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Taliban ambush kills 15 policemen in Afghanistan 30 Aug 2013 - 04:29 am

Residents inspect the wreckage of a burnt out car which carried a Taliban suicide attacker in Ghazni yesterday. HERAT: Taliban insurgents have killed...

Pakistan overturns sentence on Afridi 30 Aug 2013 - 04:28 am

PESHAWAR: A Pakistani judicial official yesterday overturned the 33-year jail sentence passed on Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped CIA agents hunting for...

Islamabad mulls tax on registered Afghan refugees 30 Aug 2013 - 04:28 am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan is mulling over a proposal to impose tax on some 1.6 million registered Afghan refugees whose registration...

Afghan opposition vows unity ahead of election 30 Aug 2013 - 04:28 am

KABUL: An alliance of Afghan opposition parties vowed yesterday to select a single candidate for next year’s presidential election, as jockeying begins for...

Activists held in Karachi 30 Aug 2013 - 04:28 am

Islamabad: Police have arrested several suspects, including political activists, during a crackdown in Karachi. Police said raids were conducted in Kharadar and Meethadar...

Earthquake and tsunami drill 30 Aug 2013 - 04:27 am

Indonesian rescuers evacuate a man acting as an injured victim during an earthquake and tsunami drill in Padang, West Sumatra province, yesterday.

Activists excluded from Vietnam amnesty 30 Aug 2013 - 04:26 am

HANOI: Vietnam will free more than 15,000 convicts to mark its independence day celebrations, the president’s office said yesterday, in a major amnesty...

Hagel issues warning over maritime rows 30 Aug 2013 - 04:26 am

JERUDONG: Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel warned fellow defence ministers yesterday that growing maritime incidents and tensions in disputed Asian waters increase the risk...

UN panel probes N Korea abductions of Japanese 30 Aug 2013 - 04:26 am

TOKYO: A UN team probing North Korea’s human rights record yesterday heard of the pain experienced by Japanese families when their loved ones...

Sri Lanka steps up attack on UN rights chief 30 Aug 2013 - 04:26 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ratcheted up criticism of the UN rights body yesterday, accusing it of repeated “vicious and baseless” allegations, as its chief...

Jakarta top court rejects Bali death-row Briton’s appeal 30 Aug 2013 - 04:26 am

JAKARTA: A British grandmother sentenced to death for trafficking drugs worth $2.4m into the resort island of Bali moved a step nearer the...

Experts urge push for HIV vaccine 30 Aug 2013 - 04:25 am

BANGKOK: Health experts yesterday called for trials of an HIV vaccine under development in Thailand to be speeded up following recent setbacks in...

IM chief Yasin Bhatkal arrested 30 Aug 2013 - 04:24 am

Two arrested suspects (centre, in black hoods) including Yasin Bhatkal, the alleged co-founder of militant group Indian Mujahideen, are brought to a court...

Lok Sabha passes land acquisition bill 30 Aug 2013 - 04:24 am

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha yesterday passed the much-awaited land acquisition and rehabilitation bill that aims to provide fair compensation to those whose...

Govt open to 100pc private equity in six airports 30 Aug 2013 - 04:24 am

New Delhi: The government is willing to allow 100 percent equity by private companies to manage six government-owned airports. Under PPP model, management...

Kolkata student builds a drone 30 Aug 2013 - 04:24 am

Kolkata: Subhanjan Saha has his eyes in the sky. A three metre by one metre drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), built by...

Major rivers in spate as flood situation in Bihar worsens 30 Aug 2013 - 04:23 am

Patna: Flood situation in Bihar worsened yesterday with major rivers, including Ganga, Gandak and Sone in spate following heavy rains over the past...

Philippines, US resume talks on troops’ presence today 30 Aug 2013 - 04:16 am

Protesters hold placards during a rally against the US Secretary of Defence, Chuck Hagel’s visit outside the US embassy in Manila yesterday. MANILA:...