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Gas explosion blamed for deadly German fire 27 Nov 2012 - 10:27 pm

TITISEE-NEUSTADT: An explosion following a gas leak triggered a fierce blaze in a workshop for the disabled in Germany which killed 14 people,...

Gruesome Kosovo probe held under tight security 27 Nov 2012 - 10:27 pm

BRUSSELS: Visitors need 24-hour security clearance, grizzled Belgian guards man the entrance, no phones or cameras please: welcome to the latest, and probably...

Ukraine leader signs law to change statute 27 Nov 2012 - 10:27 pm

KIEV: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich yesterday signed a law enabling constitutional change via referendums instead of via parliament, in a move the opposition...

Plane crashes off Comoros, all 29 survive 27 Nov 2012 - 10:26 pm

MORONI: A plane crashed in the Indian Ocean off the Comoros Islands yesterday after suffering mechanical problems, but all 29 people on board...

France’s UMP heads for split over leadership 27 Nov 2012 - 10:26 pm

PARIS: France’s right-wing opposition UMP yesterday appeared headed for a split after a poisonous leadership battle as the twice declared winner Jean-Francois Cope...

Climate change threatens French truffle: Scientists 27 Nov 2012 - 10:24 pm

PARIS: Scientists said yesterday that they had proof that climate change was hitting the Perigord black truffle, a delight of gourmets around the...

Dy PM leads Qatari team at HOPEFOR 27 Nov 2012 - 10:23 pm

Doha: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud will head Qatar’s delegation...

Massacre suspect 27 Nov 2012 - 09:33 pm

Filipino Bong Andal (centre), a suspect in an election-related crime known as the ‘Maguindanao Massacre,’ was escorted by authorities at the Manila airport,...

Campaign speech 27 Nov 2012 - 09:32 pm

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (second right), who is also leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a stump speech on...

China accuses Manila of abusing UN sea law 27 Nov 2012 - 09:31 pm

MANILA: China accused the Philippines of misinterpreting and abusing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in making its...

Thai ‘Red Shirt’ leaders to go on trial 27 Nov 2012 - 09:31 pm

BANGKOK: Thai leaders of “Red Shirt” opposition protests that rocked Bangkok in 2010 are set to stand trial tomorrow for terrorism, in a...

Bangladesh hunts owner after factory fire 27 Nov 2012 - 09:31 pm

DHAKA: Bangladeshi police hunted a fugitive factory boss yesterday after claims that workers making cheap clothes for Western firms including Walmart were told...

Sri Lanka lawyers demand quashing of impeachment 27 Nov 2012 - 09:30 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to declare parliament’s impeachment of the chief justice illegal, a legal spokesman said yesterday,...

Japan, N Korea diplomats to meet again for Beijing talks 27 Nov 2012 - 09:30 pm

TOKYO: Senior Japanese and North Korean diplomats will meet in Beijing in December following rare talks earlier this month, Tokyo’s top spokesman said...

UN expresses concern over Myanmar unrest 27 Nov 2012 - 09:29 pm

UNITED NATIONS: A committee of the UN General Assembly expressed serious concern over violence in Myanmar between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists and called...

Fire breathing demo 27 Nov 2012 - 09:29 pm

A Sikh Nihang -warrior- performs a fire breathing act at a demonstration of gatka skills during a procession from Sri Akal Takhat to...

London mayor mocks France over Mittal comments 27 Nov 2012 - 09:27 pm

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson (left), with a memento presented by Chairman of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) International...

UPA has the numbers, says PM after FDI meet 27 Nov 2012 - 09:27 pm

New Delhi: The UPA is sure of its numbers in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday after alliance partners met...