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SC slaps notice on Bengal govt over panchayat elections 27 Jun 2013 - 04:36 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the central and West Bengal governments on a petition by the state’s election commission...

China space mission ends 27 Jun 2013 - 04:34 am

Astronaut Nie Haisheng sits inside Shenzhou-10 spacecraft that landed on the grasslands of north China’s Inner Mongolia region yesterday after a 15-day mission....

27 killed in West China violence 27 Jun 2013 - 04:34 am

BEIJING: Riots in China’s ethnically divided Xinjiang region yesterday left 27 people dead, according to state media which said police opened fire on...

Malaysian death blamed on smog 27 Jun 2013 - 04:34 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Smog from slash-and-burn agricultural fires in Indonesia has been blamed for killing an asthmatic woman in southern Malaysia, the first reported...

American faces death for smuggling heroin 27 Jun 2013 - 04:34 am

HANOI : An American man could face the death penalty in Vietnam after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin...

Hackers leak US troop details to S Korea websites 27 Jun 2013 - 04:33 am

SEOUL: Hackers say they have leaked personal details of tens of thousands of US troops to websites, South Korean news reports and online...

New Manila warship makes history 27 Jun 2013 - 04:33 am

MANILA: The BRP Ramon Alcaraz, the second warship acquired by the Philippines from the United States, successfully crossed the Panama Canal, becoming the...

Mongolians vote with hope for mining spoils 27 Jun 2013 - 04:33 am

ULAN BATOR: Mongolians voted yesterday in a presidential election pitting the front-running incumbent against a champion wrestler and a woman, amid calls for...

Dhaka factory closed after cracks in walls 27 Jun 2013 - 04:33 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh authorities yesterday shut down an eight-storey factory complex after cracks appeared in a wall, triggering panic among thousands of garment workers,...

Emir receives greetings from leaders 27 Jun 2013 - 04:28 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the King of Bahrain, H M Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, at...

Snowden ‘stuck’ in Moscow for fourth day 27 Jun 2013 - 04:25 am

MOSCOW: US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden spent a fourth day at a Moscow airport yesterday with his travel plans still a mystery as...

Obama embarks on first Africa tour amid Mandela gloom 27 Jun 2013 - 04:25 am

DAKAR: US President Barack Obama yesterday embarked on his first major tour of Africa that comes at a poignant moment, just as the...

US Senate okays border security provision of immigration bill 27 Jun 2013 - 04:24 am

WASHINGTON: The US Senate yesterday approved a key provision on tightening border security of a landmark immigration reform bill, setting up a vote...

Rudd returns as Australia PM after toppling Gillard 27 Jun 2013 - 04:24 am

CANBERRA: Kevin Rudd returned as Australian prime minister yesterday, executing a stunning party room coup on Julia Gillard almost three years to the...

Murdoch rebrands British newspapers after hacking scandal 27 Jun 2013 - 04:24 am

LONDON: The British newspaper unit of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire said yesterday that it was changing its name from News International to ‘News...

Syria peace meet prospects fade 27 Jun 2013 - 04:23 am

Lebanese policemen search for evidence at the site where at least eight people were injured when masked assailants wielding knives attacked a bus...

Shias block Bahrain roads after blast kills leader 27 Jun 2013 - 04:23 am

DUBAI: A radical Shia group in Bahrain said yesterday its supporters blocked roads with burning tyres after police alleged one of its leaders...

Army officer assassinated in Benghazi 27 Jun 2013 - 04:23 am

TRIPOLI: Fighting erupted in Tripoli yesterday when gunmen tried to free comrades seized by ex-rebels, and an army officer was assassinated in Benghazi,...