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Modi ill-informed or lying: Omar 02 Dec 2013 - 08:20 am

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday reacted with a barrage of posts on microblogging social networking site Twitter to contest...

India to be firm on food security at Bali meet 02 Dec 2013 - 08:20 am

New Delhi: India yesterday gave a clear signal that it will be firm on the core agenda of food security while pursuing a...

Political violence shakes Bangkok 02 Dec 2013 - 08:20 am

Thai anti-government protesters cut barbed wire in front of a concrete barrier as they try to dismantle it outside the Government House during...

Chinese lunar probe 02 Dec 2013 - 08:18 am

The Long March 3B rocket carrying the Chang’e-3 lunar probe docked at the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Liangshan,...

UN rights chief condemns election unrest in Bangladesh 02 Dec 2013 - 08:17 am

GENEVA: United Nations rights chief Navi Pillay yesterday said she was deeply worried by the “shocking” pre-election violence rocking Bangladesh, urging parties on...

Abe to discuss China air zone with Biden 02 Dec 2013 - 08:17 am

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday said he would discuss China’s expansion of its air defence zone with US Vice President Joe...

Murder trial of maid in Malaysia stirs Indonesian passions 02 Dec 2013 - 08:16 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The murder trial of a young Indonesian maid in Malaysia is adding new fuel to a bilateral row over the conditions...

Philippine Customs chief silent on resignation calls 02 Dec 2013 - 08:16 am

MANILA: Customs Commissioner Rufino Biazon yesterday made no comment on calls for him to go on leave or resign from his post pending...

Four killed as train derails in New York 02 Dec 2013 - 08:15 am

Emergency workers work at the site of a Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx borough of New York yesterday. NEW YORK: A suburban...

Scotland mourns pub copter crash victims 02 Dec 2013 - 08:14 am

Rescue workers lift the rear rotor blades from the site of a police helicopter crash onto the Clutha Pub in central Glasgow, Scotland,...

Clashes rage as 100,000 Ukrainians protest EU snub 02 Dec 2013 - 08:13 am

KIEV: About 100 police were injured yesterday in clashes that broke out as 100,000 outraged Ukrainians swarmed Kiev in a call for early...

Cameron vows to cut rising energy costs 02 Dec 2013 - 08:13 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron promised yesterday to cut rising energy costs, seeking to regain the initiative from an opposition Labour Party...

HealthCare.gov operations on track, says US administration 02 Dec 2013 - 08:12 am

Washington: Two months after the disastrous launch of a key component of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, administration officials yesterday said they had...

Women to get half of party cabinet posts: German SPD chief 02 Dec 2013 - 08:12 am

BERLIN: The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats yesterday pledged a 50-50 male-female split of the party’s cabinet posts in a planned new ‘grand...

GrainCorp chief resigns after US buyout blocked 02 Dec 2013 - 08:02 am

SYDNEY: GrainCorp chief executive Alison Watkins resigned on Monday, just days after the Australian government blocked a takeover bid by American agribusiness giant...

Iran, world powers to meet next week 02 Dec 2013 - 07:13 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) speaks during a joint press conference with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al...

Flooded street 02 Dec 2013 - 07:11 am

Residents drive through flooded streets in Tripoli, yesterday. Libya’s capital was hit by traffic jams after an overnight downpour flooded several districts, blocking...

Celebrations 02 Dec 2013 - 07:09 am

Fireworks illuminate the sky near Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, during celebrations marking the United Arab Emirates’ National Day today and...