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Tokyo stocks close down 1.79pc 13 Feb 2014 - 09:12 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 1.79 percent Thursday, hit by profit-taking after recent gains, a stronger yen and a fall on Wall Street....

Car bomb kills at least 11 policemen in Karachi 13 Feb 2014 - 09:02 am

KARACHI: A powerful car bomb attack on a police bus on Thursday in Pakistan's commercial hub of Karachi, killed at least 11 policemen...

Afghanistan releases 65 'insurgents' despite US protests 13 Feb 2014 - 09:01 am

KABUL: Afghanistan released 65 alleged Taliban fighters from jail on Thursday despite condemnation from the United States, which says the men could return...

Rail fares, freight rates unchanged 13 Feb 2014 - 08:28 am

Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge (centre) arrives in parliament to unveil the interim railway budget in New Delhi yesterday. RIGHT: Commuters try to cross...

Spring-ing up 13 Feb 2014 - 08:26 am

Flowers in full bloom at the Mughal Gardens of the presidential palace in New Delhi, yesterday. The gardens, which are spread over 15...

Maharashtra toll booth siege 13 Feb 2014 - 08:24 am

Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray was yesterday detained and then freed as thousands of party activists laid siege to toll booths across Maharashtra,...

AAP discounts power bills of 24,000 people 13 Feb 2014 - 08:24 am

New Delhi: The Delhi government yesterday fulfilled another of its assembly poll promises by exempting some 24,000 people who took part in an...

Agitating lawmakers disrupt Parliament over Telangana 13 Feb 2014 - 08:23 am

New Delhi: Both houses of parliament were disrupted for the sixth successive day yesterday following noisy disruptions over the Telangana issue, with two...

Lalu says he is the real tea vendor 13 Feb 2014 - 08:23 am

Patna: Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad claimed yesterday that he was the “real tea seller” and that BJP veteran Narendra Modi was...

China, Taiwan may set up liaison facility 13 Feb 2014 - 08:21 am

Taiwanese official Wang Yu-chi (centre), tours the Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum in Nanjing yesterday. NANJING: A Taiwan official visiting China said yesterday the...

Justice long delayed 13 Feb 2014 - 08:20 am

The hand of Filipino Narcisa Claveria, 84, is seen as she joins fellow comfort women of World War II in a dance-protest in...

Four killed in attacks in Thailand's restive south 13 Feb 2014 - 08:19 am

PATTANI: Suspected Muslim rebels in southern Thailand killed four people, including a nine-year-old boy, on Thursday, police said, adding the attack have been...

Koreas seek better ties at rare high-level talks 13 Feb 2014 - 08:19 am

SEOUL: North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in seven years on their fortified border yesterday, exploring ways to improve ties...

Beijing slams Tokyo over ship collision payment 13 Feb 2014 - 08:18 am

BEIJING: China expressed anger yesterday over Japan’s plan to seek compensation from the captain of a Chinese trawler that collided with a Japanese...

Controversial Malaysian state boss to resign 13 Feb 2014 - 08:18 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The controversial chief minister of Malaysia’s Sarawak state announced his resignation yesterday but is widely expected to retain influence behind the...

Japan raps nuclear plant operator over radiation 13 Feb 2014 - 08:17 am

TOKYO: Japan’s nuclear regulator has criticised the operator of the stricken Fukushima plant for incorrectly measuring radiation levels in contaminated groundwater at the...

Palace expects truth in Senate from Tuason 13 Feb 2014 - 08:17 am

MANILA: Malacañang said it wants to hear nothing but the truth from potential state witness Ruby Tuason when she appears at the Senate...

Venezuela protest 13 Feb 2014 - 08:03 am

Opposition supporters demonstrate against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas yesterday. Armed pro-government groups attacked and shot at people protesting against Maduro’s...