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Withdraw Aadhaar card notification: Court 25 Mar 2014 - 07:16 am

New Delhi: Directing that the biometric data of Aadhaar card holders not be shared with any investigating agency or government department, the Supreme...

The NR Eye: Online vote for NRIs? May be by next poll 25 Mar 2014 - 07:16 am

by Moiz Mannan Not that too many of the candidates inspire an uncontrollable urge to vote for them, but citizens of a democratic...

Afghan poll campaign 25 Mar 2014 - 07:13 am

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Dr Abdullah Abdullah listen to his speech during an election campaign in Badakhshan yesterday. Abdullah has lost at...

Road accident victims 25 Mar 2014 - 07:12 am

A Pakistani, who has yet to identify the body of his deceased brother, grieves over the coffins of victims before their burial in...

Afghan attack claims ‘highly disturbing’ 25 Mar 2014 - 07:07 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday said it was “highly disturbing” to see attempts being made to implicate it in an attack on a Kabul hotel...

Hindus urge Karachi officials to save their temple 25 Mar 2014 - 07:06 am

KARACHI: Hindus in Pakistan’s commercial hub Karachi yesterday urged authorities to halt construction work on an underpass, which they say endangers a 150-year-old...

Push for indefinite Taliban ceasefire 25 Mar 2014 - 07:02 am

ISLAMABAD: A day after Pakistan and Taliban negotiators agreed on the venue of a proposed meeting, a senior government official said they would...

Province seeks Rs50bn for security needs 25 Mar 2014 - 07:02 am

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has sought Rs50bn from the federal government, making a case for extra financial help to meet its security...

Suicide attacks plot foiled in Afghanistan 25 Mar 2014 - 07:01 am

Kabul: Afghan intelligence foiled coordinated suicide attacks plot in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan by arresting a group of suicide bombers along with...

KOSOVO UKRAINE CRIMEA SERBIA BALANCE 25 Mar 2014 - 05:17 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: TUNIN Source: Moscow, Russia Keywords: COLOR RUSSIA KOSOVO UKRAINE CRIMEA SERBIA BALANCE FLAGS PUTIN 032014 Provider: CartoonArts International / The...

Australia: The growing threat to media plurality 25 Mar 2014 - 05:12 am

by Scott Ludlam As we know, Australia has one of the most concentrated media markets of any democracy. When you turn on your...

Israelis, Palestinians endorse Arab peace plan 25 Mar 2014 - 05:11 am

A new cement block (centre) is lowered into place as repair work on Israel’s controversial separation barrier takes place after Palestinian protesters opened...

Jazeera’s Greste says charges baseless 25 Mar 2014 - 05:10 am

Journalists stand in court’s cage during their trial for allegedly spreading false information, in Cairo, yesterday. CAIRO: Al Jazeera’s Australian reporter Peter Greste,...

Syria aid access ‘challenging’ 25 Mar 2014 - 05:09 am

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon reported yesterday that humanitarian access to Syrians remains “extremely challenging” a month after the world body demanded...

Militants kill 20 security men in Yemen raid 25 Mar 2014 - 05:08 am

ADEN: Suspected militants killed 20 members of Yemen’s security forces in a dawn raid on a checkpoint yesterday, state news agency Saba said,...

Gunmen attack, burn displaced camp in Darfur 25 Mar 2014 - 05:07 am

KHARTOUM: Gunmen have attacked and burned a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s Darfur region, peacekeepers said yesterday, adding to an upsurge of...

Saudi clerics urge faithful to shun ‘Islamic’ superhero series 25 Mar 2014 - 05:07 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s top clerics have declared an Islam-inspired cartoon series, which earned praise from US President Barack Obama, a “work of the...

Benflis slams Bouteflika’s 15-year reign 25 Mar 2014 - 05:06 am

BLIDA: Algerian presidential candidate Ali Benflis yesterday slammed the record of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, saying the ailing incumbent had failed to push through reforms...