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Polio outbreak in Balochistan worries authorities 04 Dec 2012 - 10:05 am

ISLAMABAD: The outbreak of a hitherto unknown strain of polio virus in Qilla Abdullah and Pishin areas has set alarm bells ringing and...

Lawmakers switching loyalties 04 Dec 2012 - 10:05 am

PESHAWAR: Many members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of Pakistan have switched their loyalties and joined other political parties in the hope of...

Bomb blast kills five, injures eight in south Afghanistan 04 Dec 2012 - 10:05 am

KANDAHAR: At least five people, including two women, were killed when a bomb targeting an army vehicle exploded in southern Afghanistan yesterday, officials...

Clinton to meet Khar in Brussels 04 Dec 2012 - 10:04 am

ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will meet in Brussels today on the sidelines of a...

Anti-Japan protest 04 Dec 2012 - 10:04 am

South Korean members of an anti-Japan civic group step on a Japanese ‘rising sun flag’ during a protest near the Seoul High Court...

China opposes US bill on territorial dispute 04 Dec 2012 - 10:03 am

BEIJING: China yesterday branded a US-Japan security treaty “a product of the Cold War” after Washington reaffirmed its commitment to Japan in its...

Safety probe after Japan tunnel collapse 04 Dec 2012 - 10:03 am

TOKYO: Japan ordered inspections of ageing highway tunnels yesterday after a fiery collapse that killed nine people, as suspicion over the cause of...

Thousands of Bangla textile workers clash with police 04 Dec 2012 - 10:03 am

DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment workers clashed with police yesterday as some 10,000 protested over the deaths of 110 people in the country’s worst clothing...

N Korea places rocket on launch pad 04 Dec 2012 - 10:02 am

SEOUL: North Korea has installed the first stage of a long-range rocket it plans to launch this month in position, defying growing international...

Aquino wants end to birth control debate 04 Dec 2012 - 10:02 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino called on legislators to finally vote on a controversial birth control bill after months of debate over what...

Malaysia frees 105 foreign maids ‘held against will’ 04 Dec 2012 - 10:02 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have freed 105 mostly Indonesian maids who were forced to work without pay by day and held against their...

Chinese bus driver jailed in Singapore over strike 04 Dec 2012 - 10:02 am

SINGAPORE: A mainland Chinese bus driver involved in Singapore’s first industrial strike in 26 years was jailed for six weeks yesterday after he...

Bersani wins Italy primary 04 Dec 2012 - 10:01 am

ROME: Italy’s centre-left is on track to win 2013 elections after supporters picked Pier Luigi Bersani as their candidate for prime minister while...

Russia looks to improve road services after 190km traffic jam 04 Dec 2012 - 10:00 am

MOSCOW: The Russian government yesterday admitted it had to improve road services after a 190km traffic jam involving more than 4,000 trucks paralysed...

Adelson spent $150m to support Republicans 04 Dec 2012 - 10:00 am

WASHINGTON: US casino magnate Sheldon Adelson spent $150m, much more than previously thought, on funding Republican hopefuls in an unsuccessful bid to stop...

UK clamps down on tax dodgers 04 Dec 2012 - 09:59 am

LONDON: Britain announced a campaign against “tax dodgers” and “cowboy advisers” yesterday to claw back £2bn a year, as lawmakers alleged that multinationals...

Ukraine’s govt, premier resign en masse 04 Dec 2012 - 09:58 am

KIEV: Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and the entire government resigned yesterday in a surprise move after controversial elections as the economy teeters...

UN suspends operations in Syria, withdraws staff 04 Dec 2012 - 09:57 am

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday suspended operations in Syria and began withdrawing non-essential staff as the brutal civil conflict raged and...