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Media unrest 20 May 2014 - 08:48 am

Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir, (centre), who survived an April attack by gunmen in Karachi, is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the...

Pakistan sees thaw in ties after Modi victory 20 May 2014 - 08:47 am

ISLAMABAD: The election of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi has sent shivers through many among India’s 150-million strong Muslim community, but neighbouring Pakistan is...

Case against FBI agent dismissed 20 May 2014 - 08:46 am

KARACHI: A Pakistani court yesterday dismissed the case against an American FBI agent arrested for trying to board a plane while carrying ammunition,...

Respond to blasphemy charges, court tells news anchors 20 May 2014 - 08:46 am

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court yesterday asked a group of news anchors, a religious singer, a poet, and others to respond to blasphemy charges...

Taliban infighting hampers peace talks 20 May 2014 - 08:45 am

ISLAMABAD: Weeks of infi-ghting between Taliban groups have hampered stop-start peace talks with Pakistan’s government, sources said yesterday, as the insurgents’ leader vowed...

Plan to levy 15pc tax on Pakistani schools abroad 20 May 2014 - 08:45 am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan has been asked to levy a 15 percent withholding tax on Pakistani educational institutions...

Park vows to disband coast guard 20 May 2014 - 08:44 am

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye weeps as she makes a televised address to the nation yesterday. SEOUL: Tears rolling down her cheeks, South...

Dhaka timber factory 20 May 2014 - 08:43 am

Workers carry a large log at a local timber factory by the river Buriganga in Dhaka on Sunday.

4,000 more Chinese nationals await evacuation from riot-hit Vietnam 20 May 2014 - 08:41 am

BEIJING: Thousands of Chinese nationals are awaiting evacuation from riot-hit Vietnam, state-run media said yesterday, as Hanoi moved to stifle fresh protests over...

China violates informal code: Aquino 20 May 2014 - 08:41 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino accused China yesterday of violating a 12-year-old informal code of conduct in the South China Sea with land...

Japan to establish new military outposts on remote islands 20 May 2014 - 08:40 am

TOKYO: Japan is to establish new military outposts on remote islands, a report said yesterday, as Tokyo looks to bolster its defence amid...

Golkar’s party pulls support from Joko 20 May 2014 - 08:40 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s presidential election abruptly turned into a tight two-horse race yesterday after the country’s second-largest party suddenly switched its support away from...

Russia orders troops back to bases 20 May 2014 - 08:39 am

MOSCOW: Russia said yesterday it had ordered troops near the border with Ukraine to return to their bases, just days ahead of a...

Floods affect a quarter of Balkans 20 May 2014 - 08:38 am

MAGLAJ/KRUPANJ: Bosnia said yesterday that more than a quarter of its 4 million people had been affected by the worst floods to hit...

US charges China military unit for hacking 20 May 2014 - 08:37 am

Preet Bharara, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, discussing charges against suspected computer hackers related into an international malware group...

EU against ‘best before’ labelling to tackle huge food wasting 20 May 2014 - 08:34 am

BRUSSELS: Several EU countries pressed yesterday to change ‘best before’ food labelling, blamed for millions of tonnes of food being thrown away when...

Worries over voter turnout at EU polls 20 May 2014 - 08:33 am

BRUSSELS: As exercises in democracy go, this week’s EU election rivals the United States, India and Brazil for sheer numbers. But when it...

Ousted NYT editor tells her side of story 20 May 2014 - 08:33 am

NEW YORK: The New York Times’ ousted top editor Jill Abramson made her first public remarks yesterday not shying away from the controversy...