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We should move forward, govt ready to discuss all issues, PM says at all-party meeting 20 Jul 2015 - 09:39 am

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged opposition parties to move forward on the land bill and said that the government...

Pakistan accuses India of more ceasefire violations 20 Jul 2015 - 09:01 am

Islamabad: Pakistan has accused India of another breach of their ceasefire in the disputed Kashmir region, after reporting the death of four civilians...

Afghans forced to flee as front lines shift 20 Jul 2015 - 09:00 am

A woman named Jamillah holds her baby inside a tent in a barren field in Kunduz city, Afghanistan. She fled her village in...

Online birth registration in Pakistan 20 Jul 2015 - 08:59 am

ISLAMABAD: UNICEF, in cooperation with Pakistan’s provincial governments of Sindh and Punjab, along with Telenor Pakistan, will launch a pilot mobile registration project...

Suu Kyi invokes father’s legacy 20 Jul 2015 - 08:55 am

Yangon: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi invoked the memory of her assassinated father yesterday, describing upcoming elections as an opportunity to continue his...

Pro-China politician to run for president 20 Jul 2015 - 08:54 am

Taipei: Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang (KMT) officially endorsed pro-China candidate Hung Hsiu-chu yesterday to run for president next year, as the deeply divided party...

US backs Philippines on S China Sea 20 Jul 2015 - 08:54 am

Manila: The Philippines yesterday hailed the growing international support for its efforts to counter China’s claims to most of the South China Sea....

S Korea’s NIS spy in hacking scandal dies 20 Jul 2015 - 08:53 am

Seoul: A South Korean intelligence official has been found dead in an apparent suicide amid a growing political scandal over a covert hacking...

New offensive against Shebab 20 Jul 2015 - 08:52 am

Mogadishu: African Union troops said yesterday they had launched a new offensive against Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels in southern Somalia, vowing to flush the...

Four die, thousands flee as floods hit Philippines 20 Jul 2015 - 08:49 am

Manila: Four people were killed and thousands forced to flee their homes as floods inundated large parts of the northern Philippines, the government...

Cartoon 20 Jul 2015 - 08:41 am

US, Cuba to restore ties after decades 20 Jul 2015 - 08:37 am

A tricycle taxi with a US flag is parked on a street in Havana yesterday. Washington: At a minute past midnight the United...

Before attacks, gunman sent friend Islamic verse 20 Jul 2015 - 08:36 am

A family pays its respects at a memorial set up in front of the Armed Forces Career Center/National Guard Recruitment Office that was...

Outrage as Trump trashes McCain’s war hero status 20 Jul 2015 - 08:36 am

Washington: Donald Trump, known for his incendiary rhetoric on the 2016 campaign trail, lobbed his latest verbal grenade late on Saturday, dismissing the...

Desperate to migrate 20 Jul 2015 - 08:35 am

Migrants climb through the windows of a train bound for Serbia at the train station in Gevgelija, Macedonia, yesterday.

Court drops felony charge against Greek statistics chief 20 Jul 2015 - 08:34 am

ATHENS: Greek judicial authorities dropped a felony charge against the head of the country’s statistics agency, putting an end to an investigation into...

Hollande calls for stronger eurozone 20 Jul 2015 - 08:33 am

Paris: France wants a stronger, more harmonised eurozone led by “a vanguard of countries”, French President Francois Hollande said in an interview published...

Blasts target Hamas, Islamic Jihad cars in Gaza 20 Jul 2015 - 08:30 am

Palestinians inspect a car after it was blown up in Gaza City yesterday. Gaza City: Five near-simultaneous explosions in Gaza yesterday targeted members...