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China’s corrupt ‘watch brother’ given 14 years 06 Sep 2013 - 03:34 am

BEIJING: A Chinese provincial official was jailed for 14 years yesterday for corruption after pictures of him grinning at the scene of an...

Fukushima operator slammed 06 Sep 2013 - 03:33 am

TOKYO: Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, is still putting out questionable data on radiation leaks,...

Landslides and floods leave 8 dead in Vietnam 06 Sep 2013 - 03:33 am

HANOI: Flash floods and landslides in northern Vietnam have left at least eight people dead and 10 missing as homes were swept away,...

Dead whale shark 06 Sep 2013 - 03:32 am

Villagers and town workers lift the carcass of a 6.72-metre, 300kg whale shark (locally known as Butanding) after it was found dead in...

China moving to occupy disputed reef: Official 06 Sep 2013 - 03:32 am

MANILA: China plans to occupy a disputed chain of reefs and rocks in the South China Sea to expand its territory before regional...

Japan vows support in sea dispute 06 Sep 2013 - 03:31 am

MANILA: Amid China’s reported plan to build structures in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippines and Japan yesterday stressed that force should not be...

Philippines six notches up to 59 in competitiveness 06 Sep 2013 - 03:31 am

MANILA: The Philippines’ competitiveness ranking has improved by six notches to 59th spot from last year’s 65th, according to the World Economic Forum...

Freedom of information bill backed 06 Sep 2013 - 03:30 am

MANILA: Stakeholders backed the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill during the first public hearing of the Senate committee on public...

Govt to resume peace talks 06 Sep 2013 - 03:30 am

MANILA: The government said yesterday that it remains open to continue peace discussions with the leftist rebels but the latter must show some...

Gunmen kidnap two teachers in Basilan 06 Sep 2013 - 03:30 am

ISABELA City: Gunmen abducted two male teachers in a remote coastal village in the southern province of Basilan on Wednesday night, police said...

PM in Russia 06 Sep 2013 - 03:29 am

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (right) with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before a BRICS leaders’ meeting at the G20 Summit in Strelna near St...

Indian woman author shot dead by Taliban militants 06 Sep 2013 - 03:28 am

Kabul: An Indian woman author who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the Taliban has been shot dead in Afghanistan’s Paktika...

Kashmir unrest 06 Sep 2013 - 03:27 am

Police frisk a Kashmiri man during a cordon and search operation ahead of a concert by the Bavarian State Orchestra and renowned conductor...

Air India hikes domestic fares by up to 25pc 06 Sep 2013 - 03:26 am

New Delhi: Air India yesterday hiked passenger fares 23-25 percent on all domestic routes following a sharp increase in the price of air...

Teachers learning IT skills to tackle gizmo-freak students 06 Sep 2013 - 03:26 am

New Delhi: Gone are the days when students used to solely rely on their teachers for information. Now, teachers are working hard to...

Parliament passes land acquisition bill 06 Sep 2013 - 03:26 am

New Delhi: Marking a second major political victory for the UPA government, the parliament yesterday passed the seminal land bill that aims to...

Modi wants to be in Gujarat until 2017 06 Sep 2013 - 03:25 am

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Narendra Modi, widely seen as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, said yesterday that he wants to stay on in Gujarat...

RBI asks Kerala temple boards about gold stocks 06 Sep 2013 - 03:25 am

Thiruvanathapuram: Temple boards in Kerala have received a letter from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking details of the stock of gold...