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Caps, sunglasses banned in Manila malls 24 Dec 2013 - 08:30 am

MANILA: Police in the Philippine capital have banned the wearing of caps and sunglasses in shopping malls to stop criminals concealing their identity...

Politician blocks runway in air rage outburst 24 Dec 2013 - 08:29 am

JAKARTA: An Indonesian district chief got revenge on an airline that refused to let him board a full flight by sending officials to...

Bangla factory owner to plead innocent 24 Dec 2013 - 08:28 am

DHAKA: The owner of a Bangladesh garment factory that was destroyed in a deadly fire last year said yesterday that he was “saddened...

China tells its media to cover positive stories 24 Dec 2013 - 08:28 am

BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party told the already tightly monitored state media yesterday that they should not be reporting on “wrong points of...

Japanese dies after setting self and son alight 24 Dec 2013 - 08:25 am

TOKYO: A man died after setting fire to himself and his nine-year-old son at a school playground in the Japanese capital Tokyo yesterday...

China tells its media to cover positive stories 24 Dec 2013 - 08:24 am

BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party told the already tightly monitored state media yesterday that they should not be reporting on “wrong points of...

Patrolling in Karachi 24 Dec 2013 - 08:23 am

Soldiers on armoured vehicles patrol a street ahead of Shia processions in Karachi yesterday. Security has been beefed up throughout Pakistan to avoid...

Afghan asylum-seekers camp out for Belgium PM 24 Dec 2013 - 08:22 am

BRUSSELS: Some 200 Afghan asylum-seekers and their supporters set up camp late on Sunday in Belgium’s western town of Mons, demanding to see...

Army accused of killing 70 civilians 24 Dec 2013 - 08:21 am

ISLAMABAD: Residents of Pakistan’s ethnic Pashtun region of North Waziristan accused government troops yesterday of killing at least 70 civilians during a military...

Polio volunteers pull out after attacks in Pakistan 24 Dec 2013 - 08:21 am

PESHAWAR: Volunteer polio vaccinators have backed away from the next immunisation drive in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region of Khyber Agency after the murder...

Half of Pakistani lawmakers do not pay tax: Report 24 Dec 2013 - 08:21 am

ISLAMABAD: Nearly half Pakistan’s lawmakers reported they paid no taxes, according to a study released yesterday, findings that may endanger billions of dollars...

Court unable to lift Musharraf’s travel ban 24 Dec 2013 - 08:20 am

KARACHI: A Pakistani court yesterday said it was unable to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, a day before...

Are AAP’s promises practical? 24 Dec 2013 - 08:12 am

New Delhi: Slashed power bills, a daily supply of 700 litres of water to every household and regularising unauthorised colonies were arguably the...

Rescue drill 24 Dec 2013 - 08:08 am

A student lies on a stretcher tied with ropes as he is “evacuated” by fire service personnel during a rescue operation drill in...

Foggy weather 24 Dec 2013 - 08:05 am

People ride bicycles as they cross a pontoon bridge during a foggy day in Allahabad yesterday. Northern India continues to face below average...

Agni-III missile tested 24 Dec 2013 - 08:04 am

Bhubaneswar: India yesterday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile, with a range of over 3,000km, from a base in Odisha, defence officials...

Over 32 million cases still await justice 24 Dec 2013 - 07:58 am

New Delhi: The country’s over 1,000 fast track courts, set up for moving the wheels of justice faster, have decided more than 3.2...

Raj Thackeray, Bachchan bury past bitterness 24 Dec 2013 - 07:57 am

Mumbai: Bonhomie was evident at the much-awaited meeting between Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and MNS chief Raj Thackeray as they shared the dais...