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India charges 33 aboard armed U.S. "anti-piracy" ship 19 Oct 2013 - 01:31 pm

CHENNAI: India has charged 33 men aboard an armed ship operated by a U.S. maritime security firm for failing to produce papers authorising...

Journalists among 10 hurt in Thai south blasts 19 Oct 2013 - 01:21 pm

BANGKOK: A double bomb attack in Thailand's restive south Saturday injured 10 people, almost half of them journalists including an AFP photographer, police...

Suicide bomber kills 13 at restaurant in central Somalia 19 Oct 2013 - 01:14 pm

MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber killed at least 13 people outside a restaurant popular with Ethiopian and Somali troops in the town of Baladweyne...

Pakistan says civilian killed by Indian military 19 Oct 2013 - 12:41 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused Indian troops of killing a civilian and wounding two others in "unprovoked firing" across the border Saturday as New Delhi...

Italy court hands Berlusconi two-year ban from public office 19 Oct 2013 - 12:34 pm

Italian center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi attends a Senate meeting in Rome, in this October 2, 2013 file photo. MILAN: A Milan court on...

Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima 19 Oct 2013 - 12:16 pm

TOKYO: Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in...

Suicide blast kills at least 16 Syrian security personnel 19 Oct 2013 - 12:10 pm

BEIRUT: At least 16 members of Syria's security forces were killed by a suicide vehicle bomber and ensuing clashes with rebels at a...

Gunmen kill security officer in south Yemen 19 Oct 2013 - 10:54 am

ADEN: Two masked gunmen killed a security officer and his bodyguard in southern Yemen late on Friday in what a security official said...

Pakistan gets $322m in CSF dues from US 19 Oct 2013 - 09:34 am

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan has received an amount of $322 million under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) from the United States. ...

Afghan peace on the table as Pakistan PM heads to US 19 Oct 2013 - 09:00 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif departed Saturday for talks in the United States, with the Afghan peace process and the prickly issue...

Mexico frees 44 being held for ransom 19 Oct 2013 - 08:50 am

MEXICO CITY: Police have rescued 44 people being held for ransom in Mexico, authorities said Friday. The victims told police they had been...

JPMorgan in $4bn deal with U.S. housing agency 19 Oct 2013 - 08:49 am

NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co has reached a tentative $4 billion deal with the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency to settle claims...

8-vehicle smashup kills 19 in Philippines 19 Oct 2013 - 08:46 am

MANILA, Philippines : At least 19 people were killed and 66 hurt on Saturday after a trailer truck lost control and caused an...

Long serving US Representative Bill Young dead at 82 19 Oct 2013 - 08:26 am

Rep. C.W. Bill Young (C) speaks to the media after U.S. General David Petraeus testified at a closed hearing of the U.S. House...

Philippines calls off search for quake survivors 19 Oct 2013 - 08:25 am

MANILA: Philippine rescuers on Saturday called off the search for survivors after a powerful earthquake on the tourist island of Bohol that killed...

Air Force Day 19 Oct 2013 - 04:56 am

The Indian Air Force Sarang helicopter display team fly their HAL Dhruv aircraft in formation during an aerobatics show at the IAF headquarters...