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Setback for Britain’s EU referendum 25 Jan 2014 - 05:25 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron talks during his special address to The World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday. LONDON: Britain’s planned 2017 referendum...

Syrian govt, oppn to discuss aid for Homs 25 Jan 2014 - 05:24 am

Ahmed Al Jarba (left), President of the Syrian National Coalition, arrives before the start of negotiations at the European headquarters of the United...

Bombing wave hits Egypt cities 25 Jan 2014 - 05:22 am

Police officers inspect the site of a bomb attack in front of the damaged Cairo Security Directorate building in downtown Cairo, yesterday. RIGHT:...

Kyrgyz parliament official meets Qatar ambassador 24 Jan 2014 - 02:56 pm

BISHKEK: Head of the friendship team with Arab countries at Kyrgyzstan's parliament met Friday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Mohamed bin Arar...

Indian authorities threaten to demolish Coke plant 24 Jan 2014 - 02:31 pm

LUCKNOW: Authorities in northern India said Friday they would demolish an "illegal" Coca-Cola bottling plant at the centre of protests over accusations it...

Philippine port firm to set up $100m terminal in DR Congo 24 Jan 2014 - 02:15 pm

MANILA: Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) announced Friday it was setting up a $100 million terminal in the Democratic...

Musharraf wants heart surgery abroad 24 Jan 2014 - 02:08 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf wants to travel abroad for heart surgery requiring special equipment not available at home, legal sources...

Philippine interest rates to remain stable 24 Jan 2014 - 01:36 pm

MANILA: The Philippine central bank said Friday there are "no signs" it needs to raise interest rates and forecast a fall in inflation...

Asia Pacific wine trade loses $1bn a year to red tape 24 Jan 2014 - 12:59 pm

SINGAPORE: Red tape is costing the Asia Pacific's wine industry $1.0 billion a year, APEC said Friday, as it vowed to simplify the...

UN urges Myanmar to probe sectarian killings 24 Jan 2014 - 11:46 am

YANGON: The United Nations has called on Myanmar to investigate reports that dozens of men, women and children were killed in attacks on...

China approves 12 new Free Trade Zones 24 Jan 2014 - 11:18 am

BEIJING: China's central government has given the nod to 12 free trade zones (FTZs) following the one in Shanghai, amid a spurt of...

Gigantic Tricolour hoisted 24 Jan 2014 - 10:50 am

A gigantic Tricolour, measuring 48x72 feet and weighing 31kg, was hoisted at a dizzy height of 65 metres at the National Military Memorial...

Clock shop 24 Jan 2014 - 10:49 am

A salesman shows a wall clock to a customer (unseen) at a watch and clock shop inside a shopping mall in Kolkata yesterday.

Bengal brutality: Mamata removes top cop 24 Jan 2014 - 10:48 am

Kolkata: Amid widespread outrage over the brutal gang rape of a tribal woman allegedly at the behest of a kangaroo court in Birbhum...

Crime Branch to probe Sunanda case 24 Jan 2014 - 10:48 am

New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch is to investigate the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of union minister Shashi Tharoor, and would...

BJP may make major gains in UP: Survey 24 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

New Delhi: The BJP would make major gains in Uttar Pradesh while the AAP would win majority of seats in Delhi in the...

Fourth case filed over AAP protest 24 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

New Delhi: One more case has been filed over Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s 32-hour protest in the capital that led to several...

Pranab extends Telangana bill deadline to January 30 24 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

Hyderabad/New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh legislature got six more days to debate Telangana bill as President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday extended, till January 30, the...