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Toxins found at Tokyo's new fish market site 15 Jan 2017 - 03:33 am

Tokyo: High levels of toxic chemicals were found in groundwater tests at a new facility scheduled to replace Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market --...

Surfer rescued after 16 hrs lost at sea off Australia 15 Jan 2017 - 03:33 am

Sydney: A Japanese man has been rescued after spending a night drifting on his surfboard miles off the east coast of Australia, a...

Opinion: Opposition to a Jewish state is a legitimate position 15 Jan 2017 - 03:30 am

Until May of last year, I was known, or in truth barely known, as a lifelong anti-racism activist, trainer, teacher, writer, and lecturer....

Watchdog urges Pakistan to probe death of journalist 15 Jan 2017 - 03:28 am

Islamabad: The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has asked Pakistan to investigate the fatal shooting of a local journalist n the country's...

Meteorological office warns of untimely rain in future 15 Jan 2017 - 03:28 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned of ill-timed rains in the country in future due to climate change, saying they will...

US offers incentives to Pakistan over cooperation: Official 15 Jan 2017 - 03:28 am

Islamabad: US defence secretary-designate James Mattis has said that the Trump administration would offer incentives to Pakistan to cooperate with the United States...

Call to conduct intra-party elections in Pakistan 15 Jan 2017 - 03:27 am

Islamabad: Citing the Political Parties Order 2002 and relevant rules, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) called on all those political parties whose...

China's sole aircraft carrier returns home 15 Jan 2017 - 03:23 am

Beijing: China's sole aircraft carrier has returned home following a far-ranging three-week training mission during which its combat capabilities were closely scrutinised and...

Father of Chinese Romanisation dies 15 Jan 2017 - 03:23 am

BEIJING: Zhou Youguang, a linguist considered the father of modern China's Pinyin Romanization system, died yesterday at the age of 111. Born in...

Strong 6.1 earthquake off coast of Fiji 15 Jan 2017 - 03:22 am

Suva, Fiji: A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no...

Beijing sets pollution goal for 2017 15 Jan 2017 - 03:22 am

Beijing: Beijing’s air quality target for 2017 is more than double the acceptable standard set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the mayor...

Oommen Chandy skips party meet 15 Jan 2017 - 03:16 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy yesterday failed to turn up for a crucial political affairs committee (PAC) meeting of the Congress party...

Modi bigger brand than Gandhi, says Haryana minister; retracts after flak 15 Jan 2017 - 03:15 am

Chandigarh/Ambala: Sparking a new controversy over the Father of the Nation, Haryana Minister Anil Vij said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Four kids burnt alive in Indian state 15 Jan 2017 - 03:15 am

Gurugram: Four children of a family were burnt to death and their parents injured when a house caught fire here yesterday morning, police...

Former Punjab CM Surjit Singh Barnala passes away 15 Jan 2017 - 03:13 am

Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister, Union Minister and Governor of Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh Surjit Singh Barnala died here on Saturday...

China roast duck vendor dies of bird flu 15 Jan 2017 - 03:13 am

Beijing: A roast duck vendor has died of bird flu in central China, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday, the latest human...

BRICS cooperation to be strengthened 15 Jan 2017 - 03:12 am

Shanghai: Indian banker and New Development Bank chief (NDB) K V Kamath has said that cooperation between the five BRICS countries will be...

Romania’s number 2 spy suspended over scandal 15 Jan 2017 - 03:11 am

Bucharest: THE deputy chief of Romania’s intelligence service Florian Coldea was suspended from his job over alleged links with a fugitive media boss...