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Water day 23 Mar 2013 - 04:32 am

People hold placards and banners as they mark World Water Day 2013 in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. According to World Health Organisation and Unicef,...

Bail granted to Musharraf before return 23 Mar 2013 - 04:31 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf yesterday was granted protective bail in legal cases, paving the way for his return from exile...

Pakistan, India in water row 23 Mar 2013 - 04:31 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India found themselves in a water rights row yesterday after the former objected to the construction of three hydropower projects...

US urged not to interfere in Pakistan’s poll process 23 Mar 2013 - 04:31 am

ISLAMABAD: The United States should work with - not attempt to control — Pakistan’s internal political processes, said a new US report released...

Envoy eyes top post 23 Mar 2013 - 04:30 am

PESHAWAR: Mohammad Umer Daudzai, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, hasn’t ruled out his candidature in his country’s presidential election to be held on April...

Secret Islamabad visit by Afghan spy chief 23 Mar 2013 - 04:30 am

ISLAMABAD: In an apparent indication of Pakistan and Afghanistan narrowing their strategic differences, Afghan intelligence service acting head, Hassamuddin Hassam, secretly visited Pakistan...

Ieng Sary’s funeral 23 Mar 2013 - 04:27 am

Cambodian relatives of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister leng Sary cry next to a coffin during the funeral ceremony at leng Sary’s house...

Japan submits plan to relocate US base 23 Mar 2013 - 04:26 am

TOKYO: Japan’s central government yesterday formally asked Okinawa’s governor to approve plans to build new US military facilities on the island, officials said,...

Emergency in Myanmar town 23 Mar 2013 - 04:26 am

Meiktila: Myanmar declared a state of emergency yesterday for a riot-hit town where 20 people have been killed in Buddhist-Muslim violence that has...

Japanese ready for third Everest climb 23 Mar 2013 - 04:25 am

TOKYO: A thrill-seeking Japanese octogenarian said yesterday his third assault on Mount Everest will be the “ultimate anti-ageing” remedy, despite his recurring heart...

N Korea rejects UN resolution 23 Mar 2013 - 04:25 am

SEOUL: North Korea angrily rejected yesterday a UN inquiry into its human rights record and vowed to step up its all-out struggle against...

650,000 sign plea to stop flogging of Maldivian 23 Mar 2013 - 04:25 am

COLOMBO: More than half a million people have signed an online petition condemning the Maldives over the sentencing of a 15-year-old rape victim...

Xi arrives in Russia to bolster relations 23 Mar 2013 - 04:24 am

MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent a signal to the US and Europe yesterday by visiting Russia on his first foreign trip as...

Bangla president laid to rest 23 Mar 2013 - 04:24 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman was laid to rest in Dhaka yesterday after thousands of mourners took part in funeral prayers for one...

Defence talks 23 Mar 2013 - 03:54 am

US Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter (left) and Philippine Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin during a meeting in Quezon City, Manila. According to...

I was paid: Sabah terror suspect 23 Mar 2013 - 03:54 am

MANILA: One of the eight Filipinos charged with terrorism in Sabah admitted having been paid to join the followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul...

Coup duo jailed after they rejected pardon 23 Mar 2013 - 03:54 am

MANILA: Two former Philippine soldiers who took part in a failed coup in 2003 were jailed yesterday for 12 years, officials said, after...

Vice-President Binay ‘not above the law’ 23 Mar 2013 - 03:54 am

MANILA: The Team PNoy coalition last Thursday denied the Aquino administration is harassing members of Vice-President Jejomar Binay’s family. Team PNoy spokesman Eastern...