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US warns of tougher Russia sanctions 03 May 2014 - 01:00 am

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in...

Nigeria car bomb attack kills 19 03 May 2014 - 12:59 am

Nigerian officials inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Nyanya, Abuja, Nigeria, yesterday. The attack killed 19 people and injured 60.

Gerry Adams faces extended detention 03 May 2014 - 12:58 am

BELFAST/ANTRIM: Northern Ireland police are planning to extend the detention of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams for questioning about a 1972 murder beyond...

Subway train derailment in US injures 19 03 May 2014 - 12:57 am

NEW YORK: A New York City subway train carrying 1,000 passengers derailed just after the morning commute yesterday leaving 19 people hurt, including...

‘Role model’ judge jailed for lying to police 03 May 2014 - 12:57 am

LONDON: A British judge hailed as a role model was jailed for 16 months yesterday for lying to police about her role in...

BBC rebukes Top Gear presenter over racist language 03 May 2014 - 12:57 am

LONDON: British state broadcaster, the BBC, has rebuked presenter Jeremy Clarkson over using racist language while filming car show Top Gear, one of...

UK celebrity publicist jailed for eight years 03 May 2014 - 12:56 am

LONDON: British celebrity publicist Max Clifford, the king of tabloid kiss-and-tell scandals, was sentenced to eight years in jail yesterday for a string...

23 killed in sectarian attacks 03 May 2014 - 12:55 am

Security personnel patrol the attack-hit area of Balapara village in the northeastern state of Assam yesterday. GUWAHATI: Tribal separatists killed at least 12...

Akshaya Tritiya 03 May 2014 - 12:54 am

Shoppers buy gold ornaments in a jewellery shop in New Delhi yesterday, on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, which is considered an auspicious...

Modi’s interview edited, admits Prasar Bharati CEO 03 May 2014 - 12:53 am

New Delhi: In a hard-hitting letter, Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar yesterday acknowledged that certain portions of the Narendra Modi interview on Doordarshan...

Govt to name ‘Snoopgate’ judge by May 16 03 May 2014 - 12:53 am

New Delhi/Shimla: The BJP and Congress yesterday traded barbs on the ‘snoopgate’ controversy concerning the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat, with union Law...

Police looking for bald man in Chennai blasts 03 May 2014 - 12:52 am

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police yesterday said they found the movements of a bald man who disembarked from the train and ran away before...

Probe ordered into youth’s killing 03 May 2014 - 12:52 am

Srinagar: A magisterial probe was ordered yesterday into Wednesday’s firing in the Jammu and Kashmir capital in which a youth was killed and...

No repoll in any Bengal booth: EC 03 May 2014 - 12:52 am

Kolkata: The Election Commission yesterday announced there would be no repolling in any of the West Bengal booths where balloting was held on...

Reliance Industries moves court for quashing of FIR 03 May 2014 - 12:52 am

New Delhi: Reliance Industries yesterday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of an FIR registered by the erstwhile Arvind Kejriwal government, contending...

Solidarity party riot 03 May 2014 - 12:43 am

Supporters of Hambastagi party (Solidarity Party of Afghanistan) shout slogans during a protest against the former warlords and pro-communist regime of 1970's in...

AntiUS rally 03 May 2014 - 12:41 am

A Pakistani protester from the United Citizen Action (UCA) group holds a burning US flag during a protest on the third anniversary of...

Over 2,000 trapped in Afghan landslide 03 May 2014 - 12:40 am

Afghan villagers gather at the site of a landslide at the Argo district in Badakhshan province, yesterday. KABUL: More than 2,000 people are...