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UAE court jails citizen for spying 16 Jan 2013 - 04:14 am

ABU DHABI: A United Arab Emirates court sentenced an Emirati national married to an Iranian woman to seven years in jail yesterday after...

Suicide bomb kills Sunni Iraqi MP, six others 16 Jan 2013 - 04:14 am

FALLUJAH: A militant posing as a construction worker killed a Sunni Iraqi MP and six others yesterday by wrapping his arms around the...

MALI AFRICA MILITARY INTERVENTION RUSSIA CHINA FRANCE 16 Jan 2013 - 04:13 am

Group: ViewsAfrica Credit: SCHOT Source: De Volkskrant - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR MALI AFRICA MILITARY INTERVENTION RUSSIA CHINA FRANCE 011413 Provider: CartoonArts International...

Jewish pianist wows crowds at Katara 16 Jan 2013 - 02:20 am

Daniel Barenboim during a concert at the Katara Cultural Village Opera House yesterday. Below: The audience in rapt attention. Kammutty VP) BY RAYNALD...

Central agency to monitor charities 16 Jan 2013 - 02:19 am

The Governor of Qatar Central Bank, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani DOHA: Qatar hopes to soon enforce a law establishing...

Qatar keen to promote Afghan peace process 16 Jan 2013 - 02:17 am

The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani and Libya’s Interim Prime Minister Ali Zidan...

Emir meets Libya’s Interim PM 16 Jan 2013 - 02:15 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with Libya’s Interim Prime Minister Ali Zaidan Mohammad and his accompanying delegation at...

No business as usual with Pakistan: PM 16 Jan 2013 - 01:25 am

The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh interacts with awardees during the Army Day Reception at Army House in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi/jammu: The...

Visa-on-arrival for Pakistani senior citizens put on hold 16 Jan 2013 - 01:24 am

New Delhi: India yesterday put on hold the visa-on-arrival (VoA) regime for senior citizens of Pakistan amid tensions on the Line of Control...

Army Day parade 16 Jan 2013 - 01:22 am

Tanks are displayed during the Army Day parade in New Delhi, yesterday.

Ansari in Hanoi 16 Jan 2013 - 01:19 am

The Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, yesterday.

Taming the bull 16 Jan 2013 - 01:18 am

A villager falls next to a bull during a bull-taming festival on the outskirts of Madhurai town, about 500km from the southern Indian...

Protest in Goa after rape of schoolgirl 16 Jan 2013 - 01:18 am

VASCO DA GAMA, India: Thousands protested in the holiday state of Goa yesterday after a seven-year-old girl was raped in a school toilet,...

Digitisation of presidential library high on Mukherjee’s agenda 16 Jan 2013 - 01:14 am

New Delhi: Briefing the media at an informal interface yesterday, President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee said the library in Rashtrapati Bhavan was big enough...

Odisha gang rape victim dead 16 Jan 2013 - 01:14 am

Bhubaneswar: A teenaged girl, who had tried to immolate herself after being gangraped in Odisha on January 2, died at a hospital in...

US to seek 30-year jail for Mumbai terror suspect Rana 16 Jan 2013 - 01:14 am

Chicago: US federal prosecutors are seeking the maximum 30-year sentence for Pakistan-born Tahawwur Rana for providing support to Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)...

Omar inducts 10 ministers 16 Jan 2013 - 01:13 am

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday inductd 10 ministers and dropped seven from his cabinet. Governor N N Vohra administered...

Mamata Banerjee slams media for negative publicity 16 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

Haldia, West Bengal: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday accused the media of negative publicity against her while addressing an investment summit...