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Russian artist who impersonated Monroe, Putin dies 22 Mar 2013 - 04:23 am

MOSCOW: Top Russian artist, Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe, who painstakingly transformed himself to resemble Adolf Hitler, Marilyn Monroe and Vladimir Putin for avant-garde photo performances,...

Siemens to strengthen oil, gas servicing in Qatar 22 Mar 2013 - 04:20 am

DOHA: Siemens, the global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering operating in the energy, infrastructure, industry and healthcare sectors, has signed an agreement...

Lathmar Holi 22 Mar 2013 - 04:09 am

People throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani shrine during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana, Mathura, yesterday. Lathmar Holi is a local...

Death for Yakub, jail for Sanjay Dutt 22 Mar 2013 - 04:09 am

New Delhi: Twenty years after the 1993 serial bombings in Mumbai, the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentence of Yakub Abdul Razak...

I have to be strong and will complete all projects: Dutt 22 Mar 2013 - 04:08 am

New Delhi: Sanjay Dutt said yesterday he is “shattered” by the Supreme Court verdict sentencing him to five years in prison in the...

India votes for UN resolution against Sri Lanka 22 Mar 2013 - 04:08 am

Geneva: India voted for the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling on Colombo to conduct...

CBI raids Stalin’s home 22 Mar 2013 - 04:07 am

NEW DELHI: India’s prime minister insisted yesterday that his government had nothing to do with a raid on a top opposition politician’s home,...

More slums dwellings with power, phone than toilets 22 Mar 2013 - 04:06 am

New Delhi: One-third of identified slum households in India do not have latrines, says a report based on the 2011 census but notes...

Delhi records six cases of sexual assault in 48 hours 22 Mar 2013 - 04:06 am

New Delhi: The national capital witnessed five more rapes and a sodomy in the past 48 hours, Delhi Police said yesterday. Among the...

Power protest 22 Mar 2013 - 04:05 am

Riot police run towards protesters during a demonstration against outage in Muzffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, yesterday. Around 50 people, including a...

Car bomb kills 17 at Pakistan refugee camp 22 Mar 2013 - 04:03 am

JALOZAI: A car bomb tore through a Pakistani refugee camp yesterday, killing 17 people including women and children and heightening security fears before...

Karzai claims victory over ‘abuses’ 22 Mar 2013 - 04:03 am

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday claimed victory in his latest dispute with the US after accusing its special forces of abusing civilians...

Malik’s appointment as Zardari’s adviser rejected by cabinet 22 Mar 2013 - 04:02 am

PESHAWAR: Pakistan is stepping up an offensive to dislodge the Taliban from a key stronghold to safeguard May’s general election and crackdown on...

Malik’s appointment as Zardari’s adviser rejected by cabinet 22 Mar 2013 - 04:02 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former federal interior minister Rehman Malik cannot be appointed adviser to President Asif Ali Zardari under rules, the cabinet told the...

Interpol declines plea to arrest Musharraf 22 Mar 2013 - 04:01 am

ISLAMABAD: It seems former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has cleared the final hurdle leading to his return to the homeland. He no longer...

Extradition treaty push 22 Mar 2013 - 03:58 am

PESHAWAR: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Mohammad Umer Daudzai, said both governments were holding talks on an extradition treaty that would resolve the problem...

PM meets Pakistani envoy 22 Mar 2013 - 03:57 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday received the outgoing Pakistani Ambassador to...

Nakilat offers jobs in marine industry 22 Mar 2013 - 03:56 am

Officials from Nakilat at the CNA-Q Education and Career Expo. DOHA: Nakilat, Qatar’s leading gas transporter, and its shipyard joint ventures, N-KOM and...