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Release of US ship only after probe: Minister 17 Oct 2013 - 05:13 am

Chennai: Shipping Minister G K Vasan yesterday said the US company-owned ship detained at Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin port will not be allowed to...

Pakistan troops open fire across LoC: Officials 17 Oct 2013 - 05:13 am

Jammu: Pakistani troops again resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday, first in Samba sector of the International...

UPA to lose 2014, regional parties will hold key: Survey 17 Oct 2013 - 05:13 am

New Delhi: The Congress-led UPA is set to lose the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, and regional parties will be a key factor in...

Flood fury: Thousands still stranded in Odisha 17 Oct 2013 - 05:12 am

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of people have been stranded for the third consecutive day yesterday in Odisha after massive floods triggered by a cyclone swamped...

Eid prayers 17 Oct 2013 - 05:11 am

Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore yesterday.

World’s only Bronze Age metropolis, Mohenjodaro, facing extinction 17 Oct 2013 - 05:11 am

ISLAMABAD: When archaeologists first uncovered the 5,000-year-old ruins of Mohenjodaro, they made one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century: the world’s...

Minister among eight killed by suicide bomb 17 Oct 2013 - 05:11 am

PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber killed at least eight people, including a provincial law minister, after breaking into his home in northwest Pakistan yesterday,...

Health centres fail to deal with malnutrition 17 Oct 2013 - 05:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Stabilisation centres fail to achieve their purpose of facilitating pregnant and lactating mothers, and children under five suffer from malnutrition due to...

Aspiring Afghan president turns bullish 17 Oct 2013 - 05:10 am

KABUL: He collected a meagre three percent of the vote last time, but Ashraf Ghani is not short of self-confidence, believing he will...

Industry upbeat as Pakistan set to auction 3G spectrum 17 Oct 2013 - 05:10 am

KARACHI: In all likelihood, Pakistan looks set to conduct the much-awaited and oft-delayed auction of spectrum for advanced-generation mobile services by March next...

Tunnel project hangs fire 17 Oct 2013 - 05:09 am

ISLAMABAD: Dwindling funds are also dwindling the hope for the completion of the strategically important Lowari Tunnel project which is due to be...

Job boot camp 17 Oct 2013 - 05:08 am

A job seeker meets with recruiters during the Job Hunters Boot Camp at the San Mateo Event Center yesterday in San Mateo, California....

Syria blast kills 21, US presses for talks 17 Oct 2013 - 05:06 am

Civilians and firefighters try to put out a fire at the roof of a building which activists said was shelled by forces loyal...

Iran’s ‘breakthrough’ proposal gives hope 17 Oct 2013 - 05:06 am

GENEVA: Iran has indicated a readiness to scale back uranium enrichment the West fears could be put to making nuclear bombs, suggesting it...

Talks herald new phase in ties: Iran 17 Oct 2013 - 05:06 am

GENEVA: Talks between world powers and Iran on its controversial nuclear programme could herald a shift in Tehran’s ties, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...

Dutch official to head Syria chemical arms mission 17 Oct 2013 - 04:29 am

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations yesterday named Dutch official Sigrid Kaag to head the risky international mission to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons. UN...

US for probe into deaths of UN peacekeepers in Sudan 17 Oct 2013 - 04:28 am

WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday called on Sudan to investigate the killings of three UN peacekeepers in an ambush in the troubled western...

Israel PM, president clash over peace at Rabin memorial meet 17 Oct 2013 - 04:28 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly disagreed over the peace process yesterday at a memorial marking 18 years...