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Thousands rally in Hong Kong after brutal attack on editor 03 Mar 2014 - 05:04 am

People hold placards during a ‘Protest against Violence’ march in Hong Kong yesterday. HONG KONG: Thousands took to the streets of Hong Kong...

Colour Dash Fun Run 03 Mar 2014 - 05:03 am

Filipino call centre workers participate in the Colour Dash Fun Run to promote health and wellness in Bonifacio Global City, south of Manila,...

China vows to punish attackers 03 Mar 2014 - 05:02 am

KUNMING: China yesterday promised tough punishment for knife-wielding attackers who killed 29 people in an unprecedented train station rampage, blaming separatists from Xinjiang,...

Thai poll re-runs pass peacefully 03 Mar 2014 - 05:02 am

PHETCHABURI: Thailand’s first poll re-runs passed peacefully yesterday following a widely disrupted general election, as pro-government “Red Shirts” stepped up rallies in support...

Japan mission leaves for talks with N Korea 03 Mar 2014 - 05:02 am

TOKYO: Japanese government and Red Cross officials left yesterday for talks in China with their North Korean counterparts in a rare meeting that...

Rebels to get amnesty under Bangsamoro entity: Aquino 03 Mar 2014 - 05:01 am

MANILA: Islamist rebels who have been fighting the government for decades in their pursuit of an independent Islamic state in Mindanao will be...

Siddiqui birthday 03 Mar 2014 - 05:01 am

An Aafia Siddiqui supporter carries silk roses as she gets her picture taken next to a poster during celebrations to mark Siddiqui’s 41st...

Donkey cart race 03 Mar 2014 - 05:00 am

Pakistani donkey carters participate in a race in Karachi yesterday. It was organised by the Karachi Donkey Cart Association with the help of...

Police want end to gifts from visiting dignitaries 03 Mar 2014 - 04:51 am

ISLAMABAD: Senior officers of the Islamabad police have showed displeasure over visiting foreign dignitaries’ practice of giving gifts and cash awards to policemen...

Blast during bomb making kills 13 in Afghanistan 03 Mar 2014 - 04:51 am

PULI ALAM, Afghanistan: At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed in an explosion yesterday as Taliban militants prepared a car...

Security policy targets madrassa reforms 03 Mar 2014 - 04:50 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to bring all of its madrassas, or religious schools, under its national education system within one year under a landmark...

Court to reopen 22-year-old Riba case on March 24 03 Mar 2014 - 04:50 am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) of Pakistan has decided to take up the long-pending case on Riba (usury) on March 24. The...

Modi, Mulayam trade barbs at election rallies 03 Mar 2014 - 04:00 am

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh was the scene of hectic political campaigning yesterday with BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi taking on the ruling...

Special protest 03 Mar 2014 - 03:59 am

Disabled people lie on the road during a protest near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh residence yesterday. Dozens of disabled people tried to march...

India-Sri Lanka talks on March 13 03 Mar 2014 - 03:43 am

Chennai: The second round of talks between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen on fishing rights in the Palk Strait will be held in...

Aam Aadmi Party will win 100 seats, claims Kejriwal 03 Mar 2014 - 03:43 am

Kanpur: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal asserted Sunday that his year-old party will win around 100 seats in the Lok Sabha...

Don’t sign ordinances, CPM urges president 03 Mar 2014 - 03:42 am

New Delhi: The CPM yesterday urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to approve a clutch of bills which it said the cabinet might turn...

Remains of 1857 freedom fighters dug up in gurdwara 03 Mar 2014 - 03:42 am

Ajnala, Punjab: Scores of volunteers are engaged in digging a well inside the campus of a gurdwara here to take out the remains...