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One dead, several hurt in Libya fairground shooting 10 Aug 2013 - 12:41 pm

TRIPOLI: Armed men fatally wounded one person and left several others injured at a Tripoli fairground on Friday night, security officials and police...

US to reopen Mideast embassies except Yemen 10 Aug 2013 - 12:38 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it would reopen all of the embassies it shut this week except the one in Yemen, after...

Argentina gas explosion toll hits 14 10 Aug 2013 - 12:21 pm

ROSARIO, Argentina: Argentine rescue workers recovered the body of a man from the ruins of an explosion-shattered apartment building late Friday, raising the...

Apple win blocks some Samsung imports in US patent case 10 Aug 2013 - 12:19 pm

WASHINGTON: The US International Trade Commission on Friday blocked imports of some Samsung electronic devices following complaints by Apple that the South Korean...

Millions celebrate Eid across India 10 Aug 2013 - 01:59 am

The faithful offer Eid Al Fitr prayers among the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla fort and mosque in New Delhi yesterday. New...

Protesters stop Delhi-Lahore bus 10 Aug 2013 - 01:59 am

Indian Youth Congress members shout slogans after stopping the Delhi-Lahore–Delhi bus service, enroute to Pakistan, on the outskirts of Amritsar, yesterday. Amritsar: A...

India, Pakistan border guards exchange Eid Al Fitr sweets 10 Aug 2013 - 01:57 am

Attari: Border guards of India and Pakistan exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid in a hush-hush manner yesterday in the aftermath of...

Varied response to India-Pakistan talks after killing of soldiers 10 Aug 2013 - 01:57 am

New Delhi: The Congress and the Left have varied responses to the BJP’s suggestion that India should stop talking to Pakistan after the...

Delhi put on high alert after terror warning 10 Aug 2013 - 01:57 am

New Delhi: Delhi has been put on high alert following an alert from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of a possible terrorist strike in...

Police battle protesters in Kashmir 10 Aug 2013 - 01:56 am

SRINAGAR: Security forces in Indian Kashmir fired tear gas and pellet guns at hundreds of rock-throwing protesters yesterday who took to the streets...

Eye drug patents revoked in blow to Western firm 10 Aug 2013 - 01:56 am

NEW DELHI: India has revoked patents granted to US company Allergan for two glaucoma drugs, the latest in a series of setbacks for...

Young aviators’ exposure to social media worries IAF chief 10 Aug 2013 - 01:56 am

Bangalore: Exposure of young Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots to the cyber social space has become the biggest concern for the Chief of...

UP looks to solar energy to bridge power shortfall 10 Aug 2013 - 01:55 am

Lucknow: Faced with acute power shortage and growing anger against incessant power cuts, the Uttar Pradesh government has stitched up a new solar...

Two die in Japan rains 10 Aug 2013 - 01:48 am

A damaged house in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, Japan, yesterday. Two people were killed, three injured and five were missing as torrential rain hit...

11 killed as violence mars Eid in Pakistan 10 Aug 2013 - 01:48 am

QUETTA: Violence marred the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Fitr in Pakistan yesterday with gunmen killing nine people in the city of Quetta...

Taiwan says nuclear plant may have leaked toxic water 10 Aug 2013 - 01:48 am

TAIPEI: A nuclear power plant in Taiwan may have been leaking radioactive water for three years, according to a report published by the...

Troops, armoured vehicles deployed in Phnom Penh 10 Aug 2013 - 01:47 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has deployed armoured personnel carriers and soldiers in Phnom Penh to prevent any violence if mass demonstrations following hotly disputed...

US orders non-essential staff out of consulate in Lahore 10 Aug 2013 - 01:47 am

ISLAMABAD: The US government ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff from its consulate in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore yesterday due to...