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Iran drafting complete account of past nuclear work 22 Apr 2014 - 12:14 am

DUBAI: Iran said yesterday it was drafting a comprehensive account of its nuclear activities, but did not indicate whether this would be made...

Drone strikes won’t stamp out Qaeda in Yemen: Analysts 22 Apr 2014 - 12:13 am

SANA’A/DUBAI: An intense two days of air strikes on Al Qaeda in Yemen may have killed or wounded some of its commanders, but...

Saudi sentences five to death over 2003 Qaeda attacks 22 Apr 2014 - 12:13 am

RIYADH: A Saudi court has sentenced to death five people over deadly 2003 attacks that marked the start of a wave of Al...

Book VHP leader for hate speech: Congress 22 Apr 2014 - 12:10 am

Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath talks to media during a visit to review election preparations near Gandhinagar, some 20km from Ahmedabad, yesterday....

EC orders FIR against BJP leader 22 Apr 2014 - 12:09 am

Supporters of Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), climb over the poles of a temporary tent...

Jaya takes a dig at Modi, says she is better than him 22 Apr 2014 - 12:08 am

J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu Chief minister and chief of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party, gestures from a vehicle to...

PM, wife to vote in Assam 22 Apr 2014 - 12:06 am

Guwahati: The prestigious Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency, which is going to the polls on April 24, will see two VVIPs casting their ballot...

Supreme Court lifts ore mining ban in Goa 22 Apr 2014 - 12:05 am

NEW DELHI: India’s top court yesterday lifted an 18-month ban on iron ore mining in the state of Goa, which had been imposed...

Two killed in Bengal blast, incident under EC scanner 22 Apr 2014 - 12:04 am

Kolkata: Two people died after some explosives kept inside a room went off yesterday in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said. The incident...

Crew’s actions ‘close to murder’ 22 Apr 2014 - 12:04 am

South Korean Navy’s underwater demolition team frogmen work during a search operation for missing people at the ferry sinking site, about 20km off...

Red Shirt supporters 22 Apr 2014 - 12:03 am

Members of the Volunteers’ Ward to Protect the Nation’s Democracy salute after their two-day training designed to protect “red shirt” supporters at a...

Maoist guerrillas kill Philippine mayor 22 Apr 2014 - 12:02 am

MANILA: Suspected communist guerrillas disguised in paramilitary-style uniforms shot dead a Philippine mayor yesterday as he presided over a flag-raising ceremony at a...

Abe’s offering at Yasukuni Shrine riles China, S Korea 22 Apr 2014 - 12:02 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of Japan’s...

Cyclone threatens to disrupt search for missing Malaysian plane 22 Apr 2014 - 12:01 am

PERTH: A tropical cyclone was threatening to hamper the search for a missing Malaysian jetliner in a remote stretch of the Indian Ocean...

China expels former official of defence firm 22 Apr 2014 - 12:01 am

BEIJING: A former senior executive at a big Chinese defence industry company owned by a provincial government has been expelled from the ruling...

RUSSIA UKRAINE FLAG DISCLOSURE 21 Apr 2014 - 11:57 pm

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Rubin Carter, wrongfully jailed for murder, dies 21 Apr 2014 - 11:45 pm

OTTAWA: Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the prizefighter whose racially tinged wrongful murder conviction made him a symbol of injustice and a pop culture cause,...

Celebrities attend British socialite’s funeral 21 Apr 2014 - 11:44 pm

LONDON: Celebrities from Britain’s television and music worlds attended the funeral yesterday of Peaches Geldof, the 25-year-old daughter of Band Aid founder Bob...