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President’s son sorry for remarks on protesters 27 Dec 2012 - 10:18 pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian president’s son landed himself in hot water with his own family yesterday for denigrating women who took part in...

Acid attack victim becomes a TV millionaire 27 Dec 2012 - 10:18 pm

NEW DELHI: When Sonali Mukherjee spurned the advances of three of her fellow students, they responded by melting her face with acid. But...

IKEA to set up shops soon 27 Dec 2012 - 10:17 pm

Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles Anand Sharma (left), with the CEO of Sweden’s IKEA, Mikael Ohlsson, in St. Petersburg, Russia. NEW DELHI:...

Jayalalithaa walks out of NDC meeting 27 Dec 2012 - 10:17 pm

New Delhi: A miffed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday created a flutter by walking out of the National Development Council (NDC)...

Assam tea workers burn alive boss, wife 27 Dec 2012 - 10:15 pm

GUWAHATI: Tea plantation workers torched the home of their boss, killing both him and his wife, following a labour dispute in Assam, officials...

Bhutto’s son launches political career 27 Dec 2012 - 10:14 pm

Pakistan Peoples Party supporters mourn beside the grave of Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on her death anniversary, at the Bhutto family...

Four Afghan police killed with ‘insider’ help: Officials 27 Dec 2012 - 10:14 pm

KANDAHAR: Four Afghan policemen were killed and two wounded yesterday in an insurgent attack assisted by an insider loyal to the Taliban, officials...

Pakistan Taliban outlines conditions for ceasefire 27 Dec 2012 - 10:11 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban have outlined conditions for a ceasefire, including the adoption of Islamic law and a break with the United States,...

Four Afghan police killed with ‘insider’ help: Officials 27 Dec 2012 - 10:10 pm

KANDAHAR: Four Afghan policemen were killed and two wounded yesterday in an insurgent attack assisted by an insider loyal to the Taliban, officials...

YouTube star returns to hero’s welcome in Lahore 27 Dec 2012 - 10:10 pm

LAHORE: Internet sensation One Pound Fish Man returned to a hero’s welcome in Pakistan yesterday, vowing to take his signature tune in honour...

Taliban seize 22 Pakistani paramilitary fighters 27 Dec 2012 - 10:09 pm

PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban have seized at least 22 men from a regional paramilitary force in attacks on three checkpoints in northern Pakistan,...

Islamabad’s overseas missions face big overhaul in 2013 27 Dec 2012 - 10:06 pm

ISLAMABAD: The leadership of Pakistan’s diplomatic missions abroad is set for a major overhaul next year due to the completion of the government’s...

Fundraiser 27 Dec 2012 - 10:04 pm

Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepts flowers from supporters as she attends a fundraising campaign for the Education Network of her...

China ‘highly vigilant’ on Japan over islands 27 Dec 2012 - 10:04 pm

BEIJING: China is “highly vigilant” about Japanese jet fighter flights over islands claimed by both countries and Japan must bear responsibility for any...

Japan’s new govt to review zero-nuclear policy 27 Dec 2012 - 10:03 pm

TOKYO: Japan’s new leaders set to work yesterday on dismantling plans to rid the country of nuclear power by 2040, pledging to review...

Two dead as Malaysia flash floods subside 27 Dec 2012 - 10:03 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Floods triggered by torrential rains in Malaysia claimed a second victim as waters started to subside, allowing thousands of evacuees to...

China seizes TVs, satellite equipment in Tibetan area 27 Dec 2012 - 10:02 pm

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confiscated televisions from 300 monasteries in a heavily Tibetan part of the west of the country and dismantled satellite...

Cambodia jails pair over unionist’s murder 27 Dec 2012 - 10:02 pm

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian rights campaigners yesterday condemned the sentencing of two men to 20 years in prison for the 2004 murder of a...