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US Homeland Security chief leaving for academic post 13 Jul 2013 - 02:09 am

WASHINGTON: US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a vocal supporter of immigration reform who became a target for Republicans, said yesterday that she...

Three gored in Pamplona bull run 13 Jul 2013 - 02:08 am

PAMPLONA: Massive bulls gored three men yesterday including a 20-year-old American in the bloodiest run of this year’s San Fermin festival in Spain’s...

Mumbai inundated 13 Jul 2013 - 02:07 am

People wade across a waterlogged street in Mumbai following heavy showers yesterday. At least four people, including two minors, were killed as heavy...

Parties slam Modi remarks on state riots 13 Jul 2013 - 02:07 am

New Delhi: Parties cutting across political lines yesterday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on the 2002 communal riots in the state...

Congress leaves Telangana decision to CWC 13 Jul 2013 - 02:07 am

New Delhi/Hyderabad: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will take a decision on the issue of separate Telangana state, said party general secretary Digvijaya...

Bansal’s nephew denied bail in railway bribery scandal 13 Jul 2013 - 02:07 am

New Delhi: A Delhi court yesterday dismissed the bail pleas of former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla, suspended Railway Board...

Veteran actor Pran dead 13 Jul 2013 - 02:07 am

Mumbai: Legendary actor Pran Kishan Sikand, popular as Pran, breathed his last at the Lilavati Hospital here late last evening following prolonged illness,...

Mamata wants bank accounts of all CPI-M leaders probed 13 Jul 2013 - 02:06 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday demanded a comprehensive probe into the bank accounts of all CPI-M leaders following reports that...

ASSAD SYRIA ARMING US CONGRESS IRAN RUSSIA 13 Jul 2013 - 02:04 am

Group: ViewsMideast Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR ASSAD SYRIA ARMING US CONGRESS IRAN RUSSIA 071213 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Forgot something in the Metro? Call helpline 13 Jul 2013 - 01:49 am

New Delhi: With lost credit cards, driving licences, clothes and lunch boxes piling up in their store rooms, Delhi Metro has now set...

Jewish groups assail Polish ban on kosher slaughterhouses 13 Jul 2013 - 01:31 am

WARSAW: Poland’s parliament yesterday rejected a government-backed bill that would have allowed slaughterhouses to produce kosher meat, angering Jewish groups who say the...

Qatar, RWE in initial talks on DEA unit 12 Jul 2013 - 02:18 pm

FRANKFURT: Qatar has held initial talks with Germany's No.2 utility RWE AG about buying its DEA oil and gas exploration and production unit,...

Twitter hands over data in French anti-Semitism case 12 Jul 2013 - 01:57 pm

PARIS, France: Twitter said Friday it had handed over data to French authorities to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic tweets, following a...

Shell again shuts major Nigeria pipeline due to leak 12 Jul 2013 - 01:28 pm

LAGOS: Shell has shut a major pipeline in Nigeria for the second time in less than a month after locating another leak on...

N. Korean refugees being held by Myanmar rebels 12 Jul 2013 - 01:14 pm

SEOUL: South Korea has launched a probe into allegations that dozens of North Korean refugees were being held by rebels in Myanmar and...

Britain, carmakers to invest $1.5bn in engine research 12 Jul 2013 - 12:34 pm

LONDON: The British government and the auto industry will invest 1 billion pounds or $1.5 billion in a research centre to develop low-carbon...

Suicide bomber targets police on edge of Kabul 12 Jul 2013 - 12:34 pm

KABUL: A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan police checkpost on the outskirts of Kabul, killing one person and wounding two others on the...

Indonesia to charge Malaysian firm over smog-causing fires 12 Jul 2013 - 12:33 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will file charges against the local unit of Malaysia's third-largest palm oil planter over illegal fires that blanketed Singapore and Malaysia...