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S Korea names three ferry disaster ‘martyrs’ 13 May 2014 - 09:09 am

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday recognised three people who died saving others in last month’s ferry capsize as national “martyrs” — lending a heroic...

Taliban launch annual ‘spring offensive’ 13 May 2014 - 09:09 am

JALALABAD: The Taliban began their annual “spring offensive” yesterday with attacks across Afghanistan, including a suicide assault on government offices that killed seven...

Expenses of Sharif’s foreign trips kept under wraps 13 May 2014 - 09:08 am

ISLAMABAD: Using legal cover, Pakistan’s foreign affairs ministry has refused to share details of expenditures incurred on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s foreign trips,...

Afghan poll result to trigger tense run-off 13 May 2014 - 09:08 am

KABUL: Afghanistan is due to announce the results of its first-round presidential elections tomorrow, with former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank...

545 children killed in Afghan conflict in 2013 13 May 2014 - 09:08 am

Kabul: According to United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) around 1,694 child casualties were documented in Afghan conflict in 2013. UNAMA following...

Pakistan budget likely next month 13 May 2014 - 09:07 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has missed a couple of major milestones in the run-up to the ritual of the federal budget for next...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 13 May 2014 - 09:05 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Star wars 13 May 2014 - 08:47 am

West Bengal records nearly 80 percent turnout 13 May 2014 - 04:36 am

Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station during the final phase of general elections in Kolkata yesterday....

Atonement 13 May 2014 - 04:35 am

Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia (left), who was handed out punishment for distorting a Sikh hymn, washes dishes as part of religious...

Congress wiped out in Seemandhra civic polls 13 May 2014 - 04:33 am

Hyderabad: In what is seen as a precursor to results of the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, the Congress was...

Inmates killing: Court pulls up jail officials 13 May 2014 - 04:33 am

New Delhi: Concerned over an undertrial’s killing in the Rohini Jail premises, a court here said the “possibility of this being a cover-up...

File FIR against Ajay Rai: EC to Varanasi authorities 13 May 2014 - 04:22 am

New Delhi: The Election Commission yesterday asked authorities in Varanasi to file an FIR against Congress candidate Ajay Rai for displaying the party...

South Sudan fighting breaks truce 13 May 2014 - 04:21 am

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar addresses a press conference yesterday in Addis Ababa. JUBA: Fighting between South Sudanese rebels and government troops...

Saudi homes in on camels to curb MERS 13 May 2014 - 04:20 am

JEDDAH: Saudi authorities have issued fresh warnings on how to handle the desert kingdom’s wealth of camels, thought to be the source of...

Europe court asks Turkey to pay Cyprus €90m 13 May 2014 - 04:18 am

STRASBOURG: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered the Turkish government yesterday to pay ¤90m in compensation to Cyprus over human rights...

UNSC to meet on Syria ICC referral 13 May 2014 - 04:17 am

Residents of the Old City of Homs return to their destroyed neighbourhood yesterday. Syrians streamed back into the city, picking through the remains...

Freedom not in danger: Sisi 13 May 2014 - 04:16 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah Al Sisi sought to ease concerns yesterday that he would restrict freedoms, insisting that democratic principles and...