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Killed infiltrator identified as Pakistani soldier; body returned 16 Feb 2013 - 05:24 am

Jammu: A militant killed near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday while trying to infiltrate...

Air hostess’s mother, too, commits suicide 16 Feb 2013 - 05:24 am

New Delhi: Former air hostess Geetika Sharma’s mother committed suicide by hanging herself in her house here last evening, and blamed the same...

Tent fire kills priest at Kumbh 16 Feb 2013 - 05:24 am

NEW DELHI: A fire at the massive Kumbh Mela festival killed a Hindu priest in the second deadly tragedy to mar the gathering...

Petrol, diesel prices hiked 16 Feb 2013 - 05:24 am

New Delhi: Diesel became costlier by 45 paise per litre and petrol by Rs.1.50 a litre from midnight due to a price hike...

Test-firing 16 Feb 2013 - 05:22 am

A short-range missile, Hatf II (Abdali), capable of carrying nuclear warheads, takes off during a test-firing from an undisclosed location in Pakistan, yesterday.

Eight rebels killed in Orakzai region 16 Feb 2013 - 05:22 am

Islamabad: At least eight militants were killed yesterday during an operation carried out by security forces in the Orakzai tribal region of Pakistan,...

249 legislators asked to get degrees verified 16 Feb 2013 - 05:22 am

ISLAMABAD: In a move to cleanse parliament of fraudsters and cheaters, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has warned 249 legislators, including MPs,...

Chief minister survives bid on life 16 Feb 2013 - 05:21 am

PESHAWAR: The chief minister of a restive northwestern Pakistani province on the frontline of the fight against homegrown militants survived a Taliban suicide...

Pakistanis detained at Indian port may return home soon 16 Feb 2013 - 05:21 am

KARACHI: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi is working to ensure that five Pakistani crew members of a Panama-flagged ship, detained at...

N Korea tells China of more nuclear tests 16 Feb 2013 - 05:01 am

South Korean soldiers of the artillery participate in a live firing drill near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Cheorwon, 77km...

Gunmen’s ‘royal army’ ID adds twist to Malaysia border standoff 16 Feb 2013 - 05:00 am

KUALA LUMPUR: About 100 armed men holed up in a village in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah identified themselves as the “royal...

Dry ice vacuum cleaner robot bound for Fukushima 16 Feb 2013 - 05:00 am

YOKOHAMA, Japan: A remote controlled robot that uses dry ice to vacuum up radiation was unveiled by Japanese researchers yesterday, the latest innovation...

Japan award to recognise late Sumo legend’s inspiration 16 Feb 2013 - 04:59 am

TOKYO: Japan is to give one of its highest honours to a late sumo wrestler who dominated the sport in the 1960s and...

Four killed in Bangladesh war crimes protest 16 Feb 2013 - 04:59 am

DHAKA: Clashes between Bangladeshi police and hardline Islamists killed four people yesterday during a new round of protests over war crimes trials as...

‘Demining’ of war zones launched 16 Feb 2013 - 04:57 am

President Benigno Aquino (right) speaking to Milf Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim during the launch of Sajahatra Bangsamoro Programme: Peace Dividends of the...

Treaty to remove explosives 16 Feb 2013 - 04:56 am

MANILA: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf), the largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines, and the government have started recently the implementation...

Malaysia vows to cooperate in return for scamster 16 Feb 2013 - 04:56 am

MANILA: The Malaysian government yesterday gave assurance that it would cooperate with the Philippines in efforts to return to Manila wanted investment scam...

Leftist rebels ‘extorted’ money from candidates 16 Feb 2013 - 04:56 am

MANILA: The Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday accused the leftist group New People’s Army (NPA) of exacting as much as P5m ($120,061)...