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Smart-Valleys bring rice bounty in Benin 19 Dec 2016 - 01:47 am

Ouinhi: Daniel Aboko proudly shows off the 11 hectares of paddy fields he shares with other farmers —a small spread that produces a...

Ouattara seeks majority as Ivory Coast votes 19 Dec 2016 - 01:43 am

Abidjan: Ivory Coast voted yesterday in elections that President Alassane Ouattara hopes will strengthen his parliamentary majority to help keep the world's top...

Dhaka stops pro-Rohingya protest march to border 19 Dec 2016 - 01:43 am

Dhaka: Police in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka yesterday stopped thousands of Islamists from marching to the border with Myanmar to protest at a...

13 dead in Indonesia military plane crash 19 Dec 2016 - 01:42 am

Jakarta: An Indonesian military transport plane crashed in bad weather yesterday in the country's easternmost province of Papua, killing all 13 people on...

Media row: Poland ruling party relents 19 Dec 2016 - 01:38 am

Warsaw: Poland’s ruling Law & Justice party promised to rework plans for media coverage in parliament, taking a step back in the biggest...

Mehbooba Mufti rode on challenges this year 19 Dec 2016 - 01:38 am

Jammu/Srinagar: The ear 2016 began on a politically ominous note for Jammu and Kashmir as Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed passed away after...

Venezuela extends use of currency bills till Jan 2 19 Dec 2016 - 01:33 am

Caracas: With protests rocking his unpopular government, embattled President Nicolas Maduro delayed until January 2 taking Venezuela’s highest denomination bill out of circulation....

Londoners march in solidarity with Aleppo 19 Dec 2016 - 01:33 am

London: Thousands gathered across London yesterday to protest violence against civilians in Syria’s Aleppo. In central London, protestors marched from Marble Arch to...

Trump focuses on unified US on victory tour 19 Dec 2016 - 01:33 am

Mobile, Alabama: President-elect Donald Trump on yesterday wrapped up his postelection victory tour, showing few signs of turning the page from his blustery...

Mali may let Burkina troops chase militants into its territory 19 Dec 2016 - 12:04 am

Mali's President said yesterday he could let Burkina Faso forces pursue militants fighters when they flee across the border into his country, days...

Roads shut, flights grounded as smog blankets Tianjin 19 Dec 2016 - 12:03 am

Beijing: Authorities in Tianjin grounded dozens of flights and closed most highways yesterday after severe smog blanketed the city, one of more than...

Ban on Indian films lifted 19 Dec 2016 - 12:02 am

Islamabad: Chairman of Film Exhibitors Association in Pakistan, ZoraizLashari, confirmed that cinema owners would begin screening Indian films across Pakistan from today onwards....

China says it seized US drone to ensure safety 19 Dec 2016 - 12:02 am

China says its military seized a US Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it will give the drone back....

Draft Election Act to replace existing laws 18 Dec 2016 - 11:59 pm

Islamabad: After prolonged deliberations of over two years, the parliamentary committee on electoral reforms will meet tomorrow to approve and announce the recommendations...

Govt to share bank account data with OECD 18 Dec 2016 - 11:59 pm

Karachi: Pakistan’s tax authorities decided to start exchanging information of bank account holders with the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...

Islamic dictionary in sign language launched 18 Dec 2016 - 11:58 pm

Karachi: While many still wonder about the future of the disabled and turn away from their needs, there are some who are working...

Punjab’s new law to ensure citizens’ rights 18 Dec 2016 - 11:56 pm

A new law is being framed to ensure protection of the rights of senior citizens and reformation of the old-age ‘homes’ in Punjab,...

PM opens Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore 18 Dec 2016 - 11:55 pm

Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Greater Iqbal Park in side of Minar-e-Pakistan here yesterday. The park covering an area of...