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Turkish construction firm says 18 workers kidnapped in Baghdad 02 Sep 2015 - 11:27 am

ANKARA: Eighteen Turkish workers were kidnapped from a sports stadium they were constructing in northeast Baghdad on Wednesday morning, the head of their...

Dubai Airport reports July traffic jump after year-ago maintenance 02 Sep 2015 - 11:21 am

DUBAI: Dubai International Airport saw a 29.6 percent jump in passenger numbers in July, reflecting runway maintenance the previous summer, the operator of...

Fresh migrant demo at flashpoint Hungary train station 02 Sep 2015 - 11:17 am

BUDAPEST: Around 100-150 migrants staged a demonstration outside Budapest's main international train station early Wednesday as police blocked some 2,000 from boarding trains...

Bahrain postpones plan to remove meat subsidies 02 Sep 2015 - 11:01 am

DUBAI: Bahrain has postponed by one month a controversial plan to remove government subsidies on meat, in a sign of the political obstacles...

Rising civilian casualties in Taiz worry UN 02 Sep 2015 - 12:03 am

A member of the Houthi militia mans a heavy machine gun in Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday. GENEVA: Nearly 100 civilians have been killed in...

Protesters evicted from Lebanon ministry 02 Sep 2015 - 12:02 am

Beirut: Lebanese police ejected protesters who occupied part of the environment ministry yesterday to press the minister to resign, raising tensions over their...

Oust communal, caste leaders, says Modi, Nitish hits back 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

BHAGALPUR: Attacking Bihar's ruling JD-U and its ally RJD, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the people of Bihar to defeat those...

Financial whizkid Asdhir Bhim scripts super success story in Canada 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

By Gurmukh Singh Toronto: Toronto-based Bhim D. Asdhir ranks among Indo-Canadians whizkids who have scripted super success stories in the Canadian financial sector....

18 killed in bus crash in Himachal 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

[Representational Image] SHIMLA: Eighteen people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday when a private bus rolled down 200 metres into a...

India urges trade unions to call off strike 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The government on Tuesday urged the central trade unions to call off their countrywide strike on Wednesday in...

Palmyra temple destruction confirmed by satellite images 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

This combination picture shows the site of the Temple of Bel before (top) and after its apparent destruction in Palmyra, Syria, in this...

Nepal police kill five protesters 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Activist chants slogans during a protest demanding Nepal be declared a Hindu state in Kathmandu, yesterday. Kathmandu: Five demonstrators died yesterday after being...

Afghans get control of Musa Qala again 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

LASHKAR GAH: Afghan government forces, backed by US air strikes, have regained control of a key district in volatile Helmand province after days...

Islamabad to get Rs5bn facelift as host of OIC summit 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has decided to hold summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in befitting manner on November 11 this...

They’re my kids: Biological dad 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Siddharth Das (left) speaks to the media as he sits on his motor-cycle at the side of a busy road in Kolkata, yesterday....

US remains top enemy, says chief Iran cleric 02 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Head of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, attends a session of Iran’s Assembly of Experts yesterday. Tehran: The United States remains...