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Azhar batting on difficult pitch 21 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

Tonk: For former Indian cricket captain and Congress candidate Mohammad Azhar-uddin, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency is becoming a difficult pitch to bat on. He...

Govt haste on Lokpal slammed 21 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley yesterday said the UPA government’s “unholy haste” in pushing for the appointment of a Lokpal will...

Terror groups pick sophisticated Indian-made arms, ammunition 21 Apr 2014 - 06:51 am

New Delhi: Terror groups in India, like the banned Indian Mujahideen, are relying more on indigenously made weapons and ammunition, from underground “arms...

BJP questions Congress commitment to Assam 21 Apr 2014 - 06:50 am

Guwahati: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad yesterday questioned the sincerity of the Congress-led government at the Centre and in Assam towards development, saying...

GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ LAST JOURNEY WRITER 21 Apr 2014 - 06:49 am

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At least 14 killed in Iraq ahead of vote 21 Apr 2014 - 06:44 am

Iraqi policemen inspect the site of a suicide attack at Imam Al Kadhim University in northern Baghdad yesterday. BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq, including...

Assad regime using chemical weapons: Hollande 21 Apr 2014 - 06:43 am

Men inspect a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Assad in the Dahra Awad...

Air strikes in Yemen kill 35 Qaeda militants in two days 21 Apr 2014 - 06:42 am

Yemeni soldiers checking passing vehicles in the capital Sana’a yesterday. ADEN: Air strikes in southern Yemen killed about 25 suspected Al Qaeda members...

Palestinians may hand territory ‘keys’ to Israel 21 Apr 2014 - 06:42 am

Israeli Border Police keep a group of Palestinians sectioned off in Jerusalem’s Old City during clashes that erupted when Palestinians were refused entry...

Syrian president visits recaptured Christian town 21 Apr 2014 - 06:40 am

MAALOULA: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad yesterday visited an ancient Christian town recaptured from rebels last week, state media said, as he seeks...

Iran’s women not second class citizens, says Rowhani 21 Apr 2014 - 06:40 am

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani admitted yesterday that women in his country still face discrimination and cultural barriers but he insisted they are...

Twitter blocks 2 accounts on Turkish network 21 Apr 2014 - 06:40 am

ANKARA: Twitter blocked two accounts yesterday that had been used to spread corruption allegations against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government...

Hackers of ONA target Bouteflika 21 Apr 2014 - 06:40 am

MUSCAT: Hackers yesterday targeted the website of Oman’s official news agency, singling out and mocking Algeria’s newly re-elected President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as a...

Sisi, leftist only candidates in Egypt election 21 Apr 2014 - 06:39 am

CAIRO: The former army general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected president will face a leftist politician in next month’s presidential election, as...

11 Algerian soldiers killed in ambush 21 Apr 2014 - 06:39 am

ALGIERS: Islamist militants killed at least 11 Algerian soldiers in an ambush on a patrol in mountains east of the capital Algiers, a...

Iran N-draft talks next month 21 Apr 2014 - 06:39 am

DUBAI: Iran and world powers will begin work drafting a long-term settlement of Iran’s disputed nuclear programme at expert-level talks in New York...

7 candidates stand for post of Libya PM 21 Apr 2014 - 06:38 am

TRIPOLI: The Libyan parliament yesterday began hearing seven candidates who are vying to replace prime minister Abdullah Al Thinni who quit last week...

Qatar likely to invest $12bn in Turkey 21 Apr 2014 - 06:38 am

Turkey’s Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci (2nd left), Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdulla Al Thani...