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Swiss tourist gang-raped in India 16 Mar 2013 - 01:26 pm

BHOPAL, India: A Swiss female tourist was gang-raped in rural central India, police said on Saturday, the latest victim of sexual violence against...

Syria 'expanding' cluster munitions use 16 Mar 2013 - 12:15 pm

BEIRUT: Syria's regime are expanding its use of cluster munitions in its conflict with rebel forces, causing "mounting civilian causalities," Human Rights Watch...

Toyota to recall 209,000 cars in US 16 Mar 2013 - 12:05 pm

TOKYO: Toyota Motor will recall 209,000 sport utility vehicles it has sold in the United States due to a possible seat-belt fault, Kyodo...

At least 13 killed, dozens injured in Mexico fireworks explosion 16 Mar 2013 - 11:39 am

MEXICO CITY: At least 13 people were killed and 154 others were injured after a truck loaded with fireworks exploded during a religious...

Wang nominated as China foreign minister 16 Mar 2013 - 11:33 am

BEIJING: China's parliament on Saturday announced Wang Yi, a former ambassador to Japan and currently in charge of Taiwan affairs, had been nominated...

Google chairman Eric Schmidt to visit Myanmar 16 Mar 2013 - 09:47 am

YANGON: Google chairman Eric Schmidt will visit Myanmar next week, highlighting increasing Internet freedom in the former pariah state just weeks after a...

23 Pakistan troops killed in bus accident 16 Mar 2013 - 09:22 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: At least 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when their bus plunged into a ravine on the main Pakistan-China highway...

Three astronauts return to Earth from ISS 16 Mar 2013 - 08:56 am

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan: Three astronauts returned safely to Earth from the International Space Station early Saturday, aboard a Russian capsule which landed on the...

Millions of N. Koreans depend on food aid 16 Mar 2013 - 08:45 am

SEOUL: Millions of people remain dependent on external food aid in North Korea where nearly 28 percent of children under five are stunted...

Biggest truck bomb defused 16 Mar 2013 - 04:53 am

Weapons recovered from the truck are displayed at a checkpoint in Kabul, yesterday. KABUL: Security forces in the Afghan capital defused a truck...

India halts group visa for Pakistanis 16 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

ISLAMABAD: India put on hold yesterday the proposed group tourist visa facility for Pakistanis apparently because of the growing unease in ties following...

‘US drone strikes violate Islamabad’s sovereignty’ 16 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

ISLAMABAD: US drone strikes targeting the Taliban and Al Qaeda violate Pakistan’s sovereignty because Islamabad says it has not consented to the attacks,...

21 world records at Punjab Youth Festival 16 Mar 2013 - 04:52 am

LAHORE: Two more world records were established on the last day of the Punjab Youth Festival in Lahore yesterday, officials said. The first...

Three Britons admit terror training in Pakistan 16 Mar 2013 - 04:51 am

LONDON: Three British Muslims, including a convert to Islam, pleaded guilty in court yesterday to travelling to Pakistan for terror training. Richard Dart,...

58 Baluch legislators fail to pay income tax 16 Mar 2013 - 04:51 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan Assembly members have outshone their counterparts in the national and provincial assemblies in tax evasion as 58 MPAs out...

‘CIA’ medics reinstated 16 Mar 2013 - 04:50 am

PESHAWAR: A court has ordered the authorities to reinstate 17 health workers sacked over CIA efforts to track down Osama bin Laden, officials...

Tax holiday plan for smuggled vehicles ordered closed 16 Mar 2013 - 04:48 am

ISLAMABAD: The anti-trust watchdog has asked the government of Pakistan to immediately withdraw the tax amnesty scheme for smuggled vehicles, terming the policy...

Army chief for keeping emergency law in Kashmir 16 Mar 2013 - 03:10 am

Paramilitary soldiers patrol on a deserted street during a curfew in Srinagar yesterday. New Delhi: The “time is not ripe” for withdrawing the...