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Lahore begins Ramadan amid fears of violence 12 Jul 2013 - 05:13 am

LAHORE: Pakistanis began celebrating the holy month of Ramadan yesterday with police on alert and shopkeepers braced for a slump in trade after...

UK to pull out 5,200 troops from Kabul 12 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

Kabul: British defence officials announced that the number of UK troops will fall to about 600 by autumn in Afghanistan. Philip Hammon, British...

Khan for smaller summit and truth 12 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has informed the government that before proceeding to Britain for treatment, party Chairman Imran Khan would take part...

Malala to have little media interaction 12 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

ISLAMABAD: Concerns over Malala Yousufzai’s safety have inhibited her interaction with world media at the United Nations and her media advisers and the...

US marines’ burn pits in Afghanistan pose health risk 12 Jul 2013 - 05:12 am

WASHINGTON: Open-air burn pits at a US Marine base in Afghanistan pose a health risk to the 13,500 military and civilian personnel there...

Opposition concerned over forum delay 12 Jul 2013 - 05:11 am

ISLAMABAD: The Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (the lower house), Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, expressed concerns yesterday over the government’s...

Compensation demand 12 Jul 2013 - 05:10 am

Hundreds of garment workers, activists and relatives staged a demonstration for compensation in front of the Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association yesterday.

Taiwan and Japan brace for Soulik 12 Jul 2013 - 05:10 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan evacuated more than 2,000 tourists yesterday as the island braced for super-typhoon Soulik while Japan’s Okinawa warned residents giant waves of...

Muslim nations press UN over Myanmar Rohingyas 12 Jul 2013 - 05:10 am

UNITED NATIONS: Islamic nations have called on the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, to do more to halt the “tyranny” they say Muslims are...

Chinese mother throws newborn from building 12 Jul 2013 - 05:09 am

BEIJING: A Chinese mother threw her newborn girl out of an apartment building window to the ground, where she was run over by...

Indonesia frees wanted people-smuggler 12 Jul 2013 - 05:09 am

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court yesterday rejected a request for the extradition of an alleged people-smuggling “kingpin” to Australia, instead freeing the Afghan from...

N Korea shelves family reunions talks 12 Jul 2013 - 05:09 am

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday retracted its proposal to hold talks with South Korea on restarting a family reunion programme, after separate discussions on...

Ex-fortune teller files plea 12 Jul 2013 - 05:08 am

HONG KONG: A former Hong Kong fortune teller has filed an appeal against his 12-year jail term for forging the will of late...

Ramadan fest at Aspire Zone 12 Jul 2013 - 04:04 am

DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation’s (AZF) last night launched Aspire Ramadan Festival with a range of community-inspired events designed to cater the whole family....

Autodesk 2014 software launched 12 Jul 2013 - 04:03 am

Autodesk official during the launching ceremony. DOHA: ProMedia Qatar, the Value Added Reseller (VAR) division of Omnix International, has announced the launch of...

Ministry of Awqaf distributes 50,000 booklets 12 Jul 2013 - 04:03 am

Doha: The Da’wa Department at the Ministry of Awqaf (Endowments) and Islamic Affairs has distributed Ramadan bags which contain nearly 50,000 booklets, fliers...

Interior Ministry distributes iftar kits to motorists 12 Jul 2013 - 04:01 am

Officials from the traffic department distributing iftar packs to motorists. DOHA: As part of its awareness programme to reduce speeding and encourage people...

HMC to host awareness programme on organ donation 12 Jul 2013 - 04:01 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will host its first awareness programme on the ‘Organ donation campaign’ tomorrow at the City Centre. The campaign...