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Ban on testing of animals for cosmetic products 24 May 2014 - 01:22 am

New Delhi: India yesterday banned testing for cosmetic products and their ingredients on animals. “Effective today, the animal testing for cosmetic products and...

Manjhi wins trust vote in Bihar 24 May 2014 - 01:21 am

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi yesterday won the trust vote in the assembly. Manjhi proved his majority after Nitish Kumar quit...

Modi likely to have smaller cabinet than UPA-2: Shourie 24 May 2014 - 01:21 am

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Arun Shourie yesterday said Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is likely to have a smaller cabinet than the UPA-2...

Armed clashes in Ukraine leave two dead 24 May 2014 - 01:20 am

Pro-Russian armed militants stand guard at a barricade which faces a position manned by Ukrainian army soldiers, near the eastern Ukrainian city of...

Hunt for UK sailors in Atlantic to end if no sightings 24 May 2014 - 01:18 am

LONDON: A search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic Ocean after their yacht capsized a week ago was be called off...

UKIP scores big in local elections 24 May 2014 - 01:17 am

LONDON: Britain’s anti-EU UKIP party has made its strongest ever gains in local elections, harnessing discontent with immigration and established politicians to grab...

Jealous husband castrates and kills French mayor 24 May 2014 - 01:17 am

PARIS: A jealous husband castrated and murdered the mayor of a hamlet in northern France yesterday before killing himself, sparking shock and disbelief...

Russia opens fraud case against Navalny backers 24 May 2014 - 01:16 am

MOSCOW: Russia opened a fraud case into funding of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s campaign for Moscow mayor last year, in what he said...

McDonald’s ‘Happy’ mascot dubbed McScary 24 May 2014 - 01:10 am

CHICAGO: McDonald’s restaurant chain says its new “Happy” mascot will bring “fun and excitement” to its children’s meals, but social media contend the...

Chlorine gas floating on Syrian streets 24 May 2014 - 01:09 am

A view of Aleppo prison after Syria’s army broke a siege of the prison, cutting off a major rebel supply route in the...

Istanbul clashes leave second person dead 24 May 2014 - 01:08 am

People react when they realise plainclothes police officers are around during a funeral ceremony of a man killed in police firing in Istanbul,...

Egypt closes poll campaign 24 May 2014 - 01:07 am

Nikolai Vulchanov (centre), Deputy Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EOM) in Egypt, leaves with the members of a convoy...

Back to good days 24 May 2014 - 01:06 am

A man dives into the Indian Ocean waters at Lido beach, north of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, yesterday. Lido beach was a famous attraction...

Tehran sharply cuts nuclear stockpile: IAEA 24 May 2014 - 01:04 am

Tehran: Iran has sharply cut its most sensitive nuclear stockpile under an interim pact with world powers and has begun engaging with a...

US sanctions Iranian official for limiting free speech 24 May 2014 - 01:04 am

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on an Iranian official yesterday for allegedly putting limits on free speech in Iran, including cutting off...

Brotherhood struggles to regroup in exile 24 May 2014 - 01:03 am

Cairo: Exiled leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood are struggling to regroup, targeted by hostile Arab powers, cut off from senior colleagues imprisoned back...

Hundreds rally for detained former premier of Sudan 24 May 2014 - 01:03 am

KHARTOUM: Hundreds of supporters of detained former Sudanese prime minister Sadiq Al Mahdi rallied yesterday despite a show of force by police and...

Three killed in suicide attack on Yemeni Shias 24 May 2014 - 01:02 am

ADEN: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into a checkpoint manned by Shia fighters in northern Yemen yesterday, killing at least three...