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Long way to go for disaster mitigation: PM 14 May 2013 - 02:32 am

New Delhi: India has made progress in institutions for disaster prevention and mitigation but there is still a long way to go, Prime...

Auspicious gold purchase 14 May 2013 - 02:31 am

Women buy gold ornaments in a jewellery shop on Akshaya Tritiya in Hyderabad yesterday. Akshaya Tritiya is considered an auspicious day in the...

Looking beyond diaspora, Kerala working out new economic plan 14 May 2013 - 02:30 am

Thiruvanan- thapuram: Kerala is working out a perspective plan for its economy so that the state will rely less on the remittances from...

Govt will ban parties fomenting violence: Jayalalithaa 14 May 2013 - 02:30 am

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday sent a tough message to PMK, warning that the government would not hesitate to ban...

Tension grips Rohtak, death toll hits three 14 May 2013 - 02:30 am

Rohtak, Haryana: Tension continued in Karontha village near this Haryana town yesterday and security personnel trawled the streets after clashes between police and...

Sharif set to ease mistrust with India 14 May 2013 - 01:37 am

Nawaz Sharif (centre), the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz gestures as he speaks to foreign reporters at his residence outside Lahore yesterday. LAHORE:...

Poll protest 14 May 2013 - 01:36 am

Supporters of independent candidate Juma Khan, who contested the parliamentary election from South-Waziristan tribal region, shout slogans as they demand the Election Commission...

Vote step forward, but many irregularities: EU 14 May 2013 - 01:36 am

ISLAMABAD: High turnout in Pakistan’s landmark election was a positive step for democracy even though the campaign was marred by violence and irregularities,...

‘Corrupt’ Afghan MPs named 14 May 2013 - 01:36 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s finance minister yesterday named in parliament several lawmakers whom he said were guilty of corruption, triggering wild cheering and applause during...

13 die as bomb hits Kandahar pick-up truck 14 May 2013 - 01:36 am

KANDAHAR: A bomb killed 13 civilians, including women and children, in southern Afghanistan yesterday as they travelled to attend the funeral of earlier...

Musharraf’s party wins two seats 14 May 2013 - 01:35 am

ISLAMABAD: Supporters of Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf won two seats in the northwestern district of Chitral after flouting a party boycott...

Taliban to free Turks in gesture of goodwill 14 May 2013 - 01:35 am

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban will soon free the last four of eight Turkish civilians detained last month, the militants said yesterday, in what...

Philippines urges calm over Taiwan shooting 14 May 2013 - 01:34 am

Taiwanese fishermen set fire to Filipino flags during a protest against the shooting to death of a fisherman by Philippine coastguard, in Taipei...

Seven die in Manila election violence 14 May 2013 - 01:33 am

Firearms and live ammunition seized by Manila police. MANILA: At least seven people were killed while a presidential aide survived an ambush during...

Bangla textile units on strike 14 May 2013 - 01:33 am

DHAKA: Hundreds of factories which form the hub of Bangladesh’s garment industry are to close indefinitely following workers strike sparked by the death...

China ships in waters of disputed islands 14 May 2013 - 01:33 am

TOKYO: Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands yesterday, Japan’s coastguard said, as a long-running row shows no sign...

3 more die of bird flu in China; toll hits 35 14 May 2013 - 01:32 am

BEIJING: Three more people have died in China from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus, raising the death toll to 35,...

US carrier joins South Korea drill 14 May 2013 - 01:32 am

SEOUL: South Korea and a US strike force led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz kicked off yesterday a joint naval drill...