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Five killed in attack on Shia gathering 26 Nov 2012 - 01:13 am

Police officials inspect the site of a bomb explosion in the city of Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday. DERA ISMAIL...

Afghan varsities shut down after sectarian clash 26 Nov 2012 - 01:13 am

KABUL: Afghanistan has closed down three major public universities in the capital Kabul for more than a week after sectarian clashes left one...

Millions of Pakistanis went abroad illegally since 2009 26 Nov 2012 - 01:13 am

ISLAMABAD: During the last about three years, over 17 million Pakistanis went abroad illegally in search of employment, it was learnt yesterday. According...

Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan turns 60 26 Nov 2012 - 01:12 am

LAHORE: International cricketing-legend-turned-politician Imran Khan could be prime minister of Pakistan in his 60th year. His Pakistan Union for Justice Party (PTI) is...

Efforts to make Karachi region crime free 26 Nov 2012 - 01:07 am

KARACHI: Dr Ishrat ul Ebad Khan, Governor of southern Pakistani province of Sindh, has asked law enforcers to draw up a plan of...

Garment factory blaze kills 109 in Bangladesh 26 Nov 2012 - 01:06 am

Firefighters extinguish a blaze in the nine-storey Tazreen Fashion plant in Savar, about 30km north of Dhaka, yesterday. Ashulia, Bangladesh: Rescue workers in...

Senate president seeks competent person for Milf talks 26 Nov 2012 - 01:05 am

MANILA: In order to ensure continuity and successful conclusion of the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf), Senate President Juan...

Hundreds of policemen cheated in exams 26 Nov 2012 - 01:04 am

MANILA: Thirteen Philippine policemen have been sacked and more than 350 others placed under investigation for allegedly cheating in written exams, the police...

Chittagong flyover collapses killing 13 26 Nov 2012 - 01:04 am

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: At least 13 people were killed and dozens are feared missing after a flyover under construction collapsed in Bangladesh’s southeastern port...

50 killed as rebels battle for airport 26 Nov 2012 - 12:42 am

DAMASCUS: Syrian troops bombarded the outskirts of Damascus, where monitors said almost 50 people died in a battle for a military airport, as...

Kurdish teachers debate Syria war under Assad gaze 26 Nov 2012 - 12:41 am

DERIK, Syria: Residents and militias in Derik have removed almost all the ubiquitous presidential portraits from official buildings since the regime made its...

12 dead as Shebab attacks town on Kenya border 26 Nov 2012 - 12:41 am

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Al Qaeda-linked Shebab fighters briefly took control of a small town on the border with Kenya in a battle that left...

Millions flood Iraq shrine city for Ashura rituals 26 Nov 2012 - 12:41 am

KARBALA: Millions of Shias flooded the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala yesterday for the peak of Ashura rituals, which have been largely spared...

Bomb kills three Yemenis during Ashura festival 26 Nov 2012 - 12:40 am

SANA’A: At least three Shias were killed in a bomb attack targeting the first public commemoration of Ashura in the Yemeni capital in...

Afghan universities shut down after sectarian clash 25 Nov 2012 - 06:16 pm

KABUL: Afghanistan has closed down three major public universities in the capital Kabul for more than a week after sectarian clashes left one...

Garment factory blaze kills 109 in Bangladesh 25 Nov 2012 - 06:10 pm

ASHULIA, Bangladesh: At least 109 people died when fire swept through a garment factory in the worst-ever blaze to hit Bangladesh's apparel industry,...

Egypt stocks plunge after Mursi power grab 25 Nov 2012 - 05:59 pm

CAIRO: Egypt's stock market plunged on Sunday in its first day open since Islamist President Mohamed Mursi seizure of new powers set off...

Gaza damage to cost $1.2 bln: Hamas spokesman 25 Nov 2012 - 05:58 pm

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Israel's eight-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip has caused more than $1.2 billion in direct and indirect damages, a...