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Shots fired in Canadian court, one injured 29 Mar 2014 - 07:21 am

OTTAWA: Canadian police swarmed a Toronto area courthouse yesterday in response to a shooting that left at least one person — possibly a...

Five killed as air force plane crashes near Gwalior 29 Mar 2014 - 07:21 am

New Delhi: Five armed forces personnel were killed when a newly-acquired C-130J transport aircraft crashed near Gwalior yesterday in what is seen as...

Public beating 29 Mar 2014 - 07:20 am

Employees of the Bundelkhand Vikas Sena (BVS) use batons to hit a worker of ruling Congress party during a clash at a demonstration...

Anna supporter assaults Kejriwal in Haryana 29 Mar 2014 - 07:19 am

Bhiwani, Haryana: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal (pictured), was yesterday assaulted by a man who claimed to be a supporter of...

BJP, Congress flouted foreign funding norms 29 Mar 2014 - 07:18 am

NEW DELHI: India’s two main political parties both broke laws barring foreign donations by accepting cash from local companies owned by London-listed mining...

AIIMS medics save 8 lives through organ donation 29 Mar 2014 - 07:14 am

New Delhi: Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here yesterday saved eight lives through cadaver organ donation. The donor...

Obama in face-saving trip to Saudi 29 Mar 2014 - 05:57 am

US President Barack Obama with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz at Rawdat Al Khraim (Desert Camp) near...

Israel says no prisoner release; talks at risk 29 Mar 2014 - 05:56 am

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces in the West Bank village of Burin, yesterday. RAMALLAH: Israel’s refusal to free a final batch...

Book fair in Bahrain 29 Mar 2014 - 05:55 am

People visiting the Bahrain’s 16th International book fair, which is part of Spring of Culture festival, at the Bahrain Exhibition Center in Manama,...

Tunisia jails leader of pro-Islamist militia 29 Mar 2014 - 05:53 am

TUNIS: A leader of a controversial pro-Islamist militia blamed for several violent incidents in Tunisia has been jailed for 14 months for inciting...

Morocco king attends prayers led by reformed Salafist 29 Mar 2014 - 05:52 am

RABAT: A reformed Moroccan Salafi-jihadist sheikh, jailed for life over the 2003 Casablanca bombings, led Friday prayers in the king’s presence in Tangiers,...

Turkey sacks defence official involved in China arms talks 29 Mar 2014 - 05:52 am

ISTANBUL: Turkey has sacked a top defence official who had been involved in negotiations over a multi-billion-dollar missile deal with a Chinese firm,...

Cop shot dead in Lebanon’s Tripoli 29 Mar 2014 - 05:52 am

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Masked gunmen shot dead a policeman yesterday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources said, the second killing of...

Turkish oppn struggles to close gap with Erdogan 29 Mar 2014 - 05:51 am

DENIZLI, Turkey: Turkey’s main opposition party has barely dented support for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan despite months of anti-government protests, an investigation...

Refugee crisis a major threat to Lebanese stability: UN 29 Mar 2014 - 05:51 am

WASHINGTON: An influx of almost 1 million refugees from Syria into neighboring Lebanon poses a serious threat to the already fragile country, but...

EUROPEAN UNION INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS FLAG VENETO 29 Mar 2014 - 05:49 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: OLIVER Source: Sںddeutsche Zeitung - Munich, Germany Keywords: CATALONIA SCOTLAND VENECE 032414 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times...

Flower and vegetable show opens 29 Mar 2014 - 05:47 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (third left) with other officials inaugurating the 27th annual...

Germany a strategic partner in Qatar’s development: FM 29 Mar 2014 - 05:45 am

The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier addressing a joint press conference in...