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PIA to acquire 10 aircraft on dry lease 29 Jan 2014 - 06:57 am

LAHORE: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will invite tenders next week to acquire 10 narrow-body planes on dry lease. Officials said yesterday that...

Thailand to go ahead with February 2 poll 29 Jan 2014 - 06:55 am

A policeman stands in front of anti-government protesters outside the venue of a meeting between Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and election officials at...

Lankan media protest 29 Jan 2014 - 06:54 am

A Catholic priest holds up an image of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge during a protest against the killing and abduction of local journalists, in...

Prominent China activist to appeal against prison sentence 29 Jan 2014 - 06:52 am

BEIJING: One of China’s most prominent rights activists will appeal against a four-year prison sentence that prompted international criticism, his lawyer said yesterday,...

Manila, rebels clash as peace pact nears 29 Jan 2014 - 06:52 am

MANILA: Philippine troops have killed about 17 members of a Muslim rebel faction, officials said, underscoring volatility in the resource-rich south as the...

Japan gives school teachers new manual on disputed islands 29 Jan 2014 - 06:52 am

TOKYO: Japanese education chiefs will for the first time instruct schools to teach children that islands disputed with China and South Korea belong...

Taiwan minister to visit China in first official contact in 65 years 29 Jan 2014 - 06:52 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s minister in charge of China affairs said yesterday he planned to visit the mainland next month in a landmark trip that...

S Korea to finalise F-35s deal this year 29 Jan 2014 - 06:51 am

SEOUL: South Korea plans to finalise the purchase of 40 next-generation F-35 jet fighters from US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin later this year,...

Syria 29 Jan 2014 - 06:51 am

Ukraine PM resigns amid unrest 29 Jan 2014 - 06:43 am

Anti-government protesters wave flags and shout slogans during a rally at Independence Square in Kiev yesterday. KIEV: Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned...

Queen told to tighten purse strings 29 Jan 2014 - 06:42 am

Mounted guardsmen pass Buckingham Palace in central London yesterday. LONDON: British lawmakers yesterday took aim at Queen Elizabeth II’s household accountants, saying they...

Rare storm brings ice, snow to US South 29 Jan 2014 - 06:39 am

A travel warning sign is seen along Interstate 65 as cold weather descends on Mobile, Alabama, yesterday. WINSTON-SALEM: A rare blast of snow,...

45kg of heroin woven into rugs confiscated 29 Jan 2014 - 06:27 am

A customs officer shows sheathed cords containing heroin woven into a carpet at the main customs office in Dresden, eastern Germany, yesterday. German...

Human remains found after crocodile attack 29 Jan 2014 - 06:24 am

SYDNEY: Police reportedly found human remains yesterday in the search for a 12-year-old boy snatched by a crocodile in northern Australia, and scaled...

Italy’s Renzi warns rival parties over electoral reforms 29 Jan 2014 - 06:24 am

ROME: Italian centre-left leader Matteo Renzi warned rival parties yesterday not to hold up electoral reform after they tabled scores of amendments that...

Court rejects residency for Roma schoolgirl’s family 29 Jan 2014 - 06:23 am

BESANCON: A French court yesterday rejected an appeal for residency for the family of a Roma schoolgirl whose deportation sparked outrage and student...

Serbia heads for early elections 29 Jan 2014 - 06:21 am

BELGRADE: Serbia’s government yesterday urged President Tomislav Nikolic to dissolve parliament and call early elections for March 16, as the main party seeks...

UN backs EU force, sanctions in Central Africa 29 Jan 2014 - 06:21 am

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council yesterday unanimously approved a resolution allowing European troops to use force in Central African Republic and threatening...