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Tamil Nadu to free 7 in Rajiv killing case 20 Feb 2014 - 10:59 am

Chennai: Six men and a woman — both Indians and Sri Lankans — convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case will be freed,...

Andhra chief minister resigns to protest bifurcation of state 20 Feb 2014 - 10:59 am

New Delhi/Hyderabad: The Rajya Sabha could not take up the bill for formation of Telangana yesterday in absence on consensus over amendments in...

Indians awarded for honesty 20 Feb 2014 - 10:59 am

Dubai: Two Indian nationals have been awarded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after they handed over Dh60,000(about $16,335) they found on a...

Malala urges support for Syria refugee kids 20 Feb 2014 - 10:58 am

Pakistani heroine Malala Yousafzai (centre) talks with a member of UNICEF after attending a press conference at the Zaatari refugee camp, near the...

Change of command ceremony 20 Feb 2014 - 10:57 am

Italian military General Manlio Scopigno (right) receives a ceremonial flag during a change of regional command ceremony in Herat, Afghanistan on Tuesday. Scopigno...

Taliban sets terms for ceasefire 20 Feb 2014 - 10:56 am

MIRANSHAH: Taliban insurgents offered yesterday to observe a ceasefire to allow the resumption of stalled peace talks, provided Pakistani security forces stop killing...

Taliban killed 100 soldiers in five months, says army 20 Feb 2014 - 10:55 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army yesterday said more than 100 soldiers had been killed by Taliban militants in the last five months, in a rare...

Abdullah hits Afghan campaign trail in search of quick victory 20 Feb 2014 - 10:55 am

JALALABAD: Leading Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has vowed to deliver a knock-out blow to opponents in the first round of the election...

Education dept eyes 100pc enrolment 20 Feb 2014 - 10:55 am

LAHORE: Having claimed enrolment of as many as 3.6 million children during the ‘Jahalat Say Azadi drive’ (freedom from ignorance drive), the School...

Eight killed after fall in sewage ravine 20 Feb 2014 - 10:54 am

KARACHI: At least eight women and children drowned yesterday in a sewage ravine after they were thrown from a speeding truck in the...

Batelco to take control of Kuwaiti Internet firm 20 Feb 2014 - 10:52 am

DUBAI: Bahrain Telecommunications (Batelco) will take majority control of Kuwait's Qualitynet after agreeing to double its stake in the Internet provider, Batelco said...

West warns Ukraine of sanctions 20 Feb 2014 - 10:51 am

Anti-government protesters prepare Molotov cocktails during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev yesterday. KIEV: Western powers threatened sanctions yesterday over the death of...

After the theft 20 Feb 2014 - 10:51 am

Police officers talk to people in Drouot street after three thieves were on the run after snatching a briefcase containing €300,000 worth of...

Huge support for jailed Venezuela leader 20 Feb 2014 - 10:49 am

CARACAS: Hundreds of supporters of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez rallied yesterday outside a Caracas court where he was expected to hear...

Blair offered to act as Murdoch’s secret adviser, court told 20 Feb 2014 - 10:49 am

LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair offered to act as a secret adviser to Rupert Murdoch during his media empire’s phone-hacking scandal,...

Punk band girls whipped in Sochi 20 Feb 2014 - 10:49 am

SOCHI, Russia: The two best-known members of Pussy Riot yesterday said they had been beaten and attacked with horsewhips during an action hostile...

Renzi says Italian govt to be in place by Monday 20 Feb 2014 - 10:48 am

ROME: Italian Prime Minister-designate Matteo Renzi said he expected his new government to be in place in time for a formal vote of...

Obama heads to summit amid strained ties 20 Feb 2014 - 10:48 am

TOLUCA, Mexico: President Barack Obama headed south yesterday for a North American leaders’ summit marked by frictions between the “three amigos” of Mexico,...