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Probe into arrest of girls over Facebook comments 20 Nov 2012 - 04:59 am

Mumbai: Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjeev Dayal yesterday ordered a probe into the arrest of a 21-year-old girl and her friend for...

Police piece together Chadha shootout details 20 Nov 2012 - 04:59 am

New Delhi: Delhi Police yesterday finally managed to piece together the sequence of events leading to the deaths of business baron Ponty Chadha...

SC slams govt over 2G auction 20 Nov 2012 - 04:58 am

New Delhi: The government yesterday came under fire for not complying with the Supreme Court’s order to auction the entire spectrum that became...

Williams sets record in spacewalk 20 Nov 2012 - 04:58 am

Washington: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has returned to earth after 127 days in space with a new record under her belt — the...

Street protest 20 Nov 2012 - 04:57 am

Islamic seminary students shout slogans during a protest against the killing of students in Islamabad, yesterday. The protesters also condemned Israeli air strikes...

Karzai accuses US of breaching prison pact 20 Nov 2012 - 04:57 am

KABUL: President Hamid Karzai has accused the United States of breaching an agreement to transfer more than 3,000 detainees at a controversial prison...

Russia eyes classrooms rebirth in Afghanistan 20 Nov 2012 - 04:56 am

KABUL: Russian culture and language are making a surprising comeback in Afghanistan, where the Soviets fought a disastrous decade-long war, as Moscow vies...

Another contempt plea filed against Zardari 20 Nov 2012 - 04:55 am

LAHORE: Another contempt application against Pakistani President Asif Zardari has been moved before the Lahore High Court (LHC). This time, the application targets...

Election panel seeks army’s help for fair polls 20 Nov 2012 - 04:55 am

ISLAMABAD: Despite reservations shown by the ruling PPP against the involvement of the judiciary in the general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan...

PML-N wants quick changes if party wins polls 20 Nov 2012 - 04:54 am

LAHORE: Confident that the forthcoming general election will bring the party into power, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is devising its policies in a...

Southeast Asian countries feud over China 20 Nov 2012 - 04:53 am

(From left) Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...

Main opposition in top spot ahead of Japan vote 20 Nov 2012 - 04:52 am

TOKYO: Opinion polls published yesterday showed Japan’s main opposition party out in front, days after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda set the country on...

Obama pushes change on landmark Myanmar visit 20 Nov 2012 - 04:51 am

YANGON: President Barack Obama urged Myanmar yesterday to hasten its “remarkable” reforms on a historic visit during which he was feted by huge...

China replaces top police and security chief 20 Nov 2012 - 04:50 am

BEIJING: China yesterday appointed a new chief for its top police and judicial body, which tackles crime and security issues such as subversion,...

Philippine police to ask rebels to catch massacre group 20 Nov 2012 - 04:49 am

MANILA: Philippine police said yesterday they would ask Muslim separatist rebels currently holding peace talks with the government to help catch 92 suspects...

South Korean opposition far apart on presidential deal 20 Nov 2012 - 04:48 am

SEOUL: With a week until a deadline to finalise nominations for South Korea’s December 19 presidential election, neither of two main opposition challengers...

Israel probes attacks that killed 11 20 Nov 2012 - 04:44 am

A Palestinian youth fights Israeli forces with stones at the Qalandia checkpoint, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, yesterday. JERUSALEM: The Israeli military...

EU says Syria rebel bloc legitimate 20 Nov 2012 - 04:40 am

BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers said yesterday they considered the new Syrian opposition to be “legitimate representatives” of the Syrian people, but stopped just...