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Curfew eased in Muzaffarnagar, toll rises to 47 14 Sep 2013 - 03:40 am

Muzaffarnagar: Violence-hit Muzaffarnagar and neighbouring districts of western Uttar Pradesh remained peaceful yesterday as curfew was lifted for 12 hours under stern vigil...

Anti-terror drill 14 Sep 2013 - 03:39 am

Members of Australian Maritime Commando and Indonesian anti-terrorism squad show their skills during the Counter Terrorism Exercise 2013 at the Indonesia Peace Security...

Anti-terror drill 14 Sep 2013 - 03:38 am

Members of Australian Maritime Commando and Indonesian anti-terrorism squad show their skills during the Counter Terrorism Exercise 2013 at the Indonesia Peace Security...

Human Rights Watch presses for Lanka boycott 14 Sep 2013 - 03:38 am

COLOMBO: Human Rights Watch yesterday urged Commonwealth leaders to boycott an upcoming summit in Sri Lanka to protest against the country’s failure to...

Taiwan speaker fights to keep job after scandal 14 Sep 2013 - 03:38 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s parliamentary speaker scored a victory in the fight to keep his job yesterday after a court ruled against his party’s decision...

Abducted South Korean escapes after 41 years 14 Sep 2013 - 03:38 am

SEOUL: A South Korean man has escaped four decades after he was kidnapped by North Korea while fishing near the disputed Yellow Sea...

No open nominations for HK leader 14 Sep 2013 - 03:37 am

HONG KONG: Beijing’s top representative in Hong Kong has ruled out open nominations for candidates to become its next leader, the strongest sign...

German drug pusher sentenced to death 14 Sep 2013 - 03:37 am

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court yesterday sentenced a German businessman to death for drug trafficking, his lawyer said. A high court outside the...

Bomb found in Cambodian capital ahead of protests 14 Sep 2013 - 03:37 am

PHNOM PENH: A makeshift bomb was discovered yesterday near Cambodia’s parliament, police said, adding to tensions in the capital ahead of fresh planned...

Blogger fined for defamation 14 Sep 2013 - 03:36 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here yesterday ordered blogger Papagomo to pay RM500,000 in damages in a defamation suit against him filed by...

Businesswoman faces court over rice smuggling 14 Sep 2013 - 03:36 am

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) filed yesterday smuggling charges against a businesswoman for allegedly bringing in illegally P63m worth of rice from...

Protest over clean chit to army, police in abduction case 14 Sep 2013 - 03:36 am

MANILA: Members of rights group Karapatan and Organisation of Victims of Enforced Disappearances trooped to the Department of Justice in Manila yesterday to...

Two held with $5.7m shabu 14 Sep 2013 - 03:35 am

MANILA: Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized at least 50kg of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Las Piñas City...

OSLO RABIN MIDDLE EAST PEACE GRAVE 14 Sep 2013 - 03:33 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR OSLO RABIN MIDDLE EAST PEACE GRAVE 091213 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

VLCC treats 250 people every day 14 Sep 2013 - 03:28 am

Many people suffering from obesity issues, a majority of them Qatari women, seek weight loss solutions at VLCC willingness centres in Doha. The...

Mending the fishing net 14 Sep 2013 - 03:26 am

A fisherman mends his fishing nets at Al Khor fishing port yesterday. Shaival Dalal

Three Lusail victims still in hospital 14 Sep 2013 - 03:25 am

DOHA: Three of the 18 workers injured in an accident at a construction site at Lusail City on Thursday evening are still in...

Qatar slams all forms of slavery 14 Sep 2013 - 03:24 am

Doha: Qatar has sharply criticised all forms of slavery as violating human rights and impeding their enjoyment. This came in an address by...