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Nexus between Dikshit, power companies, alleges Kejriwal 02 Feb 2013 - 02:56 am

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal yesterday accused Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of conniving with power distribution companies and not...

Nobel for Malala, ex-Eastern bloc activists? 02 Feb 2013 - 02:55 am

OSLO: Malala Yousafzai, the shot Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, and ex-Eastern bloc activists are among those known to be nominated for this...

Suicide bomber kills 25 at Pakistan mosques 02 Feb 2013 - 02:55 am

PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing 25 people and wounding more than 50 as worshippers poured...

‘Rights situation will deteriorate after Nato’ 02 Feb 2013 - 02:54 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s rights situation remains poor and will likely deteriorate with the departure of Nato-led forces next year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...

Plastic bags to be banned in Islamabad starting April 02 Feb 2013 - 02:54 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-Epa) yesterday announced regulations, prohibiting manufacturing, import, sales and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags and other plastic...

Clinton vows to continue work for women in Afghanistan 02 Feb 2013 - 02:54 am

WASHINGTON: Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton warned that the US remained very concerned about the future of women in Afghanistan as US...

Court-martial date set for Bales 02 Feb 2013 - 02:49 am

LOS ANGELES: US Sergeant Robert Bales accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers last year will face a court-martial in September. He could face...

Police vigilance 02 Feb 2013 - 02:48 am

Policemen from the Special Weapons And Tactics of the Pasay district secure a local bank during routine security measures in Pasay City, south...

First witness testifies in Arroyo trial 02 Feb 2013 - 02:48 am

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday presented its first witness in the trial of former president and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,...

‘Phosphorus used in Myanmar raid’ 02 Feb 2013 - 02:48 am

YANGON: An independent investigation into a crackdown on a copper mine protest in Myanmar that left dozens injured has found that phosphorus was...

Death row man spared by Saudi after payment of blood money 02 Feb 2013 - 02:47 am

MANILA: A Filipino sentenced to death by beheading in Saudi Arabia for killing a man he said tried to sexually abuse him is...

Japan premier vows new statement on Second World War 02 Feb 2013 - 02:47 am

TOKYO: Hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday he intends to release a new statement on Japan’s attitude to the Second World War,...

Sri Lanka gears up for Independence Day 02 Feb 2013 - 02:46 am

Sri Lankan women stitch national flags at a workshop ahead of their country’s 65th Independence Day celebrations, in Colombo, yesterday. The day will...

Dhaka scraps World Bank loan for graft-hit bridge 02 Feb 2013 - 02:46 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s government has withdrawn its request for World Bank financing for a high-profile bridge project that has been dogged by allegations of...

Hong Kong in bid to stop run on baby formula milk 02 Feb 2013 - 02:46 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong introduced measures yesterday to tackle a shortage of baby milk formula as food-safety-conscious mainland Chinese people flock to the...

Blast at Mexico oil firm headquarters kills 32 02 Feb 2013 - 02:44 am

Police and rescue workers stand outside a damaged part of the headquarters of state-owned oil giant Pemex in Mexico City, yesterday. RIGHT: Relatives...

Merkel, Biden hold talks 02 Feb 2013 - 02:44 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) with US Vice President Joe Biden at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, yesterday. They held talks, which...

Hollande to visit Mali today 02 Feb 2013 - 02:43 am

TIMBUKTU: President Francois Hollande prepared to visit Mali as French-led troops worked yesterday to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after...