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Petition urges honour for dead Polish driver 26 Dec 2016 - 09:23 pm

Berlin: Calls grew in Germany yesterday for the government to posthumously honour the Polish truck driver who is believed to have saved many...

Fragile Ukraine truce holds for third day 26 Dec 2016 - 09:21 pm

Kiev: A new indefinite truce in Ukraine held by a thread for a third day yesterday as both pro-Russian insurgents and Kiev reported...

Right to know legislation faces another blow 26 Dec 2016 - 09:20 pm

Islamabad: Another year passes without witnessing the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) legislation. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government that promised the...

Punjab province to revise building codes 26 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

Lahore: The Punjab province government has decided to modify the prevalent building codes on energy conservation in line with local climatic conditions of...

3,667 lives lost to terror in 14 years in Pakistan 26 Dec 2016 - 09:19 pm

The tide of the Taliban militancy has subsided in Pakistan, though sporadic attacks still take place. Unofficially, the country has suffered tens of...

16 dead in Mexico Xmas celebrations 26 Dec 2016 - 09:17 pm

Acapulco: Sixteen people were killed during Christmas holiday celebrations in Mexico's main drug-trafficking states and six human heads were found in one location,...

Punjab set to improve quality of teaching 26 Dec 2016 - 09:17 pm

Lahore: The draft law aimed at creating a provincial education standards authority to improve quality of teachers in Punjab‘s public schools by introducing...

19 migrants drown off Bahamas 26 Dec 2016 - 09:16 pm

Brasília: At least 19 Brazilian migrants who went missing last month are feared drowned off the Bahamas as they tried to cross illegally...

Bangkok detains nine for hacks protesting cyber law 26 Dec 2016 - 09:14 pm

Bangkok: Thai authorities have detained at least nine people on suspicion of hacking, a senior junta official said yesterday, following days of disruption...

Weissenstein named AP Caribbean news director 26 Dec 2016 - 09:14 pm

Mexico City: Michael Weissenstein, a veteran correspondent and editor who currently serves as Cuba bureau chief for The Associated Press, has been named...

Argentine finance minister sacked amid recession 26 Dec 2016 - 09:14 pm

Buenos Aires: Argentine President Mauricio Macri sacked his finance minister Alfonso Prat-Gay yesterday, shaking up his economic team amid a stubborn recession that...

Chinese armada enters disputed sea 26 Dec 2016 - 09:12 pm

Taipei: A group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea yesterday...

Japan monitors China warships 26 Dec 2016 - 09:12 pm

Tokyo: Japan's top government spokesman said yesterday a Chinese aircraft carrier's voyage in the Pacific shows China's expanding military capability and Japan was...

OIC envoy proposes special Rohingya registration 26 Dec 2016 - 09:12 pm

Kuala Lumpur: A special envoy of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has proposed for Malaysia to establish a special registration system to...

China courts to widen range of offences of polluters 26 Dec 2016 - 09:11 pm

Shanghai: China's courts will widen the range of offences that constitute "environmental crimes" to make it easier to take legal action against polluters,...

Four Jordanians given death penalty over drugs killing 26 Dec 2016 - 06:40 pm

Amman: A state security court sentenced four Jordanians to death on Monday for murdering a member of the security forces involved in the...

Chile’s government works to re-establish connectivity in quake-affected zone 26 Dec 2016 - 06:40 pm

SANTIAGO: Chile’s government set to work on Monday repairing roads and restoring electricity to southern regions affected by a major earthquake that struck...

DR Congo troops killed 10 soldiers from Burundi: army 26 Dec 2016 - 06:14 pm

Bukavu, DR Congo: Democratic Republic of Congo troops killed 10 soldiers from neighbouring Burundi after they crossed the border last week in pursuit...