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Obama to pledge $3bn for international "green" fund 14 Nov 2014 - 06:02 pm

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday will announce a $3 billion U.S. contribution to the green climate fund, an international effort to help...

India defends sterilisations after deaths spark outcry 14 Nov 2014 - 01:45 pm

BILASPUR, India: India has defended a state-run programme that offers poor women cash incentives to get sterilised after the deaths of 13 women...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.56pc 14 Nov 2014 - 12:40 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.56 percent on Friday to a more than seven-year high, recovering earlier losses after the yen slid further against...

Oil prices rebound in Asia 14 Nov 2014 - 10:25 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices bounced back in Asia Friday after diving to fresh lows in the previous session on expectations that OPEC is unlikely...

World Bank grants $50m for Guinea's Ebola fight 14 Nov 2014 - 10:24 am

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday approved a total of $50 million to strengthen the Government of Guinea's ability to manage public funds...

Liberia lifts Ebola state of emergency 14 Nov 2014 - 09:31 am

Members from the New York State Nurses Association protest for improved Ebola safeguards, part of a national day of action, late on Wednesday...

British woman jailed for sending cash to jihadist husband in Syria 14 Nov 2014 - 09:30 am

LONDON: A British woman who tried to send ¤20,000 ($25,000) to her husband fighting with Islamic State (IS) group in Syria was yesterday...

Four land in prison over Germany Al Qaeda plot 14 Nov 2014 - 09:29 am

BERLIN: A German court yesterday jailed four men for up to nine years for plotting to detonate home-made bombs in a crowd on...

Miliband seeks to silence critics 14 Nov 2014 - 09:29 am

LONDON: British opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband sought to draw a line yesterday under a crisis over his leadership, brushing off his critics...

Court sentences returning French jihadist for 7 years 14 Nov 2014 - 09:29 am

PARIS: A French man was sentenced to seven years in prison yesterday for having joined an Islamist group in Syria, the first such...

Fears mount over east Ukraine conflict 14 Nov 2014 - 09:29 am

DONETSK: International pressure on Russia was mounting yesterday over claims it is sending fresh military hardware into eastern Ukraine which could fuel a...

Comet lander marooned in shadows of cliff 14 Nov 2014 - 09:27 am

FRANKFURT: A probe that landed on a comet in a first for space exploration has ended up in the shadow of a cliff,...

French police hunt tiger on the loose 14 Nov 2014 - 09:27 am

MONTEVRAIN: Police and firefighters were desperately hunting for a tiger on the loose near Paris yesterday after a local resident spotted the fearsome...

Obama meets Suu Kyi, lawmakers 14 Nov 2014 - 09:26 am

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks on as US President Barack Obama shakes hands after a roundtable with members of parliament...

Christmas tree decoration 14 Nov 2014 - 09:25 am

A Filipino pours white paint as he finishes to make a Christmas tree for sale in a street in Manila yesterday. Majority Catholic...

Australia tracking four Russian naval vessels 14 Nov 2014 - 09:24 am

BRISBANE: Australia said yesterday that it is tracking four Russian navy ships off its north coast, a move Prime Minister Tony Abbott said...

Thai police ban British scribe’s book for ‘defaming’ royals 14 Nov 2014 - 09:24 am

BANGKOK: Thai police have banned a British journalist’s book about politics in Thailand for “defaming” the monarchy, an official said yesterday, in a...

Bangladesh man gets death for war crimes 14 Nov 2014 - 09:24 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s war crimes court yesterday sentenced a fugitive mayor to death for mass murder and rape during the 1971 independence struggle against...