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Six more rescued after sinking of Philippine ferry 16 Jun 2013 - 08:39 am

LEGAZPI: Six more people were hauled out of the sea after a ferry sank in the Philippines with dozens on board, officials said...

Hacker publishes Aquino’s ‘personal mobile numbers’ 16 Jun 2013 - 08:39 am

MANILA: A Philippine hacker has posted online what he claimed to be the president’s personal mobile telephone numbers, with Benigno Aquino’s spokesman yesterday...

Chinese work safety probe finds ‘many’ problems 16 Jun 2013 - 08:38 am

BEIJING: A top Chinese official yesterday warned of risky conditions for labourers after a probe found “many” problems following the country’s deadliest blaze...

Scott prize for Malaysian 16 Jun 2013 - 08:38 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction for his second novel, The Garden...

Mamata faces heat after series of rapes 16 Jun 2013 - 08:36 am

Members of a social organisation, Our City Our Right, in a silent protest following the recent gang-rape and murder of a 20-year-old college...

Bihar coalition nears collapse over Modi 16 Jun 2013 - 08:36 am

Patna/New Delhi: The rift in Bihar’s ruling alliance sharpened yesterday with the BJP telling Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to quit and order fresh...

16-year-old girl commits suicide in police station 16 Jun 2013 - 08:35 am

New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging in a police station here last evening, police said. “The girl, a native of...

DNA in rape case not diplomat’s: Lawyer 16 Jun 2013 - 08:34 am

BANGALORE: Lawyers for a French consular official in southern India accused of raping his three-year-old daughter said yesterday DNA samples prove his client...

Calls mount for Kerala CM to resign 16 Jun 2013 - 08:34 am

Kochi: Kerala’s Left opposition yesterday sought the resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy over the contact that members of his staff maintained with...

Militant attacks kill 25 in Pakistan 16 Jun 2013 - 08:32 am

Pakistani security officials inspect a university bus after a bomb explosion in Quetta, the provincial capital of restive Baluchistan province, yesterday. QUETTA: At...

Afghan forces to take over security nationwide 16 Jun 2013 - 08:32 am

KABUL: Afghan security forces will soon take over responsibility for the whole of the country, officials said yesterday, a major milestone as the...

Historic monument blown up 16 Jun 2013 - 08:31 am

Security officials inspect the historic house once used by Pakistan’s founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, after a bomb attack in Ziarat, in Baluchistan...

Pakistan to honour Iran pipeline deal 16 Jun 2013 - 08:30 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Abbasi has said the government would honour the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline deal...

Pakistan gives go signal for 3G spectrum auction 16 Jun 2013 - 08:30 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-N government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered a transparent auction of 3G spectrum and given approval for...

2 die in Lahore court shootout 16 Jun 2013 - 08:29 am

Islamabad: At least two persons were killed and five others injured during exchange of gunfire yesterday between two rival groups in session court...

Kashmir an internal issue: Rahul 16 Jun 2013 - 08:27 am

Congress party workers struggle to shake hands with party vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the party headquarters in Srinagar, yesterday. Badgam: Congress vice president...

Student kills self over Telangana 16 Jun 2013 - 08:27 am

Hyderabad: Barring minor incidents, the day-long Telangana shutdown called by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to condemn arrests Friday evoked partial response and ended...

Rains lash north as monsoon advances 16 Jun 2013 - 08:26 am

New Delhi: Parts of northern India received heavy showers Friday as the southwest monsoon advanced further into central and northern India, the India...