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China plans to launch crude oil futures market 22 Nov 2013 - 10:44 am

SHANGHAI: China, the world's largest energy consumer, on Friday took a step towards launching a market of its own for crude oil futures,...

Eleven killed in South Africa bus crash 22 Nov 2013 - 10:15 am

JOHANNESBURG: A bus crash in South Africa killed at least 11 people and injured several others on Friday, police said, barely two weeks...

Tokyo stocks close 0.10pc higher 22 Nov 2013 - 09:57 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.10 percent higher Friday, with the market's strong start fizzling as the dollar lost ground against the yen. The...

Emir, PM congratulates Lebanese president 22 Nov 2013 - 09:55 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has cabled his congratulations to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on the occasion of...

Sharp shares soar on China smartphone reports 22 Nov 2013 - 09:43 am

TOKYO: Shares in Japanese electronics maker Sharp soared more than eight percent Friday on reports it was boosting production of smartphone screens bound...

Alert as storm hurtles towards Andhra 22 Nov 2013 - 06:14 am

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is bracing for cyclone Helen which is set to hit the state’s coast today. People are being evacuated from low-lying...

AAP candidate caught in sting operation 22 Nov 2013 - 06:14 am

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was yesterday jolted by a sting operation that showed some of its candidates including Shazia Ilmi...

Modi accuses Congress of divisive politics 22 Nov 2013 - 06:14 am

Agra: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday accused the Congress of playing divisive politics and blamed it for India’s partition. “Congress has...

Bid to end stapled visa dispute with China 22 Nov 2013 - 06:13 am

New Delhi: India and China are trying to find a solution to the issue of China’s policy of issuing stapled visas to people...

Case over election posters in Delhi High Court 22 Nov 2013 - 06:13 am

New Delhi: The city government yesterday told the Delhi High Court that the desire of the political parties to promote themselves “cannot supersede...

‘Terror group getting outside support’ 22 Nov 2013 - 06:13 am

New Delhi: Indian Mujahideen (IM) draws its “motivation and sustenance from inimical forces” in Pakistan, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said yesterday, holding the...

Kabul needs US deal but little trust: Karzai 22 Nov 2013 - 06:11 am

Members of the Loya Jirga talk to each other outside their tent in Kabul yesterday. KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting...

Drone kills senior Haqqani leader in Pakistan seminary 22 Nov 2013 - 06:11 am

PESHAWAR: A suspected US drone strike on an Islamic seminary in Pakistan killed a senior member of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network early yesterday,...

PPP awaits decision on joining provincial govt 22 Nov 2013 - 06:11 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has not yet decided to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the...

Three killed, 25 injured as bomb hits check-post in Quetta 22 Nov 2013 - 06:10 am

QUETTA: A bomb targeting security forces yesterday killed three people and wounded 25 in Pakistan’s restive southwest, officials said. The remote-controlled bomb was...

US, Pakistan to discuss long-term defence ties 22 Nov 2013 - 06:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Senior defence officials from Pakistan and the US met in the US capital recently for talks on a long-term defence partnership, official...

Sharif holds talks with Afghan peace delegation 22 Nov 2013 - 06:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday met a high-ranking delegation from Kabul tasked with pushing forward Afghanistan’s peace process, according to a...

Indonesia halts Australia drills 22 Nov 2013 - 06:09 am

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the Australian embassy in Jakarta yesterday. JAKARTA: Indonesia’s military halted training with Australia as...