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Sri Lanka celebrates end of war 19 May 2014 - 07:15 am

Disabled Sri Lankan soldiers participate in a Victory Day parade in the southern town of Matara yesterday. MATARA: President Mahinda Rajapaksa led celebrations...

North Korea in rare apology for construction accident 19 May 2014 - 07:14 am

SEOUL: Senior North Korean officials have publicly apologised for an “unimaginable” accident at an apartment construction site, state media said yesterday, a rare...

Congress running out of time for Bangsamoro Law 19 May 2014 - 07:14 am

MANILA: Congress is running out of time to scrutinise and approve the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law as it has yet to receive the...

Grade 7 pupils in Philippines to get subsidy 19 May 2014 - 07:13 am

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) will provide tuition subsidy to over 350,000 incoming Grade 7 students who wish to continue their secondary...

China blames rail attack on separatist group 19 May 2014 - 07:13 am

BEIJING: Chinese authorities blamed an April railway attack in Xinjiang on an Islamist extremist group, state media said yesterday, reinforcing Beijing’s claims that...

Modi meets top BJP leaders 19 May 2014 - 07:12 am

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and BJP senior leader Lal Krishna Advani (left) during a meeting at Gujarat Bhawan in New Delhi yesterday. New...

694 paid news cases detected in this election 19 May 2014 - 07:11 am

This collage of the front pages of a selection of newspapers taken in New Delhi yesterday shows advertisements featuring images of the Tamil...

Fresh faces more likely in cabinet 19 May 2014 - 07:10 am

NEW DELHI: Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi was huddled in discussions with close aides and advisers yesterday, finalising the names of people to join...

Every third MP-elect has a criminal record 19 May 2014 - 07:10 am

New Delhi: The number of parliamentarians with criminal cases has risen in the 16th Lok Sabha, with every third MP-elect facing criminal charges,...

JD-U wants Nitish to continue as Bihar CM 19 May 2014 - 07:09 am

Patna: A day after Nitish Kumar quit as Bihar chief minister, the JD-U legislature party yesterday unanimously resolved that he should continue in...

AAP not to form govt in Delhi 19 May 2014 - 07:09 am

New Delhi: The AAP yesterday said that it had no intention of forming a government again in Delhi with Congress support. Responding to...

How Chinese officials ‘like’ banned Facebook 19 May 2014 - 07:08 am

BEIJING: China’s Communist authorities ban their own people from accessing major global social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more. But when...

Eight-year-old Kansas girl takes the wheel in emergency 19 May 2014 - 07:07 am

GALENA, Kansas: An 8-year-old southeast Kansas girl is being hailed for her quick, calm thinking after she grabbed the steering wheel and drove...

Testing inconclusive, suspected bobcat returned 19 May 2014 - 07:07 am

STAFFORD, New Jersey: Rocky’s mother was 98 percent bobcat. But because a DNA test couldn’t determine the 38-pound feline’s father’s lineage, a judge...

Syria’s air defence chief killed in attack 19 May 2014 - 07:00 am

Syrian youth carrying pictures of President Bashar Al Assad during a rally in Teshrin stadium in Damascus, yesterday. Presidential election campaigns have begun...

Iran voices tougher line on planned reactor 19 May 2014 - 06:59 am

Dubai: Iran appeared to take a harder line in its nuclear dispute with world powers yesterday by dismissing as “ridiculous” one idea that...

Egypt courts jail over 160 Mursi backers 19 May 2014 - 06:58 am

Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie looks on during his trial at a court in Cairo, yesterday. Right: Brotherhood leader Mohamed Beltagy speaks...

Israeli negotiator under attack for meeting Abbas 19 May 2014 - 06:55 am

JERUSALEM: Israel’s chief negotiator Tzipi Livni (pictured), came under attack yesterday for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, with senior officials insisting there...