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Balloons for Christmas 24 Dec 2012 - 09:26 pm

A vendor waits for costumers at a balloon stall during a Christmas fair in Dimapur, Nagaland, on Christmas Eve, yesterday. Despite Christians forming...

BJP leaders meet president over Delhi gang-rape 24 Dec 2012 - 09:26 pm

New Delhi: A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President President Pranab Mukherjee late last evening over the Delhi gang-rape and...

Karnataka deputy CM’s home raided; gold and cash seized 24 Dec 2012 - 09:26 pm

Bangalore: Karnataka’s ruling BJP Monday faced severe embarrassment as police raided the residences of Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa here and in...

Baba Ramdev, V K Singh booked for fuelling fury 24 Dec 2012 - 09:25 pm

New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and former army chief Gen V K Singh were booked for inciting protesters even as police registered...

Shimla court acquits Virbhadra and wife in corruption case 24 Dec 2012 - 09:09 pm

Shimla: Less than 24 hours before his swearing in Himachal Pradesh chief minister for the sixth time, Congress leader Virbhadra Singh got a...

Traffic snarls continue, Kalini Kunj repair adds to woes 24 Dec 2012 - 09:08 pm

New Delhi: The ripple effect of closure of key roads and nine metro stations continued to cause traffic snarls across Delhi till late...

Afghan policewoman kills US contractor 24 Dec 2012 - 09:08 pm

KABUL: An Afghan woman wearing a police uniform shot dead yesterday a civilian contractor working for Western forces in the police chief’s compound...

Pakistan, Afghanistan trying to turn Taliban into political force 24 Dec 2012 - 09:07 pm

KABUL: Pakistan is genuine about backing a nascent Afghan peace process and shares the Kabul government’s goal of transforming the Taliban insurgency into...

Khaplu Palace a genuine heritage of Baltistan 24 Dec 2012 - 09:07 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Khaplu Palace won ‘Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award’ in poverty reduction on November 7. The Khaplu Palace and its ancillary buildings...

New ombudsman seeks ideas to improve office 24 Dec 2012 - 09:07 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Ombudsman Salman Faruqui has said the government has started a process to improve the performance of the institution by expanding...

UN body re-elects top meteorologist as vice president 24 Dec 2012 - 09:05 pm

ISLAMABAD: The World Meteorological Organisation of the United Nations has unanimously re-elected Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry vice-president of WMO for Asian Region for four...

Holiday rush in Manila 24 Dec 2012 - 09:05 pm

Filipinos on a holiday rush in one of the biggest bargain centres in Manila yesterday. Filipinos celebrate the longest Christmas in the world...

Mongolian winter games 24 Dec 2012 - 09:04 pm

Contestants race camels during a winter event in Hulun Buir, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, yesterday. The event consists of horse and...

Cold spell grips Seoul 24 Dec 2012 - 08:57 pm

An icebreaker breaking ice on the frozen Han River flowing through the centre of Seoul in South Korea, amid a cold spell that...

No break for soldiers in typhoon-hit areas 24 Dec 2012 - 08:57 pm

MANILA: Soldiers in typhoon-ravaged areas of New Bataan in Compostela Valley had a simple boodle fight as their way of celebrating Christmas while...

Hong Kong activist may face jail over protest 24 Dec 2012 - 08:56 pm

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist appeared in court yesterday and could face jail after he allegedly threw a T-shirt at Chinese...

Bangladesh war crime suspects demand retrial 24 Dec 2012 - 08:56 pm

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Islamist leaders demanded a retrial yesterday for war crimes, including genocide, saying a leaked transcript of phone calls showed the trial...

Pyongyang slams Christmas lights as provocation 24 Dec 2012 - 08:55 pm

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday slammed a display of Christmas lights staged by a South Korean church group near the tense border as an...