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Iran seeks closer ties; discusses Afghanistan 05 Jan 2013 - 01:19 am

New Delhi: Under fire from the West over its suspect atomic programme, Iran yesterday made a strong pitch for deepening relations with India...

Nationalism not a monopoly of state, says apex court 05 Jan 2013 - 01:19 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday said that nationalism was not the monopoly of the state and it could not point fingers at...

Alagiri challenges move to appoint Stalin as DMK supremo 05 Jan 2013 - 01:18 am

Chennai: M K Alagiri, the elder son of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, yesterday said the party was not a Hindu hermitage to name...

Armed raid at John and Yoko’s ‘bed-in for peace’ hotel 05 Jan 2013 - 12:32 am

THE HAGUE: Masked gunmen yesterday raided the Amsterdam hotel where John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their 1969 bed-in for peace, making off...

Film icon Bardot seeks Russian nationality over elephants 05 Jan 2013 - 12:31 am

PARIS: Former French screen goddess Brigitte Bardot yesterday threatened to follow Gerard Depardieu in asking for a Russian passport, in protest not at...

Parents should be watching what their children watch 05 Jan 2013 - 12:31 am

Washington: Before she became a parent, Claire Harvey was firm on the subject of screen time. “I wasn’t allowed to watch a lot...

HBO facing court for ‘abusing’ horses 05 Jan 2013 - 12:31 am

LOS ANGELES: An animal rights advocate has filed a lawsuit against US cable television network HBO, alleging that horses used in the filming...

Italian cat brings gifts to his late master’s tomb 05 Jan 2013 - 12:30 am

ROME: The story of a cat who visits his master’s tomb and brings him little presents on an almost daily basis a year...

GM recalls 55,000 US vehicles for roll away defect 04 Jan 2013 - 06:28 pm

CHICAGO: General Motors will recall about 55,000 vehicles in the United States to fix a defect that could cause them to roll away...

Hundreds of thousands join Fatah rally in Gaza 04 Jan 2013 - 06:20 pm

Waving national flags (R) and Fatah's yellow banners, hundreds of thousands of supporters of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's party held on January 4,...

PSG advertising deal with Qatar justified, says Khelaifi 04 Jan 2013 - 06:14 pm

PARIS: A controversial advertising deal designed to help Qatari-backed Paris St Germain meet UEFA's financial fair-play criteria is justified by the club's growing...

AC Milan anti-racism protest a 'precedent' - media 04 Jan 2013 - 06:02 pm

ROME: Italian commentators on Friday said AC Milan's move to storm off the pitch in protest against racist chants during a friendly match...

HH the Emir meets UEFA President Michel Platini 04 Jan 2013 - 06:01 pm

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met Friday at Al Wajbah Palace with the President of the Union of...

Lebanon asks for $180 million to aid Syrian refugees 04 Jan 2013 - 05:56 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon, now a haven for 170,000 Syrians fleeing civil war, has asked foreign donors for $180 million to help care for them...

US adds modest 155,000 jobs in December 04 Jan 2013 - 05:50 pm

WASHINGTON: The US jobless rate held at 7.8 percent in December, roughly unchanged in four months, as jobs created during the month were...

Thailand 'loses rank of world's top rice exporter' 04 Jan 2013 - 01:56 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand lost its status as the world's top rice exporter in 2012 as a controversial scheme to boost farmer incomes saw it...

Pakistan resumes polio vaccines under tight security 04 Jan 2013 - 01:29 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan is providing paramilitary and police support to polio vaccinations being resumed discreetly in the northwest after a series of attacks...

Indonesia pledges $1m in aid to Myanmar's Rakhine state 04 Jan 2013 - 01:29 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia's foreign minister said Friday Jakarta would pledge $1 million in aid to western Myanmar's Rakhine state, where tens of thousands have...