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3,000 visas to be issued to Pakistan cricket fans 30 Nov 2012 - 05:10 am

NEW DELHI: India will issue a record number of visas to Pakistani cricket fans when the arch-rivals meet to play their first series...

Bomber wounds senior Taliban commander 30 Nov 2012 - 05:07 am

A file photo of Pakistani warlord Mullah Nazir talking to media representatives during a press conference in Wana, the main town in South...

Pakistan ranked seventh most corrupt nation 30 Nov 2012 - 05:07 am

ISLAMABAD: The Washington-based World Justice Project (WJP) yesterday released its 2012 Rule of Law Index, which finds Pakistan as the seventh most corrupt...

93pc of police are polite in Punjab, Sindh: Report 30 Nov 2012 - 05:07 am

ISLAMABAD: Police was found polite in 93 percent of the 175 monitored police stations in Pakistan’s two province of Punjab and Sindh, said...

Wounded classmates of shot Pakistani girl return to school 30 Nov 2012 - 05:06 am

PESHAWAR: Two Pakistani girls shot by a Taliban hit squad trying to kill their classmate, Malala Yousufzai, returned to school yesterday under tight...

Roadside bomb kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan 30 Nov 2012 - 05:06 am

KABUL: A roadside bomb exploded under a passenger van in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing 10 people, most of them women and children, government...

Police intervene to end Myanmar mine protest 30 Nov 2012 - 05:04 am

Injured monks are attended by medical staff at the Monywa hospital when police fired water cannon, tear gas and firebombs on a demonstration...

New Japan party for more defence spending 30 Nov 2012 - 05:03 am

TOKYO: A new Japanese party that hopes to become a force to contend with in a December 16 general election called for more...

South Korea cancels third rocket launch 30 Nov 2012 - 05:02 am

SEOUL: South Korea cancelled the launch of its first space rocket yesterday after a glitch in the propulsion system halted the countdown just...

China police plan to board vessels in disputed waters 30 Nov 2012 - 05:02 am

BEIJING: Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships which enter into what China considers its territorial...

North Korea appoints armed forces minister 30 Nov 2012 - 05:02 am

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has named a hardline general who is believed to have masterminded an attack on South Korea to...

Aman link to terror groups under probe 30 Nov 2012 - 04:57 am

MANILA: Alleged investment scam ringleader Jachob “Coco” Rasuman was flown to Manila late Tuesday evening from Cagayan de Oro and was immediately whisked...

Manila among the worst cities to live in: Report 30 Nov 2012 - 04:57 am

MANILA: A YouTube channel has named Manila as the fourth worst city where “living can be a bit of a challenge” because of...

Soldiers in Kiblawan massacre not yet off the hook: Official 30 Nov 2012 - 04:57 am

MANILA: The Army is looking at the possible liability of a former battalion commander whose subordinates were involved in an operation that left...

Widow of slain journalist dares suspects to come out of hiding 30 Nov 2012 - 04:56 am

MANILA: The widow of murdered environmental activist and radio journalist Dr Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega yesterday challenged former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes and his...

Billboard regulation okayed 30 Nov 2012 - 04:56 am

MANILA: The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and outdoor advertisers have finally agreed on the regulation of advertising billboards in Metro Manila, particularly...

Deranged man beheads mother 30 Nov 2012 - 04:52 am

MANILA: A man allegedly beheaded his 70-year-old mother inside their house in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, police said yesterday. Senior Inspector Roberto Mansueto,...

Probe report seeks new laws for media 30 Nov 2012 - 04:48 am

A protester wearing a mask depicting Rupert Murdoch (left), News Corporation chief, pretends to burn a mock Leveson Report as a protester wearing...