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Major infiltration bid likely in Kashmir, says army officer 07 Dec 2013 - 07:23 am

Srinagar: A top ranking Indian Army officer said here yesterday that there has been heightened activity across the Line of Control (LoC) indicating...

China pulls out of UN arbitration 07 Dec 2013 - 07:22 am

US Vice-President Joe Biden (left) shakes hands with South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won at the Government Complex in Seoul yesterday. Washington: China...

Air pollution shrouds Shanghai in smog 07 Dec 2013 - 07:21 am

Aircraft are barely visible through thick smog on the tarmac of Hongqiao airport in Shanghai yesterday. SHANGHAI: Hundreds of flights were delayed or...

Philippine insurgents kill man in raid despite peace talks 07 Dec 2013 - 07:20 am

PAGADIAN: Islamist rebels killed one man in a raid on a police station in the southern Philippines yesterday to free two arrested comrades...

China’s first lunar rover enters orbit 07 Dec 2013 - 07:19 am

BEIJING: China’s first lunar rover entered the moon’s orbit yesterday, state media reported, a key step towards the vessel’s planned landing later this...

Japan House okays secrets law despite public outcry 07 Dec 2013 - 07:19 am

TOKYO: Japan’s parliament yesterday adopted a law on protecting state secrets despite a public outcry, with strong opposition from the media and academics...

Gunmen kill leader of sectarian group 07 Dec 2013 - 07:18 am

Pakistani Sunni Muslims brandish guns as they gather outside a hospital following the killing of their leader Maulana Shamsur Rehman, chief of Ahle...

Paying tribute 07 Dec 2013 - 07:17 am

Children hold earthen lamps in tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela, organised by Aafia Movement in Karachi yesterday.

British marine jailed for killing injured Taliban 07 Dec 2013 - 07:16 am

LONDON: A British marine filmed executing a severely injured Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan was jailed for life with a minimum 10 years behind...

British marine jailed for killing injured Taliban 07 Dec 2013 - 07:16 am

LONDON: A British marine filmed executing a severely injured Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan was jailed for life with a minimum 10 years behind...

Pakistani immigrant sues US over false arrest 07 Dec 2013 - 07:16 am

ORLANDO, Florida: A Pakistani immigrant who says he was held for more than 10 months in solitary confinement after being falsely arrested on...

Afghanistan won’t bow to US over security pact 07 Dec 2013 - 07:15 am

KABUL: A senior aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the United States yesterday of trying to pressure elements of his government to...

Kayani leaves home over threats 07 Dec 2013 - 07:15 am

ISLAMABAD: Former chief of army staff General (retired) Ashfaq Pervez Kayani may have called it a day but he is still in the...

CBE honour for British actor 07 Dec 2013 - 07:03 am

British actor Julian Glover after being awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the Prince of Wales at...

Boosting relations 07 Dec 2013 - 07:02 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales (right) with his Paraguayan counterpart Horacio Cartes at Government Palace in La Paz, Bolivia, yesterday. This is the first...

Hollande urges Africa to take control of its own security 07 Dec 2013 - 07:01 am

French President Francois Hollande (centre) and attendees including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left), European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (left) and European...

Ukraine protesters branded ‘Nazis’ 07 Dec 2013 - 07:00 am

KIEV: Ukrainian pro-Europe demonstrators vowed to stay on the streets and continue their blockade of government buildings, despite a police threat to crack...

SPD hopeful members will back Merkel coalition deal 07 Dec 2013 - 06:59 am

BERLIN: The leader of Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) voiced confidence yesterday that party members would support a ‘grand coalition’ with Chancellor Angela...