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Turkey says United Nations must stop Assad blocking aid 06 Jan 2013 - 04:47 pm

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday the United Nations needed to take a clear stance on Syria and send a...

US drones kill 8 Taliban in Pakistan: officials 06 Jan 2013 - 01:30 pm

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: US drones fired a volley of missiles at militant hideouts in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least eight Taliban fighters...

Toyota to suspend new plants for three years: reports 06 Jan 2013 - 01:27 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Toyota Motor has decided to halt the construction of new factories for the next three years in a shift from its...

Two Chinese women die from H1N1 flu in Beijing - state media 06 Jan 2013 - 01:16 pm

BEIJING: Two Chinese women have died from the H1N1 flu strain in Beijing in the past 10 days, Chinese state media said on...

Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier in Kashmir: military 06 Jan 2013 - 01:14 pm

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani soldier was killed and another wounded Sunday when Indian troops stormed a military post on the two countries' de facto...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 06 Jan 2013 - 01:12 pm

DOHA: Exchange Rates for foreign currencies as issued on Sunday Qatar National Bank (QNB) are as following: Currency Buying Selling ======= ====== ======...

Turkey lifts ban on thousands of books 06 Jan 2013 - 12:23 pm

ISTANBUL: From communist works to a comic book, thousands of titles banned by Turkey over the decades were taken off the restricted list...

We've repaired it never mind the structural defects 06 Jan 2013 - 03:31 am

US Fiscal cliff deal 06 Jan 2013 - 03:29 am

Pervasive chill kills 16 more people 06 Jan 2013 - 03:28 am

Swaddled in blankets and warm clothes, people brave a cold and foggy morning in Allahabad yesterday. New Delhi: North India reeled under icy...

‘It took 90 minutes to reach hospital’ 06 Jan 2013 - 03:27 am

A policeman directs a motorist outside the District Court Complex in Saket. RIGHT: Protesters light candles in memory of the rape victim at...

Another Indian lives American dream 06 Jan 2013 - 03:27 am

Washington: California physician Ami Bera, who has become the third Indian-American member of the US House of Representatives, has been named on three...

Cricketers unite with Pakistan team for anti-polio drive 06 Jan 2013 - 03:27 am

New Delhi: In an innovative move towards polio eradication, the Indian and Pakistan cricket teams, though fierce rivals on the field, will be...

CPM leaders ask Mamata to disclose prices of her paintings 06 Jan 2013 - 03:26 am

Kolkata: Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that she would sell her paintings to collect funds for her Trinamool Congress’ panchayat...

Petroleum fire 06 Jan 2013 - 03:25 am

Flames leap from a tank containing petrol at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plant at Hajira near Surat, some 275km from Ahmedabad, yesterday....

The NR Eye: Year gone by: Sweet and bitter for non-resident Indians 06 Jan 2013 - 03:24 am

by Moiz Mannan Ask any non-resident Indian (NRI) and he will have a long list of complaints about the home country. But then,...

Provide basic utilities to curb inequality: Economist 06 Jan 2013 - 03:24 am

New Delhi: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has noted that lack of basic utilities was responsible for inequality in India and said social indicators...

Kerala police arrest five youths in murder case 06 Jan 2013 - 03:24 am

Kochi: Kerala Police, which probed the murder of a ‘diamond merchant’ in the capital city, have arrested five youths including three engineering students,...