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India top court commutes 15 death sentences due to delays 21 Jan 2014 - 09:32 am

NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court commuted the sentences of 15 death row convicts on Tuesday, ruling that delays in their execution were grounds...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.99pc 21 Jan 2014 - 09:26 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.99 percent Tuesday, lifted by a weaker yen as the Bank of Japan kicked off a two-day policy meeting....

Saudi's Kingdom Holding posts 10.3pc rise in Q4 profit 21 Jan 2014 - 09:17 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding , the investment firm of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, posted a 10.3 percent increase in fourth-quarter net...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 21 Jan 2014 - 09:16 am

Exchange Rates in Qatar DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Tuesday by Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency...

Vietnam reports first bird flu death in 9 months 21 Jan 2014 - 09:07 am

HANOI: Vietnam has recorded its first death from bird flu in nine months, according to the country's Health Ministry, amid growing regional concerns...

HK police nab employer over ‘maid torture’ 21 Jan 2014 - 08:56 am

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong woman was arrested yesterday on suspicion of abusing her Indonesian maids in a case that has sparked widespread...

Blast kills 13 in Islamabad 21 Jan 2014 - 08:55 am

Pakistani soldiers and rescue officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack in the garrison town of Rawalpindi yesterday. RAWALPINDI: A Taliban...

Ready for fire 21 Jan 2014 - 08:55 am

Officials count and adjust wads of Afghan currency before setting them on fire in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, yesterday. They burnt 587m used and...

Extremists kill Shia scholar in Peshawar 21 Jan 2014 - 08:54 am

PESHAWAR: Gunmen killed a Shia Muslim scholar in the restive northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar yesterday, police and hospital officials said. Allama Alim...

Pakistan President Hussain defends anti-terror record 21 Jan 2014 - 08:53 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president said yesterday it was unfair to question his country’s commitment to fighting terror at home and abroad, after Afghanistan hinted...

Sindh calls on Islamabad to take away high-risk prisoners 21 Jan 2014 - 08:53 am

KARACHI: After the chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed the request, the Sindh Home Department has requested the federal Interior...

Police turn to social media for better patrolling 21 Jan 2014 - 08:53 am

ISLAMABAD: Businesses and political parties have already taken to the social media to get their messages out. Now it is Islamabad Police’s turn....

Pakistan has 141 women lawmakers 21 Jan 2014 - 08:52 am

ISLAMABAD: The general elections of Pakistan in May 2013 not only gave a new life to the democratic system in Pakistan, but also...

Flashfloods in Italy 21 Jan 2014 - 08:42 am

An aerial view of the flood caused by the river Secchia near Modena, northern Italy, yesterday. According to reports, some 600 people were...

Hollande visits Netherlands 21 Jan 2014 - 08:41 am

Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander (second right), Queen Maxima (left) and Princess Beatrix (right) pose with France’s President Francois Hollande at royal palace Noordeinde in...

Something’s cooking 21 Jan 2014 - 08:40 am

US President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha take part in a community service project by making burritos at DC Central Kitchen, in celebration...

California drought 21 Jan 2014 - 08:40 am

Brian Wiest from Lincoln, California, looks over remains of the old Gold Rush settlement of Mormon Island which has resurfaced due to the...

Riled by flash mobs, Brazil shops lean on govt backing 21 Jan 2014 - 08:39 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian retailers yesterday said they were seeking support from President Dilma Rousseff after several shopping malls were closed to stop...