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Ajit Singh inaugurates Air India’s Delhi-Agra flight 27 Dec 2012 - 05:30 am

Agra: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh yesterday inaugurated Air India’s flight to Agra from New Delhi, arriving at the Kheria airport here...

Three Afghans killed in attack on US base 27 Dec 2012 - 05:28 am

Afghan policemen carry the body of a civilian into a hospital morgue following a suicide attack in Khost province yesterday. KHOST, Afghanistan: A...

1m unverified voters in four Punjab districts 27 Dec 2012 - 05:27 am

ISLAMABAD: Four districts of Punjab province account for around a million ‘unverified voters’, enrolled in the electoral rolls with their permanent addresses. Lahore...

Power producers’ dues against Pakistani govt set to increase 27 Dec 2012 - 05:27 am

LAHORE: As the government of Pakistan is unable to fully reimburse the current bills of the IPPs (independent power producers), the outstanding amount...

France to take in Afghans facing security threats 27 Dec 2012 - 05:27 am

PARIS: Paris will take in a “few dozen” Afghans who have worked alongside French troops in the war-ravaged country for 11 years and...

Food basket cost surges by 130pc in 6 years in Karachi 27 Dec 2012 - 05:26 am

KARACHI: The annual average cost of the food basket per capita per month in Pakistan has increased to Rs1,805 ($18.60) in 2011-12, showing...

Ministries at odds over use of funds 27 Dec 2012 - 05:26 am

ISLAMABAD: The finance and the commerce ministries of Pakistan are at loggerhead over utilisation of funds for strategic interventions, viz-a-viz promotion of domestic...

Abe lands back in Japan’s premiership 27 Dec 2012 - 05:24 am

TOKYO: Shinzo Abe, who returned to Japan’s premiership yesterday, is a rhetorical hawk with strident views about Japan’s place in the world but...

World’s longest bullet train service launched in China 27 Dec 2012 - 05:06 am

BEIJING: China launched service yesterday on the world’s longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country’s rapid and — sometimes troubled...

S Korea stages live fire drill near sea border with North 27 Dec 2012 - 05:06 am

SEOUL: South Korean Marines staged a live fire exercise yesterday near the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea amid high tensions over...

Myanmar probes plane crash-landing 27 Dec 2012 - 05:05 am

HEHO: Myanmar was yesterday investigating the cause of an air accident that left two people dead and 11 injured when a passenger jet...

Thousands flee Malaysia floods, dam wall broken 27 Dec 2012 - 05:05 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief...

Bangladesh slaughters 150,000 birds over avian flu 27 Dec 2012 - 05:05 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s livestock authorities are slaughtering around 150,000 chickens at a giant poultry farm near Dhaka after the worst outbreak of avian flu...

New storm threatens southern Philippines with intense rains 27 Dec 2012 - 05:04 am

MANILA: Weather forecasters warned residents in areas placed under storm warning signals of possible flash floods and landslides due to heavy to intense...

Boxing Day hunt 27 Dec 2012 - 05:01 am

Members of the Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt depart from Chiddingstone Castle for the annual Boxing Day hunt in Chiddingstone, south-east...

Russian House okays ban on US adoptions 27 Dec 2012 - 05:01 am

MOSCOW: A bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children went to President Vladimir Putin for his signature yesterday after winning final approval from...

Obama breaks off vacation to deal with fiscal cliff 27 Dec 2012 - 05:01 am

WASHINGTON: With US President Barack Obama heading back to Washington, US lawmakers were under increased pressure yesterday to hammer out an 11th-hour deal...

Deadly winter storm snarls travel in the US 27 Dec 2012 - 05:00 am

CHICAGO: A massive winter storm system that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes and...