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Baucus new US envoy to China 20 Dec 2013 - 10:05 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will tap outgoing Senator Max Baucus to be the next US ambassador to China, a Senate aide said on...

Two Koreas hold first talks since purge 20 Dec 2013 - 10:05 am

SEOUL: North and South Korea yesterday held their first talks since Pyongyang’s shock purge raised tensions, meeting at a joint industrial park in...

Rebel holiday truce declaration too short: Armed forces chief 20 Dec 2013 - 10:04 am

MANILA: Armed Forces chief General Emmanuel Bautista said yesterday that the six-day holiday truce declared by communist rebels is too short even as...

US treaty is delayed 20 Dec 2013 - 10:04 am

MANILA: Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin remains upbeat on talks on the increased rotational presence of American troops in the country but admitted that...

Philippines among five deadliest countries for media in 2013 20 Dec 2013 - 10:04 am

BAGUIO CITY: The Philippines remains on the list of “5 Deadliest Countries for Media” in 2013. Paris-based press freedom watchdog Reporters sans frontières...

HK grants for Haiyan victims 20 Dec 2013 - 10:03 am

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government yesterday approved three grants totalling about $634,580 to three relief agencies for providing relief to victims of...

Revoke case against diplomat, US told 20 Dec 2013 - 10:02 am

Devyani Khobragade attends the India Studies Stony Brook University fundraiser event in Long Island, New York, recently. RIGHT: Activists of Leftist groups shout...

Mandela in Rubik’s cube 20 Dec 2013 - 10:01 am

A portrait of late South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, made from some 3,700 Rubik’s cubes, is displayed at the High Street Phoenix...

Babbar Khalsa man charged in US 20 Dec 2013 - 10:00 am

Washington: A 39-year-old member of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) from US’ Nevada state has been charged with conspiring to provide material support to...

World’s lightest combat aircraft ready for testing 20 Dec 2013 - 09:59 am

Bangalore: World’s lightest and India developed supersonic fighter Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is battle-ready for testing by its air force pilots three...

Captain freed in Togo coming home for son’s last rites 20 Dec 2013 - 09:59 am

New Delhi: Indian merchant ship captain Sunil James was yesterday freed from a jail in the west African country of Togo after more...

Bomb explosion kills one, injures 15 in Pashtunabad 20 Dec 2013 - 09:59 am

QUETTA: At least one person was killed and 15 were wounded when a bomb exploded in Pakistan’s restive southwest yesterday, officials said. The...

Ammunition seized 20 Dec 2013 - 09:58 am

Security personnel with seized ammunition and suspects during a press conference in Jalalabad yesterday. Police arrested five men with ammunitions during an operation...

36 die in Pakistan army raids on militants 20 Dec 2013 - 09:57 am

MIRANSHAH: Pakistani troops yesterday mounted helicopter and mortar attacks on militants in the lawless northwest, where officials said 33 insurgents and three civilians...

Afghan policewoman, pregnant teacher hanged 20 Dec 2013 - 09:56 am

KABUL: An Afghan policewoman and a pregnant teacher were hanged and their bodies dumped within a few kilometres of a foreign military base...

Musharraf’s loyalists to take fight at global level 20 Dec 2013 - 09:56 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pervez Musharraf loyalist has said that international lawyers based in the UK and US plan to file an extensive legal report...

Nawaz party MPs compete for key posts 20 Dec 2013 - 09:55 am

LAHORE: Scores of Pakistan Muslim League-N leaders have submitted their applications to the Prime Minister’s office, hoping to get an opportunity in the...

Khan threatened by rebels over polio remarks: Party 20 Dec 2013 - 09:55 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opposition leader and former cricket hero Imran Khan has been threatened by militants after criticising attacks on polio vaccination teams, his...