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Walt Disney's daughter dies, aged 79 20 Nov 2013 - 08:18 am

LOS ANGELES: Philanthropist Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney, died Tuesday at the age of 79 near San Francisco, the US entertainment...

Taiwan firm sues Samsung for patent infringement 20 Nov 2013 - 08:18 am

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese electronics company said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against South Korean tech giant Samsung for allegedly infringing on its...

Afghan poll watchdog finalises list 20 Nov 2013 - 04:37 am

Afghan policemen keep watch at the area where the Loya Jirga will take place later this week, in Kabul, yesterday. KABUL: Afghanistan’s election...

Ex-envoy says US wrong to boost Islamabad army 20 Nov 2013 - 04:37 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States called Monday for his country to focus less on defence and said decades of misguided...

Khan’s party faces corruption probe 20 Nov 2013 - 04:37 am

PESHAWAR: Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf has begun investigation against some ministers and advisers in its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for their alleged corruption. According...

New power plant in Karachi 20 Nov 2013 - 04:36 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has started work on a 660 megawatt coal-fired power project at Port Qasim near the country’s largest city Karachi...

Gunmen kill Shia director of Pakistani university 20 Nov 2013 - 04:36 am

ISLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle yesterday killed a senior Shia university director along with his driver in an apparent sectarian attack in...

Suicide attack kills seven 20 Nov 2013 - 04:36 am

MIRANSHAH: A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle carrying Taliban militants in Pakistan’s troubled northwest yesterday, killing at least seven...

Chile election run-up 20 Nov 2013 - 04:34 am

Michelle Bachelet (right), former Chilean president and current presidential candidate for opposition electoral coalition Nueva Mayoria (New Majority), during a rally next to...

UK summons Spain envoy over Gibraltar 20 Nov 2013 - 04:34 am

LONDON: London hauled in Madrid’s ambassador yesterday over a “provocative” day-long stand-off in which a Spanish state research vessel defied British navy orders...

Maduro to be armed with decree powers 20 Nov 2013 - 04:34 am

CARACAS: Venezuela’s parliament looked set yesterday to grant President Nicolas Maduro year-long decree powers he says are needed to regulate the economy and...

Toronto’s tainted mayor says he’s not perfect 20 Nov 2013 - 04:33 am

TORONTO, Canada: Toronto’s disgraced mayor, who has admitted to smoking crack and binge drinking, said he’s “not perfect” and takes full responsibility for...

US court rules against paying into N-waste fund 20 Nov 2013 - 04:33 am

WASHINGTON: An appeals court ruled yesterday that the US government can no longer require nuclear power plant operators to pay fees into a...

Term for self-portrait, selfie, is word of the year 20 Nov 2013 - 04:33 am

LONDON: Selfie is the 2013 word of the year, Oxford Dictionaries announced yesterday, edging out some stiff competition from twerk. Usage of the...

Madonna top paid musician, says Forbes 20 Nov 2013 - 04:32 am

NEW YORK: The “Material Girl” still has it. Madonna easily surpassed singer Lady Gaga and veteran rockers Bon Jovi as the highest-paid musician...

Emergency in Sardinia as 18 killed in floods 20 Nov 2013 - 04:31 am

Members of the emergency service in Sardinia bring residents to safety in dinghies in the town of Olbia during rescue operations yesterday. OLBIA,...

Russia frees seven more Greenpeace activists on bail 20 Nov 2013 - 04:31 am

SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian courts yesterday granted bail to seven foreign Greenpeace activists detained for an oil drilling protest, bringing to 10 the number...

Hunt on for Paris shooter, victim critical but ‘better’ 20 Nov 2013 - 04:30 am

PARIS: A massive manhunt was under way yesterday in Paris, a day after a gunman shot and critically wounded a photographer at the...