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29 suspects held during raids across Karachi 14 Jan 2014 - 06:42 am

KARACHI: Police arrested 29 suspects during raids in different areas of the city yesterday and confiscated weapons, stolen goods and drugs, DawnNews reported....

Law to keep officials off private interests 14 Jan 2014 - 06:41 am

PESHAWAR: After the enactment of Right to Information (RTI) and Access to Time Bound Public Service laws, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government in...

8 jump into river to evade arrest 14 Jan 2014 - 06:41 am

Islamabad: At least eight people including women and children jumped into River Indus during a police raid to avoid arrest. According to details...

Court rules Malik’s appointment legal 14 Jan 2014 - 06:41 am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) yesterday annulled the official notification of the dismissal of Tariq Malik from the position of National Database...

SC allows ECP to reschedule polls 14 Jan 2014 - 06:40 am

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan has allowed Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to alter local bodies election schedule in Sindh and Punjab. This...

Thai protesters launch ‘shutdown’ 14 Jan 2014 - 06:40 am

Anti-government protesters walk past a barricade as they block a road at a major intersection near a government complex in Bangkok yesterday. BANGKOK: ...

Jakarta flooded 14 Jan 2014 - 06:39 am

A horse-drawn cart carries passengers through floodwaters in Jakarta yesterday. Floods caused by monsoon rains forced thousands of people to flee their homes...

China chides Japan for carping on sea curbs 14 Jan 2014 - 06:38 am

BEIJING: Beijing reacted sharply yesterday to criticism by Japan of new fishing restrictions imposed by China in the South China Sea, expressing “resolute...

1,500 N Koreans fled to South last year 14 Jan 2014 - 06:38 am

SEOUL: More than 1,500 North Koreans fled to South Korea last year, maintaining a recent fall in the number of escapees that coincided...

24 hurt in Philippine school blast 14 Jan 2014 - 06:38 am

COTABATO: A suspected improvised bomb attack at a university campus in the Philippines has left 24 people wounded -- many critically -- including...

Rodman sorry after North Korea visit 14 Jan 2014 - 06:37 am

BEIJING: An emotional Dennis Rodman appeared to break down yesterday as he apologised on his return from a controversial trip to North Korea,...

China reports second bird flu death 14 Jan 2014 - 06:37 am

BEIJING: China reported one more death from the H7N9 strain of bird flu in southwestern Guizhou province, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday...

Military told to shoot Bangui troublemakers 14 Jan 2014 - 06:36 am

Women react to a speech given by Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet, the head of Central African Republic’s transitional assembly) at the Gendarmerie headquarters in Bangui...

All smiles 14 Jan 2014 - 06:35 am

US President Barack Obama with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington yesterday.

Happy New Year to farmers 14 Jan 2014 - 06:35 am

Equipped with branches of pine trees and cow bells these so-called Silvesterchlaeuse (New Year’s Clauses) perform in front of a farm house in...

Colombia peace talks resume 14 Jan 2014 - 06:34 am

HAVANA: Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels sat down in Havana yesterday to continue negotiations aimed at ending the last major guerilla conflict...

SC shows scepticism on Obama appointments 14 Jan 2014 - 06:33 am

WASHINGTON: A majority of the justices of the US Supreme Court signalled a willingness yesterday to deliver a blow to President Barack Obama’s...

Northern Irish poet wins British prize 14 Jan 2014 - 06:33 am

LONDON: Northern Irish poet Sinead Morrissey, whose latest volume of poetry draws inspiration from the cinema, was named the winner yesterday of the...