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Ebola toll rises to 74 in Guinea 30 Apr 2014 - 07:16 am

CONAKRY: Guinea said yesterday 74 people had died so far this year in one of the worst ever outbreaks of the Ebola virus....

Berlusconi in hot water again with judiciary 30 Apr 2014 - 07:15 am

ROME: Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi is in hot water with the justice system again after mocking the community service he has been ordered to...

Denmark bans adoptions from Nigeria 30 Apr 2014 - 07:15 am

COPENHAGEN: Denmark yesterday suspended adoptions from Nigeria, a month after Nigerian police raided a so-called “baby factory” where young girls sell their newborns...

Priyanka questions Modi’s ‘childish behaviour’ 30 Apr 2014 - 07:14 am

Election officials carry their Electronic Voting Machines to a waiting bus on their way to various polling stations from a distribution centre in...

Man, ablaze, hugs politician during TV debate show 30 Apr 2014 - 07:13 am

Bystanders attempt to douse the blaze as Bahujan Samaj Party leader Kamruzzama Fauji and a man named by police as Durgesh Kumar Singhb...

Fire ravages Srinagar homes 30 Apr 2014 - 07:12 am

Kashmiris stand near burnt houses in Srinagar yesterday. At least 27 shanties, two residential houses and shops were damaged in the fire. No...

Modi uses Kargil hero’s phrase; family objects 30 Apr 2014 - 07:10 am

New Delhi: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday appealed to voters to ensure his party’s victory in 300 Lok Sabha constituencies, but...

Mamata shielding Saradha scam suspects, says Kunal Ghosh 30 Apr 2014 - 07:09 am

Kolkata: Accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of shielding those in the know about the Saradha chit fund scam, suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal...

10,000 staff to spend night inside polling stations in Srinagar 30 Apr 2014 - 07:09 am

Srinagar: More than 10,000 poll staff deployed at 1,546 polling stations in Srinagar Lok Sabha seat reached their places of duty and will...

The NR Eye: Overseas Indians looking forward to change after general elections 30 Apr 2014 - 07:06 am

by Moiz Mannan We’ve been talking about how the present general elections in India have whipped up more than the usual quantum of...

TDSAT allows 3G roaming pacts 30 Apr 2014 - 07:05 am

New Delhi: The Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) yesterday allowed telecom service providers to provide 3G services beyond their licensed areas,...

SC told names of Liechtenstein account holders 30 Apr 2014 - 07:05 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday disclosed to the Supreme Court the names of 26 people who had accounts in banks in Liechtenstein, revealed...

National agriculture project boosts farmers’ income: Official 30 Apr 2014 - 07:05 am

New Delhi: The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) has led to an increase in the annual income of farmers in 500 villages in...

Former militant, three others hurt in Kashmir attack 30 Apr 2014 - 07:04 am

Srinagar: A former militant was critically injured when a separatist guerrilla fired at him when he was travelling in a bus in Jammu...

CHICAGO 8 DEATHS WOUNDED APRIL 19 WEEKEND VIOLENCE 30 Apr 2014 - 07:02 am

Group: DANZIGER Credit: DANZIGER Keywords: COLOR CHICAGO 8 DEATHS WOUNDED APRIL 19 WEEKEND VIOLENCE 042314 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times...

Egypt must prove it needs democracy: US 30 Apr 2014 - 06:58 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in Washington, DC, yesterday. CAIRO/WASHINGTON: Egypt’s military-installed leaders must prove they...

Turkey PM presses US to extradite Gulen 30 Apr 2014 - 06:56 am

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday he will seek the extradition of an exiled cleric he accuses of orchestrating a...

Blast sinks Gaza’s protest boat 30 Apr 2014 - 06:55 am

Hamas policemen inspect the Gaza’s Ark, a Palestinian-built protest boat which was preparing to run Israel’s naval blockade, after it was damaged in...