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Sewing class in Kabul 01 Apr 2014 - 10:15 am

Afghan women attending a sewing class at the Organisation of Promoting Afghan Women's Capabilities centre in Kabul yesterday.

Afghan poll candidate kidnapped 01 Apr 2014 - 10:10 am

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Taliban gunmen abducted a provincial election candidate in northern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, five days ahead of national polls the Islamist militants...

Afghan poll candidate kidnapped 01 Apr 2014 - 10:09 am

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Taliban gunmen abducted a provincial election candidate in northern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, five days ahead of national polls the Islamist militants...

Two anti-terrorism bills put on hold by Pakistan 01 Apr 2014 - 10:07 am

ISLAMABAD: Two important laws, enacted to stringently deal with terrorists in Pakistan, have not yet been invoked even once, which shows the nonchalance...

6,384 workers sent abroad for employment 01 Apr 2014 - 10:04 am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) has sent as many as 6,384 workers to different countries during the last five years - with...

Leader of main Islamist party may resign 01 Apr 2014 - 10:03 am

PESHAWAR: Following his election as the central head of Pakistan’s largest Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Sirajul Haq is expected to quit his...

N Korea, South trade fire across sea 01 Apr 2014 - 10:03 am

South Korean anti-war activists march near a beach as policemen stand guard during a joint landing operation by US and South Korean Marines...

Thai PM on hot chair 01 Apr 2014 - 09:59 am

Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra sits on a wheelchair as she arrives at the office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission to defend...

Malaysia PM to visit Perth as plane-search window narrows 01 Apr 2014 - 09:58 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak will visit Australia to witness the race-against-time bid to locate a crash site for flight MH370,...

China summons Philippines envoy over sea dispute legal case 01 Apr 2014 - 09:58 am

BEIJING: China summoned the Philippines ambassador yesterday to lodge a strong complaint over Manila’s seeking of international arbitration in a festering territorial dispute...

Passengers locked inside grounded jet 01 Apr 2014 - 09:57 am

HONG KONG: Hundreds of passengers were locked inside a grounded Dragonair plane overnight when a massive storm prevented their landing in Hong Kong,...

Three shot dead in Indonesia's Aceh ahead of elections 01 Apr 2014 - 09:56 am

BANDA ACEH: Gunmen riding a motorcycle have shot dead three people including a toddler in Indonesia's Aceh, police said Tuesday, the latest violence...

Yahoo in talks to buy NDN video: Report 01 Apr 2014 - 09:50 am

NEW YORK: US Internet giant Yahoo is in talks to buy the online video service NDN, which could help it compete with YouTube,...

New iPhone 6 screens to enter production as early as May 01 Apr 2014 - 09:44 am

The logo of Sharp Corp is seen reflected on Apple Inc's MacBook Pro at an electronics store in Tokyo in this January 15,...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.24pc 01 Apr 2014 - 09:40 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 0.24 percent on profit-taking Tuesday, despite a pick-up in Japanese business confidence and as the country ushered in its...

Manila's arbitration attempt 'against morality' 01 Apr 2014 - 09:34 am

BEIJING: Chinese state media on Tuesday accused the Philippines of violating morality and international law by seeking United Nations arbitration in the South...

US ambassador resigns, decides to retire in May 01 Apr 2014 - 06:52 am

New Delhi: In a sudden announcement, US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell (pictured) yesterday said that she is resigning and will retire...

Gudi Padwa celebrated 01 Apr 2014 - 06:52 am

Drummers play on around a rangoli design during a procession celebrating ‘Gudi Padwa’ in Mumbai yesterday. Gudi Padwa is the Hindu new year...