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UN climate talks extended by a day 08 Dec 2012 - 03:13 am

By Satish Kanady DOHA: The UN climate talks have been stretched by an extra day as the Parties failed to reach an agreement...

Battling Corruption 08 Dec 2012 - 03:10 am

Qatar losing five notches in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 and sharing its coveted status as the least corrupt Arab country with neighbouring...

Govt emerges triumphant in FDI battle 08 Dec 2012 - 02:06 am

Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath (centre) talks to media after coming out of the parliament in New Delhi, yesterday. New Delhi: The...

Yeddyurappa’s presence in Belgaum rattles BJP 08 Dec 2012 - 02:06 am

Belgaum, Karnataka: The presence of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa in this northern Karnataka city yesterday and his meeting with some ministers...

Mamata seeks global investment into ‘peaceful’ West Bengal 08 Dec 2012 - 02:05 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday urged entrepreneurs globally to invest in the state since it was now “peaceful” and showed...

Yasin Malik arrested during JKLF march in Srinagar 08 Dec 2012 - 02:05 am

Srinagar: Police arrested Muhammad Yasin Malik, Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) following post-prayer protests in uptown Maisuma locality of...

Banks in Kerala see huge rise in NRK deposits 08 Dec 2012 - 02:05 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani yesterday said that there has been a staggering increase of over Rs170bn in NRI deposits in...

Karzai puts blame on Nato, US for insecurity 08 Dec 2012 - 02:03 am

A German Bundeswehr army soldier scans the village of Qeysar Kheyl during a mission near Baghlan, northern Afghanistan, yesterday. WASHINGTON: Afghan President Hamid...

US diplomat pens Pashto song to build bridges 08 Dec 2012 - 02:03 am

ISLAMABAD: A US official is taking a novel approach to diplomacy in Pakistan -- singing in a local language to build bridges in...

US to discuss energy projects in Pakistan 08 Dec 2012 - 02:03 am

ISLAMABAD: Even as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s plane took him to Teheran yesterday, where he was to discuss the implementation of a...

Wounded Afghan spy chief ‘stable’ in US military hospital 08 Dec 2012 - 02:02 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s intelligence chief has been moved to a US-run military hospital near Kabul where he is in a stable condition after a...

Zardari to visit UK, meet Malala 08 Dec 2012 - 02:02 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will visit the United Kingdom today to meet 14-year-old peace activist Malala Yousafzai, who is being treated...

Tsunami hits Japan after strong earthquake 08 Dec 2012 - 02:01 am

Japan Meteorological Agency officer Makoto Saito points to the focus of a large earthquake on a map of northern Japan at the agency...

UN seeks access to Myanmar conflict displaced 08 Dec 2012 - 02:00 am

YANGON: The UN’s humanitarian chief has called on Myanmar to stop blocking aid to thousands of people displaced by conflict with northern ethnic...

China lambasts US over remarks on Tibet policy 08 Dec 2012 - 02:00 am

BEIJING: China yesterday angrily rejected US charges that its policies in Tibet were leading Tibetans to set themselves alight in protest and accused...

Indonesia’s sports minister resigns amid graft probe 08 Dec 2012 - 01:59 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s sports minister stepped down yesterday after being named a suspect in a multi-million-dollar corruption case, in the latest scandal to hit...

Thai ex-PM slams protest murder charge as political 08 Dec 2012 - 01:59 am

BANGKOK: Former Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said the decision to charge him with murder over 2010 “Red Shirt” rallies was “political”, insisting...

Sri Lanka chief justice’s impeachment process in disarray 08 Dec 2012 - 01:59 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan opposition lawmakers walked out of an impeachment hearing of the country’s top judge yesterday, leaving the process in disarray amid...