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Beijing eases film censorship rules 18 Jul 2013 - 04:07 am

BEIJING: China will relax some curbs on film-makers, the government said yesterday, in a small step towards greater freedom of expression that has...

Malaysian escapes death after death penalty law eased 18 Jul 2013 - 04:07 am

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian convict has become the first person in Singapore to have a mandatory death sentence for murder commuted after the city-state...

Indonesia to ratify haze treaty by early 2014 18 Jul 2013 - 04:07 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia said yesterday it hoped to ratify a regional treaty by early next year to fight smog from forest fires that...

Singapore jails three Indians over forgery 18 Jul 2013 - 04:06 am

SINGAPORE: Three Indians were among 25 foreigners who were sentenced up to four weeks in prison by a Singaporean court for submitting forged...

Pakistan-UK diplomacy 18 Jul 2013 - 04:06 am

British Foreign Minister William Hague (left) and Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Affairs and National Security Adviser to Pakistan prime minister, during a press conference...

Taliban urge Malala to return to Pakistan 18 Jul 2013 - 04:04 am

PESHAWAR: A senior Pakistani Taliban commander has written to Malala Yousafzai, accusing her of “smearing” them and urging her to return home and...

Sindh sets up panel to draft Hindu marriage law 18 Jul 2013 - 04:04 am

KARACHI: The provincial government of Pakistan's Sindh province yesterday constituted a three-member expert committee to prepare a draft law on Hindu marriage and...

Karzai signs poll reforms bill into law; UN officials out of watchdog 18 Jul 2013 - 04:03 am

KABUL: President Hamid Karzai yesterday signed into law reforms that remove foreign UN representatives from Afghanistan’s electoral complaints watchdog ahead of key polls...

Sharif party starts consultations on candidates 18 Jul 2013 - 04:03 am

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) yesterday started consultations on its presidential candidate with focus on candidates from Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Afghan security adviser’s brother killed in Herat 18 Jul 2013 - 04:02 am

HERAT: Gunmen yesterday assassinated a brother of Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta outside a public bathhouse in the family’s home province,...

Nine militants killed, three held 18 Jul 2013 - 04:02 am

Kabul: Nine Taliban militants were killed and three detained in joint operations by Afghan security forces and the International Security Assistance Force over...

Artiste trio 18 Jul 2013 - 04:00 am

Artistes, from left, composer Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, actor Amitabh Bachchan, and film director Subhash Ghai attend the Whistling Woods 6th annual convocation ceremony...

Leaders reject Andhra CM’s Maoist claim 18 Jul 2013 - 04:00 am

Hyderabad: Congress leaders from the Telangana region have dismissed the reported claim by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy before central...

Prisoner dies in attack on Kashmir police vehicle 18 Jul 2013 - 04:00 am

SRINAGAR: Suspected rebels killed a prisoner and wounded four police officers and a passer-by in Kashmir when they lobbed a grenade at a...

Gang-rape accused wants CM as witness 18 Jul 2013 - 04:00 am

New Delhi: An accused in the December 16 gang-rape case yesterday sought permission of a fast track court here to make Delhi Chief...

BJP president to speak to Indians on America visit 18 Jul 2013 - 03:59 am

Washington: The BJP plans to reach out to American political and business leaders and Indian audiences with party president Rajnath Singh slated to...

Juvenile law restorative, not retributive: SC 18 Jul 2013 - 03:59 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the Juvenile Justice Act providing for a special reformist approach towards a minor irrespective of the...

Man held for raping 5 daughters 18 Jul 2013 - 03:59 am

Jaipur: A retired government employee was arrested in Rajasthan for raping his five daughters for years, police said yesterday. His wife was also...