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Afghan government sets conditions for signing US deal 23 Nov 2013 - 01:59 pm

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has set conditions for signing a security deal with the United States, including an end to military operations...

Egypt expels Turkish ambassador 23 Nov 2013 - 01:41 pm

CAIRO: Egypt decided Saturday to expel Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali after remarks made by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Cairo deemed...

Philippines great Pacquiao fights for devastated homeland 23 Nov 2013 - 11:23 am

Manny Pacquiao (L) of the Philippines and Brandon Rios (front R) of the U.S. face-off on either side of founder and chief executive...

Seven killed in Karachi twin blasts 23 Nov 2013 - 09:21 am

ISLAMABAD: Twin blast ripped through Incholi Society of Karachi Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding over 40 others, Pakistan's Geo...

World Bank raises Philippine typhoon aid package to almost $1bn 23 Nov 2013 - 09:20 am

MANILA: The World Bank said it raised to almost $1 billion its financial aid package to support relief and reconstruction in typhoon-devastated areas...

Tepco, Mitsubishi plan coal-fired power plants at Fukushima 23 Nov 2013 - 09:07 am

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's wrecked nuclear plant and three Mitsubishi group firms plan to build a new type of energy-efficient coal-fired power...

Twitter toughens encryption to thwart online snooping 23 Nov 2013 - 09:06 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Friday announced it has toughened the encryption of traffic at the globally popular one-to-many messaging service to thwart online...

Journalist charged with rape; ministry seeks report 23 Nov 2013 - 05:44 am

Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), linked to the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), holding posters of Tarun Tejpal and...

Cyclone Helen hits Andhra, seven dead 23 Nov 2013 - 05:41 am

Hyderabad: Cyclonic storm Helen yesterday hit Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing seven people and causing massive...

Poll security 23 Nov 2013 - 05:40 am

Paramilitary forces flag march in the highly sensitive localities ahead of the state assembly elections, in Bhopal, yesterday.

Now Bihar school serves dead rat in mid-day meal 23 Nov 2013 - 05:39 am

Patna: A dead rat was among the things served up as part of the children’s mid-day meal yesterday at a government school in...

Amar Singh, three BJP MPs freed in cash-for-vote case 23 Nov 2013 - 05:38 am

New Delhi: A Delhi court yesterday discharged Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh and three BJP leaders involved...

Kabul rejects US call for quick security deal 23 Nov 2013 - 05:38 am

Delegates discuss the Bilateral Security Agreement during a four-day loya jirga, a meeting of around 2,500 tribal elders and leaders, in Kabul yesterday....

High alert amid Pakistan protests 23 Nov 2013 - 05:34 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday boosted security across the country as thousands of hardline religious activists held rallies following sectarian violence last week which killed...

China pipeline blast kills 35 23 Nov 2013 - 05:31 am

Firefighters clean up oil spill in a ditch near the site of the explosion of an oil pipeline in Qingdao yesterday. BEIJING: An...

Typhoon Haiyan toll rises to 5,200 23 Nov 2013 - 05:29 am

Typhoon survivors walk towards an evacuation centre for relief in Tacloban in central Philippines yesterday. In the background is a ship that was...

OFWs meet 23 Nov 2013 - 05:27 am

Senator Cynthia Villar (centre) join Overseas Filipino Workers during the 3rd OFWs and Family Summit 2013 Go-Negosyo at the World Trade Center in...

Victoria Harbour 23 Nov 2013 - 05:14 am

Commuters travel on the Star Ferry in Victoria Harbour from Kowloon to Hong Kong island (background) on Thursday. Hong Kong’s economy grew moderately...