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Scrapyard blast near Taj kills two 26 Apr 2013 - 04:59 am

Agra: An explosion in a scrapyard near the Taj Mahal in Agra killed two men and injured a woman yesterday. The blast occurred...

Attacks on poll offices kill six 26 Apr 2013 - 04:58 am

Pakistani security officials at the site of a bomb explosion outside a political party’s office in Karachi, yesterday. KARACHI: Bomb attacks targeting election...

War against Taliban being won: Nato 26 Apr 2013 - 04:58 am

KABUL: Nato insisted yesterday that the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan was being won, despite reports by other organisations of a sharp...

Islamabad urged to probe violence 26 Apr 2013 - 04:58 am

ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International called on Pakistan yesterday to investigate a wave of attacks and threats against politicians and election workers that have marred...

Taliban, taboos bar women from Pakistan vote 26 Apr 2013 - 04:58 am

ISLAMABAD: Next month’s elections should mark the first democratic transition of power in Pakistan, but Taliban threats, social taboos and poor organisation will...

Death toll in Afghan quake and floods rises to 38 26 Apr 2013 - 04:57 am

KABUL: A powerful earthquake and flash floods which struck Afghanistan this week killed at least 38 people and damaged hundreds of homes, the...

Death toll in Afghan quake and floods rises to 38 26 Apr 2013 - 04:57 am

KABUL: A powerful earthquake and flash floods which struck Afghanistan this week killed at least 38 people and damaged hundreds of homes, the...

Policewomen suffer sexual abuse 26 Apr 2013 - 04:57 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s policewomen suffer sexual assault by male colleagues, often inside police stations, a rights group said yesterday, calling for women-only toilets and...

Pakistan among nations with most malaria cases 26 Apr 2013 - 04:57 am

ISLAMABAD: About 98 percent of the confirmed cases of malaria in 2010 were reported from five countries, Pakistan being one of them. Enough...

Asean urges China to discuss rows 26 Apr 2013 - 04:56 am

(From left) Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Malaysian Senate President Abu Zahar Ujang and Philippine President Benigno Aquino pose...

Hollande meet Xi 26 Apr 2013 - 04:55 am

French President Francois Hollande (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a joint declaration ceremony at the Great Hall of the...

Chickens confirmed as source of new bird flu 26 Apr 2013 - 04:54 am

LONDON: Chinese scientists have confirmed for the first time that a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people in China...

Beijing warns Washington on turning away investors 26 Apr 2013 - 04:54 am

WASHINGTON: China yesterday warned that the United States was turning away major investment from the growing Asian economy after several high-profile firms faced...

N Korea given talks ultimatum 26 Apr 2013 - 04:54 am

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday gave North Korea 24 hours to agree to formal talks to restart operations at their joint Kaesong industrial zone,...

Bangladesh building collapse toll hits 250 26 Apr 2013 - 04:53 am

SAVAR: Dozens of workers were found alive yesterday as they huddled in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory bloc in Bangladesh, a...

Illegal OFW found dead in Jeddah 26 Apr 2013 - 04:53 am

MANILA: An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was among the undocumented Filipinos camping out near the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah was found dead....

QF to sharpen football skills of kids 26 Apr 2013 - 04:25 am

Children trying their football skills at the challenge programme. DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) will start ‘Passport to...

QSLP woos Qatari youth to become scientists 26 Apr 2013 - 04:24 am

DOHA: Qatar Science Leadership Programme (QSLP) will attract more Qatari youth who are interested in building careers in the field of scientific research...