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Hailstorm in Shimla 31 Mar 2013 - 04:59 am

Pedestrians walk during a heavy hailstorm in the northern hill town of Shimla on Friday. A severe thunderstorm accompanied by heavy showers lashed...

Laparoscopic surgery for diabetes control catching up 31 Mar 2013 - 04:58 am

Hyderabad: Laparoscopic ileal interposition surgery or the small intestinal switch for the control of type 2 diabetes is catching up with more countries...

BJP begins candidate selection for Karnataka poll 31 Mar 2013 - 04:58 am

Bangalore: Karnataka’s ruling BJP yesterday began district-wise candidate selection for the May 5 assembly poll while the Congress continued its exercise for the...

Indians vote like cattle: Markandey Katju 31 Mar 2013 - 04:58 am

New Delhi: India is not a full-fledged democracy as 90 percent of its people vote like sheep and cattle, Press Council of India...

Nato air strike kills two children in Afghanistan 31 Mar 2013 - 04:57 am

Ghazni: A Nato helicopter strike killed two children in southern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said, in the latest civilian casualties to beset the coalition’s...

Facing disqualification, former MPs pay bills 31 Mar 2013 - 04:56 am

ISLAMABAD: With the last date for submission of nomination papers expiring today, former members of Pakistan’s National Assembly living in Parliamentary Lodges seem...

Troubled area transferred to Afghan control 31 Mar 2013 - 04:56 am

KABUL: Afghan special forces took control of part of a troubled province bordering Kabul from US troops yesterday, ending a weeks-long dispute over...

Gunmen attack Pakistan school, killing principal 31 Mar 2013 - 04:55 am

KARACHI: Gunmen yesterday hurled a firecracker and opened fire at a primary school in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing its principal...

Tough times ahead for Musharraf 31 Mar 2013 - 04:55 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army has distanced itself from the activities of former president Pervez Musharraf since his return. The chief spokesman of the Army,...

Suicide attack kills policeman in Pakistan 31 Mar 2013 - 04:55 am

PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber yesterday struck a police patrol in a town in northwestern Pakistan, killing a policeman and wounding six others. The...

N Korea declares ‘state of war’ with South 31 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

A gathering at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to support the statement of the Supreme Command of the North Korean Army and...

Death toll in Myanmar violence reaches 43 31 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

YANGON: The death toll from recent communal violence in central Myanmar has risen to 43 with more than 1,300 homes and other buildings...

5,000 Filipinos flee Sabah unrest 31 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

MANILA: Almost 5,000 Filipinos have fled the Malaysian state of Sabah since security forces launched an offensive to root out Islamic invaders loyal...

Bomb kills two Thai military rangers 31 Mar 2013 - 04:51 am

BANGKOK: A roadside bomb and gun attack killed two Thai military rangers and wounded four others yesterday, police said, two days after the...

Four held over Lanka anti-Muslim attack 31 Mar 2013 - 04:51 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s police arrested four people and were looking for more suspects yesterday over the smashing of a Muslim-owned clothing store that...

Japan seeks Mongolia support in island row 31 Mar 2013 - 04:51 am

ULAN BATOR: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought support from Mongolia yesterday in Tokyo’s territorial row with Beijing over disputed East China Sea...

Summer time switch 31 Mar 2013 - 04:50 am

Antique watches on display at the 10th edition of the Mer Watch exchange, near Blois, central France, yesterday. European countries will change to...

Kenya court upholds Kenyatta poll win 31 Mar 2013 - 04:50 am

NAIROBI: Kenya’s Supreme Court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential election victory yesterday and his defeated rival quickly accepted the ruling, dousing fears of a...