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Ten wounded in clashes between Yemen government and separatists 23 Feb 2013 - 01:21 pm

ADEN: Ten people were wounded, one critically in clashes between Yemeni security forces and southern separatists in Aden on Saturday, medical sources said,...

Iraq governor wounded by suicide bomber 23 Feb 2013 - 01:20 pm

BAQUBA, Iraq: The governor of Iraq's restive Diyala province was wounded in a suicide car bombing on Saturday that killed two of his...

China grants $30 million to Sierra Leone for construction 23 Feb 2013 - 11:43 am

FREETOWN: The chinese government has granted about 30 million US dollars to Sierra Leone for the western African nation's peace construction when Jiang...

New flu vaccine shuts down resistant strains of influenza virus 23 Feb 2013 - 11:42 am

WASHINGTON: A new class of influenza drug has been shown by researchers to be effective against drug-resistant strains of the virus. Researchers from...

Taiwan's former President sentenced to 20 years in jail 23 Feb 2013 - 11:10 am

TAIPEI: Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Wu Shu-chen should serve 20 years in prison, a high court ruled, as a...

Indonesia ruling party chief quits after graft accusation 23 Feb 2013 - 11:10 am

JAKARTA: The chairman of Indonesia's ruling party, Anas Urbaningrum, announced his resignation Saturday after the country's anti-graft body named him a suspect in...

Three dead in Pakistan police-militant clash 23 Feb 2013 - 09:32 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Militants attacked a police van in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, killing a police official and wounding two others, authorities said. A...

HH the Emir congratulates Sultan of Brunei on National Day 23 Feb 2013 - 09:04 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to the Sultan of Brunei on the...

Microsoft added to hacker hit list 23 Feb 2013 - 08:34 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft joined Facebook and Apple on Friday on the list of US technology titans targeted in recent cyberattacks. "As reported by...

Sharp to suspend tie-up talks with Hon Hai 23 Feb 2013 - 08:33 am

TOKYO: Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp plans to suspend tie-up negotiations with Taiwan's Hon Hai and search for new capital partners, local media...

Hyderabad toll is 16; police get vital clues 23 Feb 2013 - 03:25 am

Security officials look at a piece of metal attached to a magnet at one of the blast sites at Dilsukh Nagar district in...

Blast survivor lost leg in earlier attack 23 Feb 2013 - 03:15 am

Bomb blast victim Abdul Wasey, 22, recuperates at the Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad. HYDERABAD: A man injured in yesterday’s twin blasts that killed...

The NR Eye: NRIs looking for tax and investment incentives in budget 23 Feb 2013 - 03:14 am

by Moiz Mannan Non-resident Indians (NRIs) have every reason to have high expectations of their home country’s Union Budget 2013 to be presented...

First ear, then eye: The cost of joining strike 23 Feb 2013 - 03:13 am

Kolkata: A brick kiln worker was seriously injured and his eye severely damaged after he was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters for...

Apex Court allows Italian marines to go home to vote 23 Feb 2013 - 03:13 am

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court ruled yesterday that two Italian marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen while guarding an oil tanker could return home...

Maoists kill six policemen 23 Feb 2013 - 03:13 am

PATNA: Maoist rebels killed six policemen yesterday in a landmine attack in the eastern Indian state of Bihar in their second deadly attack...

Peace candles 23 Feb 2013 - 03:12 am

Pakistani Shia children hold candles near photos of victims during a vigil at the site of the recent bomb attack in Quetta.

Islamabad asks Kabul to hand over Taliban fighter 23 Feb 2013 - 03:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked Afghanistan to hand over a senior Pakistani Taliban fighter arrested recently and apparently held as a bargaining chip for...