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Ukraine pro-EU protest loses momentum after Russia deal 23 Dec 2013 - 10:05 am

A Ukrainian protester waves the national flag from a roof top of a building on Independence Square in Kiev, yesterday. KIEV: The pro-EU...

Storms hinder holiday travel in US, Canada 23 Dec 2013 - 10:05 am

A man chips ice off of his car during an ice storm in Toronto. NEW YORK: Ice storms, heavy snowfall, possible tornadoes and...

Cameron says Syria must answer for British doctor’s death 23 Dec 2013 - 10:04 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron has written to the family of a British doctor who died in a Syrian jail, saying Damascus...

Mozambique pilot crashed intentionally, investigators find 23 Dec 2013 - 10:04 am

JOHANNESBURG: A Mozambican Airlines captain had a “clear intention” to crash an aeroplane that went down in Namibia killing 33 at the end...

Fourteen killed in Brazil bus accident 23 Dec 2013 - 10:03 am

SAO PAULO: Fourteen people died yesterday when a bus drove off a road and plunged into a ravine in the Brazilian state of...

Protesters demand Thai PM quit 23 Dec 2013 - 10:03 am

Anti-government protesters gather during a mass rally at a major business district in Bangkok yesterday. BANGKOK: Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators massed...

Religious rite 23 Dec 2013 - 10:02 am

A Shinto priest walks across embers during a fire walking ceremony to pray for good health and safety life at Kabasan Saenazumi Jinja...

UN: Don’t make typhoon a forgotten crisis 23 Dec 2013 - 10:01 am

MANILA: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday called on donor nations to ramp up aid to typhoon-battered Philippines as it grapples with a...

Suu Kyi advised medical rest 23 Dec 2013 - 10:01 am

Yangon: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has suspended all her domestic trips planned for up to the end of this month....

13 charged over Bangla garment factory fire 23 Dec 2013 - 10:00 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh police yesterday brought charges over the nation’s deadliest-ever garment factory fire, accusing the owners and 11 others of negligence that led...

New mass grave found in Sri Lanka 23 Dec 2013 - 10:00 am

COLOMBO: An unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka’s former war zone, the first discovery of an unmarked gravesite since troops...

Protest against inflation 23 Dec 2013 - 09:59 am

Supporters of opposition party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) rally to protest against inflation, in Lahore, yesterday. Imran Khan, the PTI’s chairman, said that the...

Flag made from rose petals 23 Dec 2013 - 09:58 am

Workers give final touches to a Turkish flag made from rose petals on the eve of a two-day visit by Turkish Prime Minister...

Afghan war not worth fighting, say Americans 23 Dec 2013 - 09:57 am

WASHINGTON: Americans express near-record discontent and regret over the 13-year war in Afghanistan after its 2,289 US casualties and more than 19,000 wounded...

Nawaz govt eases eligibility criteria for hiring planners 23 Dec 2013 - 09:57 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has relaxed the eligibility criteria for hiring members of the Planning Commission,...

Crackdown against dual job holders in Sindh 23 Dec 2013 - 09:57 am

KARACHI: After dual nationals, the Sindh province government has now launched crackdown on dual jobbers and mostly journalists, doctors and teachers are now...

Pakistan’s exports of fruits, vegetables rise 23 Dec 2013 - 09:56 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s fruit and vegetable exports went up by 40 and 33 percent respectively in dollar terms in the first five months of...

Pakistan scraps IT project after spending Rs310.8m 23 Dec 2013 - 09:56 am

ISLAMABAD: After spending Rs310.8m ($2.96m), the federal government of Pakistan has decided to scrap a strategically important project to interconnect 57 federal ministries...