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Bin Laden report faults US embassy 14 Jul 2013 - 01:13 pm

ISLAMABAD: The US embassy in Islamabad has compromised diplomatic norms, the Abbottabad Commission report on the operation against Osama bin Laden says. The...

Fugitive paid Rs1,000 bribe to flee Pakistan 14 Jul 2013 - 01:13 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top accountability body on Friday revealed how a former oil and gas chief allegedly involved in a multi-billion rupee scam, had...

USAID spends $232m in conflict areas 14 Jul 2013 - 01:12 pm

ISLAMABAD: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is spending $232m on providing grants to communities in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA to...

12 Pakistani Taliban killed 14 Jul 2013 - 01:12 pm

Kabul: At least 12 Taliban militants were killed during clashes with Afghan border protection police forces in Kandahar province of Afghanistan, local officials...

Official confirms early release for girl’s torturers 14 Jul 2013 - 01:12 pm

KABUL: A court in Kabul ordered the early release of three people convicted over the torture of a child bride, an official confirmed...

Two dead, 100 injured as Soulik hits Taiwan 14 Jul 2013 - 01:10 pm

A motorcycle drives past a damaged tin roof and traffic sign after typhoon Soulik hit Taipei yesterday. TAIPEI: Typhoon Soulik battered Taiwan with...

Philippines, rebels closer to peace deal 14 Jul 2013 - 01:10 pm

MANILA: The Philippine government has resolved a key hurdle in peace talks with Muslim rebels, it announced early today, bringing it closer to...

Bhutan opposition party scores upset win 14 Jul 2013 - 01:09 pm

THIMPHU: Bhutan’s opposition People’s Democratic Party scored an upset victory yesterday, a news website reported, as voters gave their verdict on five years...

Planned China uranium plant axed 14 Jul 2013 - 01:09 pm

BEIJING: China has abruptly cancelled plans to build its largest uranium processing plant in a southern Chinese city, a day after hundreds of...

Philippines probes police on death of criminal 14 Jul 2013 - 01:09 pm

MANILA: The Philippines is to investigate a group of police officers who were allegedly filmed executing a criminal, the government’s human rights commission...

Hunt on for escaped prisoners 14 Jul 2013 - 01:09 pm

MEDAN: Indonesian police yesterday expanded their search for 131 inmates including four militants who escaped from a jail during a riot that left...

Floods in North Korea kill two 14 Jul 2013 - 01:04 pm

SEOUL: Two people were killed and hundreds left homeless after heavy rains pounded North Korea over the past three days, state media said...

Congress states set to launch food plan 14 Jul 2013 - 01:01 pm

New Delhi: The UPA’s flagship social welfare scheme, the food security ordinance, is expected to be rolled out in all Congress-ruled states on...

Pran’s last rites see a few from Bollywood 14 Jul 2013 - 01:00 pm

Mumbai: Legendary actor Pran was cremated at the Shivaji Park electric crematorium here yesterday in the presence of his family and a handful...

The NR Eye: Confusion over NRI quota in courses 14 Jul 2013 - 12:59 pm

by Moiz Mannan Frequent flip-slops by the state governments, ever-changing policies of top education governing bodies and incessant legal wrangling continue to dog...

High court acquits man of kid’s rape 14 Jul 2013 - 12:59 pm

New Delhi: No matter how strong the suspicion is, it cannot take the place of proof, the Delhi High Court has said while...

I am more of a blogger now, says Advani 14 Jul 2013 - 12:59 pm

New Delhi: BJP leader L K Advani (pictured), who had last month expressed dissatisfaction over the way party was functioning, has remarked that...

Hemant Soren sworn in as Jharkhand’s 9th chief minister 14 Jul 2013 - 12:58 pm

Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, 37, was sworn in yesterday as the ninth chief minister of Jharkhand. Hemant Soren was...