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Two Thai soldiers killed by roadside bomb 14 Sep 2013 - 11:57 am

BANGKOK: A roadside bomb killed two soldiers in Thailand's insurgency-ridden deep south on Saturday, police said, the latest in a series of deadly...

Four Chinese ships enter disputed waters 14 Sep 2013 - 11:49 am

TOKYO: Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of...

Sultanate to host Gulf meeting 14 Sep 2013 - 11:34 am

MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman will host on the forthcoming deliberations on Tuesday of the second meeting of the GCC Working Group designated...

Congo virus kills two in Islamabad 14 Sep 2013 - 10:47 am

ISLAMABAD: Another patient of Congo virus died in Islamabad on Saturday, bringing the total number of deaths to two. Three patients in critical...

Suicide bomber kills three civilians in S. Afghanistan 14 Sep 2013 - 10:44 am

KABUL: At least three civilians were killed and six others injured Saturday by a car bomb in southern Afghanistan, an official said. "The...

Powerful bomb blast in northeast India kills nine 14 Sep 2013 - 10:05 am

SHILLONG: A powerful bomb blast in India's restive northeast plagued for decades by separatist violence has killed nine labourers and injured about 21...

Japan's newest rocket Epsilon lifts off 14 Sep 2013 - 09:11 am

TOKYO: Japan's first new rocket in 12 years lifted off on Saturday, after two setbacks last month, keeping alive hopes that the country...

Five-year old girl brutally raped in Pakistan 14 Sep 2013 - 08:44 am

LAHORE: A five-year old Pakistani girl was in critical condition Saturday after being kidnapped and brutally raped in the eastern city of Lahore,...

Chevron, Transocean settle over Rio oil spill 14 Sep 2013 - 08:32 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: US energy giant Chevron and Swiss-based rig operator Transocean signed a deal with Brazilian prosecutors on Friday to settle lawsuits...

Philippines VP to discuss truce as gunbattles rage 14 Sep 2013 - 08:00 am

ZAMBOANGA: Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay headed to the southern city of Zamboanga Saturday to discuss a truce with Muslim rebels holding scores...

Taliban bomb US consulate in Afghanistan 14 Sep 2013 - 03:50 am

Afghan security forces inspect a damaged car, which was used during suicide bomb attacks, outside the US consulate in Herat province yesterday. HERAT:...

Gunmen torch Nato tankers, kill driver in Baluchistan 14 Sep 2013 - 03:50 am

QUETTA: Gunmen attacked a convoy of Nato oil tankers in southwest Pakistan overnight, killing a driver and torching eight vehicles, local officials said...

26pc PIA stake for sale 14 Sep 2013 - 03:49 am

KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif plans to sell off a 26 percent stake in ailing national carrier PIA and hand over management control...

New Islamabad plan criticised 14 Sep 2013 - 03:49 am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s plan of cutting through the Margalla Hills for the expansion of Islamabad city has drawn severe criticism and...

Lahore becomes dumping ground for plastic scrap 14 Sep 2013 - 03:49 am

LAHORE: Several countries that have ratified the ban amendment to the Basel Convention are dumping plastic scrap in Pakistan. According to Customs data,...

Remittances surge 7 percent 14 Sep 2013 - 03:43 am

KARACHI: Remittances by overseas Pakistanis showed a modest growth during the first two months of this fiscal year. The State Bank of Pakistan...

BJP declares Modi PM candidate 14 Sep 2013 - 03:41 am

New Delhi: Despite patriarch L K Advani’s opposition, the BJP yesterday formally declared Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi its prime ministerial candidate, and...

Asaram moves high court for bail 14 Sep 2013 - 03:40 am

Jaipur: Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, yesterday moved Rajasthan High Court’s Jodhpur bench for bail, a...