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Marchers want action on rape panel report 27 Jan 2013 - 01:14 am

New Delhi: Over 500 people, including college students, yesterday gathered here at Mandi House and marched to Jantar Mantar demanding immediate implementation of...

Senior US Senate Democrat Tom Harkin to retire 27 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

WASHINGTON: Fifth-term Democratic US Senator Tom Harkin said yesterday that he will not seek re-election next year, setting the stage for a key...

Leftist ex-PM Zeman wins Czech presidential election 27 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

PRAGUE: Leftist former prime minister Milos Zeman won the Czech Republic’s first direct presidential election, beating a conservative opponent, results showed yesterday. Zeman,...

Thousands march against Lewisham hospital closure plans in London 27 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

LONDON: Thousands of people streamed through the streets of southeast London yesterday to protest against “insane” proposals to close services at a major...

Obama, Clinton all smiles 27 Jan 2013 - 01:11 am

WASHINGTON: Bitter rivals in the 2008 presidential campaign, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kept smiling at each other in...

At least 55 dead in Venezuela prison riot 27 Jan 2013 - 01:09 am

CARACAS: At least 55 people were killed and 90 others wounded in clashes between prison gangs and security guards at a facility in...

Foreigners’ campaign 27 Jan 2013 - 01:08 am

Foreigners take part in an environmental awareness parade at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, at...

US rules out extradition of Headley 27 Jan 2013 - 01:07 am

Washington: The United States virtually ruled out the extradition of Pakistani American David Headley to India even as New Delhi expressed disappointment at...

Bangladesh fairs allow Indian books: Writer 27 Jan 2013 - 01:07 am

Kolkata: Bangladeshi academician Anisuzzaman yesterday said here that there were misconceptions that Indian books were not allowed at book fairs in his country....

Leading intellectual clarifies remark on Dalit corruption 27 Jan 2013 - 01:07 am

Jaipur: Leading political psychologist, scholar and social scientist Ashis Nandy clarified yesterday that he did not mean to hurt the sentiments of the...

The NR Eye: There will be indentured labour, by some other name... 27 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

by Moiz Mannan Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag’s emotional visit to look for his roots in a tiny Bihar hamlet has once again reminded...

Children worldwide inspired by Malala 27 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

DAVOS: The bravery of shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai (pictured) has inspired children around the world to fight for better education, key figures...

Burning drugs 27 Jan 2013 - 01:05 am

A man from Pakistan’s customs department torches a pile of narcotics on the outskirts of Karachi yesterday. Liquor and contraband were burned and...

Mourning rape victim 27 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

Afghan civil society activists pay their respects as they participate in a ceremony over the grave of Shakila, an ethnic Hazara girl who...

Five kidnapped in deadly Pakistan attack 27 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

QUETTA: Dozens of armed men raided a pro-government tribal militia post in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan yesterday, killing one man and...

US sponsors English language course in Islamabad 27 Jan 2013 - 01:04 am

ISLAMABAD: A US Embassy sponsored English language course for underprivileged students was launched at National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in Islamabad yesterday....

Imran Khan is Asia’s ‘person of the year’ 27 Jan 2013 - 01:03 am

LAHORE: Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, swept the online Asia’s Person of the Year 2012 reader poll conducted by the...

Talks on energy crisis to start next month 27 Jan 2013 - 01:03 am

LAHORE: Pakistani Prime minister’s adviser on petroleum and natural resources Dr Asim Hussain will hold talks with textile industry representatives to work out...