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Pakistan court indicts ex-president Musharraf for treason 31 Mar 2014 - 09:49 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court Monday indicted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason on charges relating to his 2007 imposition of emergency in...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.90pc 31 Mar 2014 - 09:27 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.90 percent higher Monday, lifted by a weaker yen and bargain-hunting, despite a surprise decline in Japan's factory output....

Pilot's daughter says UK tabloid 'made up' MH370 report 31 Mar 2014 - 09:16 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The daughter of MH370's pilot has accused a British tabloid of "making up" an article in which the paper quoted her...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 31 Mar 2014 - 09:10 am

DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Monday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying Selling ======= ====== ======...

Climate change boosts conflict risk, floods, hunger: UN 31 Mar 2014 - 09:03 am

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II co-chairman Chris Field (2nd L) at a press conference after the 10th plenary of...

S.Korea's Samsung SDI absorbs materials unit 31 Mar 2014 - 08:06 am

SEOUL: Samsung SDI, the world's largest smartphone battery maker, said Monday it would absorb an affiliate producing electronic chemical materials, in the latest...

Search for MH370 could take years: US officer 31 Mar 2014 - 05:32 am

A volunteer releases balloons to the sky, during an event to remember the passengers and crew of the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370...

Philippines presses UN case over South China sea row 31 Mar 2014 - 05:31 am

Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario (left) with Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza during a news conference in Manila yesterday. MANILA: The Philippines yesterday...

N Korea vows not to rule out nuclear test 31 Mar 2014 - 05:29 am

SEOUL: North Korea vowed not to rule out a “new form” of nuclear test yesterday after the UN Security Council condemned its latest...

Lanka ruling party wins local polls 31 Mar 2014 - 05:29 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ruling party won local elections, but with smaller than expected margins in a crucial mid-term test for President Mahinda Rajapaksa,...

Japan, North Korea hold first formal talks since 2012 31 Mar 2014 - 05:29 am

BEIJING: Japan and North Korea yesterday held the first formal government-level talks in more than a year following a shift in Pyongyang’s handling...

Stalling of parliament hit passage of welfare measures: Sonia 31 Mar 2014 - 05:28 am

Sonia Gandhi wears a “Japi” (a traditional hat of Assam) presented to her by party members during a rally in Lakhimpur in Assam...

Modi attacks Rahul over Chavan ticket 31 Mar 2014 - 05:27 am

Arvind Kejriwal (wearing garlands) and actress and politician Gul Panag, a candidate of AAP, during a roadshow in Chandigarh yesterday. Amravati, Belgaum: BJP’s...

Taliban, allies creating climate of fear 31 Mar 2014 - 05:26 am

Afghan presidential candidate and former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul (centre), his first vice presidential candidate, Ahmad Zia Massoud (left) and his second vice...

Fair trial for Musharraf sought 31 Mar 2014 - 05:25 am

Supporters of former president Pervez Musharraf, head of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) political party, chant slogans during a protest demanding a...

Voters rush to register for Afghan polls 31 Mar 2014 - 05:24 am

KABUL: Crowds queued up outside voter registration centres in Afghanistan yesterday and presidential candidates held large campaign rallies, six days ahead of elections...

US not to give Pakistan excess MRAP vehicles 31 Mar 2014 - 05:24 am

ISLAMABAD: The United States has said it will not give Pakistan its leftover military hardware after the completion of withdrawal of its forces...

Threats by militants delay Bhutto murder trial 31 Mar 2014 - 05:24 am

ISLAMABAD: Threats to the prosecutors, police officers and the judge, have further delayed the conclusion of the six-year- old pending trial of the...