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31 given long jail terms over Bahrain attack 05 May 2013 - 11:56 pm

DUBAI: A Bahraini court jailed 31 people for 15 years yesterday after convicting them of attacking a police patrol in the Shia village...

Mud race 05 May 2013 - 11:55 pm

Participants reach the finish line of the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, Essex, yesterday. The race sees people running on a short...

US gun group vows to ‘stand up and fight’ regulation 05 May 2013 - 11:53 pm

HOUSTON: Clutching the shattered shell of a policeman’s sidearm, conservative guru Glenn Beck warned the National Rifle Association that a tyrannical US government...

Grads preferred in US immigration bill 05 May 2013 - 11:53 pm

WASHINGTON: US immigration authorities would give preference to better-educated and trained visa-seekers who can contribute to the American economy under a less-noticed provision...

Alaska volcano spews ash 05 May 2013 - 11:53 pm

ANCHORAGE: A remote but long-restless Alaska volcano rumbled to life with three explosions and started emitting a continuous plume of ash, steam and...

Venezuela firm on US ‘spy’ case 05 May 2013 - 11:52 pm

CARACAS: Venezuela brushed off criticism from US President Barack Obama yesterday and maintained its accusation that an American detainee in Caracas is a...

One in five UK families struggle for food in April 05 May 2013 - 11:52 pm

London: One in five British families had to borrow money or use savings to cover food costs in April, a new survey showed...

Britain’s UKIP vows ‘earthquake’ in European polls 05 May 2013 - 11:34 pm

LONDON: Britain’s eurosceptic and anti-immigration UK Independence Party will cause an “earthquake” in European 2014 elections, its leader predicted yesterday after its success...

First kidney transplant from deceased donor in UAE 05 May 2013 - 11:32 pm

Abu Dhabi: In a landmark surgery in the UAE, a hospital carried out a kidney transfer and transplant from a deceased donor from...

First ABBA museum to open in Sweden 05 May 2013 - 11:31 pm

STOCKHOLM: The world’s first museum dedicated to Sweden’s iconic disco group ABBA is set to open in Stockholm tomorrow, offering visitors a chance...

Imran Khan’s sisters join campaign 05 May 2013 - 11:17 pm

Cricket legend and chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) or Movement for Justice party, Imran Khan, addresses party workers and supporters at a ceremony...

German death caps bloody week for Nato 05 May 2013 - 11:16 pm

Kabul: A member of Germany’s special forces has been killed in Afghanistan, the army said yesterday, the first German soldier to die in...

Pakistani troops kill 16 militants 05 May 2013 - 11:16 pm

PESHAWAR: Pakistani troops overran two militant hideouts and killed 16 insurgents after heavy overnight fighting at a flashpoint near the Afghan border in...

Taliban vow to sabotage polls 05 May 2013 - 11:16 pm

ISLAMABAD: On the second death anniversary of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has reiterated its resolve to intensify efforts...

Attacks on party offices and candidates escalate 05 May 2013 - 11:15 pm

ISLAMABAD: There was an unusual escalation in attacks on political parties’ offices and their candidates in April in the country, particularly in Karachi,...

Pakistani nomads start migrating to hill stations 05 May 2013 - 11:12 pm

ISLAMABAD: The centuries-old tradition of nomads travelling from warm areas to the mountainous areas of Pakistan in the summers has started. Nomads move...

APPLE MAC I PAD HUNGER 05 May 2013 - 11:11 pm

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Four dead in Dhaka protest 05 May 2013 - 10:58 pm

Bangladeshi Hefajat-e-Islam activists attend a rally in Dhaka yesterday. DHAKA: Hundreds of thousands of hardline Islamists demanding a new blasphemy law yesterday blocked...