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Saudi Shiite jailed for 30 years over protests 23 Dec 2013 - 12:37 pm

RIYADH: A Shiite citizen of mainly Sunni Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for violence and protesting against Riyadh's...

India anti-graft crusader to be Delhi chief minister 23 Dec 2013 - 12:37 pm

NEW DELHI: India's anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal announced Monday he would head up a state government for New Delhi in a stunning breakthrough...

Abu Dhabi-listed United Arab Bank signs $250m loan 23 Dec 2013 - 11:08 am

DUBAI: United Arab Bank, the sixth-largest lender by market value on the Abu Dhabi bourse, signed a $250 million, two-year loan facility to...

Yemen shuts international airports due to strike 23 Dec 2013 - 10:53 am

SANAA: Yemen shut its international airports on Monday after workers at its civil aviation authority went on strike, officials at the transport ministry...

NATO soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan 23 Dec 2013 - 10:34 am

KABUL: A service member of the coalition security forces was shot dead by militants in eastern Afghanistan on Monday. The NATO-led International Security...

Caps banned as Philippine malls fight crime 23 Dec 2013 - 10:19 am

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

Japanese Emperor Akihito turns 80 23 Dec 2013 - 10:19 am

TOKYO: Thousands of people thronged Japan's Imperial Palace Monday to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday, as he lauded his wife for standing by...

AAP likely to form govt in Delhi 23 Dec 2013 - 10:13 am

Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man’s Party) leader Arvind Kejriwal addressing a public meeting in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...

Motorbike makers turn to 1960s in ‘cafe racer’ revival 23 Dec 2013 - 10:12 am

Continental GT motorcycles by Royal Enfield at Siridao parked in Goa during a launch event for the Indian market. NEW DELHI: Motorbike manufacturers...

Party time 23 Dec 2013 - 10:11 am

Bollywood actress Tina Ambani (left) and socialite and philanthropist Parmeshwar Godrej arrive to attend a party hosted by actress Deepika Padukone in Mumbai...

Delhi keeps up pressure in diplomat row 23 Dec 2013 - 10:11 am

NEW DELHI: India kept up pressure on the United States yesterday over a furore at the arrest and strip search of one of...

Shimla, Manali receive first snowfall 23 Dec 2013 - 10:10 am

A men walks on a snow-clad hill on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, yesterday. Kashmir valley witnessed moderate to...

Modi’s new slogan: Vote For India! 23 Dec 2013 - 10:09 am

Gujarat’s chief minister and the prime ministerial candidate of main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Narendra Modi (centre), gestures after receiving a garland...

Aam Aadmi referendum farcical: BJP 23 Dec 2013 - 10:08 am

New Delhi: Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley yesterday termed as “farcical” the referendum by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...

Eight activists injured in Trinamool assault in Kolkata: Left Front 23 Dec 2013 - 10:08 am

Kolkata: The opposition Left Front yesterday alleged that eight of its workers, including two women, were injured when ruling Trinamool Congress-backed miscreants hurled...

Corruption erodes credibility, says Meira Kumar 23 Dec 2013 - 10:08 am

New Delhi: Delays, apathy and corruption erode the credibility of institutions and efforts must be made to ensure transparency of executive action, Lok...

Indian soldiers hit most in South Sudan crisis 23 Dec 2013 - 10:07 am

New Delhi/juba: When rebels against South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit killed Warrant Officers Dharmesh Sangwan and Kumar Pal Singh of the UN...

Freed tycoon challenges Putin 23 Dec 2013 - 10:06 am

Mikhail Khodorkovsky with his parents Marina and Boris ahead of a news conference in Berlin, yesterday. BERLIN/MOSCOW: Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said...