the shade of a roadside installation featuring a car on a pole in Rawalpindi yesterday. Hot and dry weather...

US plans full Afghan pullout by 2016 27 May 2014 - 11:58 pm

WASHINGTON: United States’ forces will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, 15 years after the September 11 attacks, President...

Pakistani woman stoned to death by family 27 May 2014 - 11:58 pm

LAHORE: A 25-year-old woman was stoned to death by her family outside one of Pakistan’s top courts yesterday in a so-called “honour” killing...

Lashkar-i-Taiba denies attack on Indian consulate 27 May 2014 - 11:58 pm

Kabul: The Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba has denied that the attack on the Indian consulate in western Herat province was carried out by...

Vietnam, China trade barbs anew 27 May 2014 - 11:56 pm

Motorists ride past billboards showing Vietnam’s resolve to defend its coastal waters and islands in Hanoi yesterday. HANOI/BEIJING: Vietnam and China traded accusations...

Hasina in Japan 27 May 2014 - 11:55 pm

Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina (centre) greets students during a visit at Japan’s Waseda yesterday.

Beijing arrests five ‘terrorists’ in crackdown 27 May 2014 - 11:54 pm

BEIJING: Chinese police have broken up a ”terrorist gang” in the restive western region of Xinjiang, the local government said yesterday, arresting five...

Philippine lawmakers challenge EDCA 27 May 2014 - 11:53 pm

MANILA: A group of left-wing Philippine lawmakers yesterday petitioned the Supreme Court to immediately halt a new defence pact with the United States,...

Seoul offers reward for capture of ferry owner 27 May 2014 - 11:53 pm

SEOUL: South Korea has hiked to nearly half a million dollars its reward for information leading to the capture of Yoo Byung-un, the...