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Indian author Khushwant Singh dies at 99 20 Mar 2014 - 01:10 pm

NEW DELHI: Khushwant Singh, one of India's best known writers who won fame for a searing book on partition of the subcontinent as...

Saudi Arabia sentences 13 for backing militants in kingdom and abroad 20 Mar 2014 - 12:27 pm

RIYADH: A Saudi court has sentenced 13 men to up to 14 years in prison for security offences including material support to wanted...

Inflation, weak currency to pull down Philippines growth to 6.5pc 20 Mar 2014 - 12:26 pm

MANILA: The Philippines gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate projected at 6.5 percent will be at its lowest this year due to the...

Nine killed as train hits bus in Turkey 20 Mar 2014 - 12:20 pm

ANKARA: At least nine people were killed and five injured on Thursday when a train crashed into a bus carrying factory workers in...

France says 40 Islamists killed in recent Mali operations 20 Mar 2014 - 12:03 pm

PARIS: French soldiers have killed about 40 Islamist fighters, including some senior commanders, in Mali in recent weeks, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian...

Baghdad cafe attack pushes Iraq toll to 46 dead 20 Mar 2014 - 12:02 pm

BAGHDAD: Late night bombings at a Baghdad cafe left 13 people dead, officials said Thursday, pushing the toll from a day of nationwide...

Mulberry CEO Guillon quits after January profit warning 20 Mar 2014 - 11:17 am

LONDON: Bruno Guillon quit as chief executive of Mulberry on Thursday, less than two months after the British luxury fashion company issued a...

Deutsche Bank restates 2013 figures after Kirch deal 20 Mar 2014 - 11:13 am

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest lender, said on Thursday that it was revising down its 2013 earnings to reflect the recent settlement of...

Army graduation 20 Mar 2014 - 10:29 am

Military officers look on as they attend their graduation ceremony at National Military Academy in Kabul yesterday. A total of 507 officers graduated...

Afghan poll campaign 20 Mar 2014 - 10:28 am

Supporters of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani waving campaign banners and flags ahead of his speech at a gathering on the outskirts of Kunduz...

Police payroll under US watchdog scrutiny 20 Mar 2014 - 10:26 am

WASHINGTON: A government watchdog is raising fresh concerns that US funds meant to help pay Afghan police salaries may instead be going to...

Trust in legal battle over land 20 Mar 2014 - 10:26 am

KARACHI: A Jewish welfare body has gone to court to try to preserve the land of the Magen Shalom Synagogue where a shopping...

After Thar, migrations begin from Cholistan 20 Mar 2014 - 10:26 am

RAHIM YAR KHAN: After drought hit the district of Tharparkar in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a similar situation seems to be developing in Cholistan,...

Rebel kills self, five of family as he tinkers with bomb 20 Mar 2014 - 10:25 am

MIRANSHAH: A militant commander and five family members including a child were killed when a bomb he was tinkering with exploded at his...

HerCareer.pk aims to carve a niche for women’s jobs 20 Mar 2014 - 10:25 am

KARACHI: It is unfortunate when a talented mind is lost. It is, however, worse when a talented mind is not even discovered. In...

Interior minister meets Bahraini counterpart 20 Mar 2014 - 10:25 am

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan met yesterday with his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa , who is...

Jet most likely in south Indian Ocean 20 Mar 2014 - 10:24 am

Malaysians hold candles during a special prayer for passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at the Chinese Assembly Hall in...

Mumbai court convicts four over photographer gang-rape 20 Mar 2014 - 10:24 am

MUMBAI: A Mumbai court convicted four men on Thursday over the gang-rape of a photographer on assignment in the city last year, a...