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Despite peace accord, Muslim rebels want to keep guns 13 Oct 2012 - 02:07 am

SULTAN KUDARAT: After watching two of his brothers die during four decades of fighting in the southern Philippines, Muslim rebel Abdulhamid Ganalan feels...

Gunmen open fire in Maguindanao town 13 Oct 2012 - 02:06 am

COTABATO CITY: Some 50 unidentified gunmen came close to farming villages in Maguindanao’s restive Montawal town on Thursday night and fired their guns...

Online campaign starts for disaster risk reduction 13 Oct 2012 - 02:06 am

Manila: A social media campaign aimed at encouraging the public to help in reducing the risks posed by disasters was launched yesterday by...

Japan vows continued dialogue with China 13 Oct 2012 - 02:05 am

TOKYO: Japan’s foreign minister yesterday vowed continued dialogue with China over a blistering territorial dispute, but warned there were limits on how far...

Japan should apologise for war crimes: N Korea 13 Oct 2012 - 02:05 am

TOKYO: North Korea’s ceremonial head of state yesterday urged Japan to apologise for its wartime aggression, dismissing Tokyo’s request for the release of...

Monks protest in Myanmar against OIC 13 Oct 2012 - 02:05 am

YANGON: Several thousand monks took to the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city yesterday to protest against world Islamic body’s efforts to help Muslim...

Myanmar ruling party seeks image makeover 13 Oct 2012 - 02:05 am

YANGON: Myanmar’s army-backed ruling party is preparing for a leadership revamp as the dramatic political reforms that it has helped foster threaten to...

Chinese Nobel winner calls for jailed laureate’s freedom 13 Oct 2012 - 02:04 am

GAOMI: Chinese Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan unexpectedly called for the release of jailed compatriot Liu Xiaobo, who won the Nobel Peace...

Bangladesh storm death toll rises to 26 13 Oct 2012 - 02:04 am

DHAKA: Tropical storms that battered southern Bangladesh are now known to have killed at least 26 people while some 60 fishermen are still...

Feisty Biden clashes with earnest Ryan in vice-presidential debate 13 Oct 2012 - 02:03 am

US Congressman from Wisconsin and Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan (left) and Democratic US vice-president Joe Biden conclude their debate at Centre College...

Crisis-hit EU wins Nobel Peace Prize 13 Oct 2012 - 02:02 am

OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was yesterday awarded to the European Union, an institution wracked by the euro crisis but credited with bringing...

Police, prosecutors to investigate Hillsborough stadium disaster 13 Oct 2012 - 02:02 am

LONDON: Britain’s police watchdog said yesterday it would launch the biggest ever independent inquiry into potential police wrongdoing after a damning report about...

Local elections likely to extend Putin’s power in regions 13 Oct 2012 - 02:02 am

VOSKRESENSK, Russia: Voskresensk, a Soviet-era industrial town of billowing smokestacks famous for turning out top ice hockey players, is an unlikely electoral battleground...

Spain marks national day with small parade, Catalan demo 13 Oct 2012 - 02:01 am

BARCELONA: Spain yesterday celebrated its national day with a military parade marked by austerity while in Barcelona Catalans opposed to greater independence for...

Tensions over Mursi spill into streets 13 Oct 2012 - 02:00 am

Protesters shout slogans against General Prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud and members of the Mubarak regime at Tahrir Square, yesterday. CAIRO: Supporters of President...

War intensifies as rebels hold Syria air base 13 Oct 2012 - 01:59 am

BEIRUT: Rebels battled to hold onto Syria’s main northeastern highway yesterday as government forces fought insurgents on several fronts across the country. The...

Bahrain police fire stun grenades to disperse protesters 13 Oct 2012 - 01:59 am

MANAMA: Police in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing anti-government protesters marching in the old market area...

In vice-presidential debate, ‘tie goes to the incumbent’ 13 Oct 2012 - 01:59 am

Both Democrats and Republicans likely encouraged by debate. By Andy Sullivan The debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan...