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Poll body rejects plea to derecognise Congress party 07 Nov 2012 - 06:40 am

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) yesterday rejected Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s plea to derecognise the Congress as a party for extending...

Doubts over UN Haqqani sanctions 07 Nov 2012 - 06:38 am

ISLAMABAD: The Haqqani militant network has become one of the greatest threats to US forces in Afghanistan, but there are doubts American and...

Declaration on journalists’ safety signed 07 Nov 2012 - 06:38 am

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations in Pakistan, members of parliament, the Human Rights Commission, media workers, journalists and press clubs signed ‘Declaration on Safety...

Scientist loses appeal on Kabul shooting conviction 07 Nov 2012 - 06:38 am

NEW YORK: A US appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction and 86-year prison sentence of a Pakistani neuroscientist for shooting at FBI...

Nato stands by ICG officials in Kabul 07 Nov 2012 - 06:37 am

BRUSSELS: Nato, whose troops are fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, said that Kabul should not interfere with the work of the ICG think-tank...

Lawyers sue Pakistan People’s Party over misuse of government funds 07 Nov 2012 - 06:37 am

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) yesterday filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) to proceed against the Pakistan...

Pakistan army chief warns SC against undermining military 07 Nov 2012 - 06:37 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief warned in a veiled challenge to the Supreme Court, that any efforts to undermine the military and “draw a...

China reformer seeks limits on ruling party’s power 07 Nov 2012 - 06:36 am

BEIJING: A top Communist reformer has called for change in China on the eve of a 10-yearly power handover, saying that reining in...

Xi Jinping to take mantle of power in China 07 Nov 2012 - 06:35 am

BEIJING: The heirs of Mao Zedong convene this week to anoint China’s next leaders, as the Communist Party maintains an iron grip on...

Taiwan ex-first lady’s jail term extended 07 Nov 2012 - 06:34 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s high court has extended the jail term of the wife of former president Chen Shui-bian by 14 months following convictions for...

Aquino slams Arroyo’s ‘faulty calculator’ 07 Nov 2012 - 06:34 am

VIENTIANE: First it was the wheelchair. Now, it’s the calculator. In yet another Arroyo-bashing episode, President Benigno Aquino continued his tirades against his...

Lankan parliament publishes charges against chief justice 07 Nov 2012 - 06:34 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ruling party has accused Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake of 14 counts of financial corruption and misconduct in an impeachment motion...

S Korea presidential hopefuls discuss united candidacy 07 Nov 2012 - 06:33 am

SEOUL: South Korea’s two left-leaning presidential hopefuls held merger talks yesterday on picking a single candidate to challenge conservative front-runner Park Geun-Hye in...

Americans line up to vote 07 Nov 2012 - 06:32 am

People queue up outside Lyon Village Community House before casting their votes in Arlington, Virginia, yesterday. FALLS CHURCH, Virginia: From storm-ravaged New Jersey...

Obama congratulates Romney 07 Nov 2012 - 06:32 am

CHICAGO: US President Barack Obama congratulated Republican rival Mitt Romney yesterday for running a hard-fought race for the White House and expressed confidence...

Sandy-hit New Jersey voters grumble 07 Nov 2012 - 06:31 am

HOBOKEN, New Jersey: Impatient New Jersey voters queued up amid rubble and rotting rubbish left by superstorm Sandy as US presidential election officials...

Obama’s Kenyan ancestral home anxiously awaits poll results 07 Nov 2012 - 06:31 am

KOGELO, Kenya: Paved roads, electricity, running water: Barack Obama’s ancestral home has seen much change in the past four years, and residents are...

Americans take to Twitter in droves 07 Nov 2012 - 06:30 am

WASHINGTON: Americans took to Twitter in droves yesterday to post photos of themselves casting ballots in the long-awaited presidential election, sporting “I voted”...