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HH the Emir congratulates King of Bhutan 17 Dec 2012 - 08:52 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to King of Bhutan on the occasion...

Exchange Rates in Qatar 17 Dec 2012 - 08:31 am

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

Police battle militants after airport raid 17 Dec 2012 - 04:07 am

Pakistani soldiers run towards a gun battle scene with Taliban militants near Peshawar’s airport yesterday. PESHAWAR: Six people were killed yesterday as police...

US intends to provide $135m to counter IEDs 17 Dec 2012 - 04:06 am

ISLAMABAD: The United States intends to spend almost $135m this year to support Pakistan in countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in its troubled...

Musharraf, Altaf fail to appear despite court summons 17 Dec 2012 - 04:06 am

ISLAMABAD: Nearly three years and four months after the Sindh High Court (SHC) of Pakistan had summoned MQM Chief Altaf Hussain, the Supreme...

Govt decides to scrap accountability bureau 17 Dec 2012 - 04:06 am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party-led ruling alliance has given the final go-ahead for scrapping the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), and, for the purpose,...

MFN status to India may raise trade to $6bn 17 Dec 2012 - 04:05 am

KARACHI: With the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status likely to be granted to India and phasing out of the negative list from 1,209...

Falcon trapping for smuggling surges 17 Dec 2012 - 04:05 am

ISLAMABAD: Because of the rising demand for hunting falcons from the Gulf countries, the trapping of Saker and Peregrine falcons has become a...

Japan’s LDP in landslide win 17 Dec 2012 - 03:55 am

Shinzo Abe, President of Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, during the ballot counting ceremony in Tokyo yesterday. TOKYO: Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party...

Southern Philippine typhoon death toll tops 1,000 17 Dec 2012 - 03:55 am

MANILA: The death toll from a typhoon that devastated the southern Philippines earlier this month has topped 1,000 as hundreds more remain missing,...

First anniversary of late ruler’s death marked in Pyongyang 17 Dec 2012 - 03:54 am

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un led thousands of officials yesterday in a memorial ceremony for his late father and ex-ruler Kim Jong-il,...

Asian migrant workers push for better conditions in Hong Kong 17 Dec 2012 - 03:54 am

HONG KONG: About a thousand migrant domestic workers from Southeast Asia rallied in Hong Kong yesterday to mark International Migrants Day and push...

Philippines may give nod for Reproductive Health bill today 17 Dec 2012 - 03:44 am

MANILA: Congress is seen to pass the Reproductive Health (RH) bill by a narrow margin as the two chambers tackle the Palace-certified measure...

Body of nurse Jacintha arrives 17 Dec 2012 - 03:41 am

The children of Jacintha Saldanha, son Junal (right) and daughter Lisha (left), arrive at the airport in Mangalore, yesterday. Mangalore: The body of...

Non-state actors behind 26/11 attack, says Malik 17 Dec 2012 - 03:40 am

New Delhi: Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik yesterday blamed non-state actors for the Mumbai terror attack of 2008 that killed 166 people and...

Delhi’s clout in question as regional troubles mount 17 Dec 2012 - 03:40 am

NEW DELHI: India is a world power, so allies in the West would like to believe, but recent developments in its own backyard...

Gujarat’s final round polling today 17 Dec 2012 - 03:40 am

Ahmedabad: Gujarat is set for today’s second and final round of polling to decide if Chief Minister Narendra Modi can get another five-year...

6 soldiers killed, one missing in Siachen 17 Dec 2012 - 03:39 am

Srinagar: Six soldiers were killed and one was missing after their post was buried under an avalanche in Siachen Glacier area of Ladakh...