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Sharif to stop funds for politicians over graft concern 12 Nov 2014 - 04:40 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has agreed to take a major step to discourage corruption in the political class by phasing out...

Afghan court raises jail term for bank executives 12 Nov 2014 - 04:40 am

KABUL: An Afghan court yesterday increased the jail sentences for two executives convicted over the $900m collapse of Kabul Bank to 10 years....

Widodo in Myanmar 12 Nov 2014 - 04:39 am

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre) arrives at the international airport in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, yesterday to attend the Asean Summit.

Captain of sunken ferry sentenced to 36 years 12 Nov 2014 - 04:39 am

GWANGJU, South Korea: The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April killing 304 passengers was jailed for 36 years yesterday...

Beijing, Manila move to calm tensions 12 Nov 2014 - 04:33 am

BEIJING: Philippine President Benigno Aquino said he and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a “meeting of minds” yesterday during talks which included a...

UN urges Thailand not to deport Myanmar boatpeople 12 Nov 2014 - 04:32 am

BANGKOK: The United Nations said yesterday it had urged Thai authorities against deporting more than 200 Muslim boatpeople from Myanmar being held in...

24 Taiwanese expelled from Vietnam for fraud 12 Nov 2014 - 04:32 am

TAIPEI: The Vietnamese authorities yesterday expelled 24 Taiwanese suspects arrested in a recent Internet fraud scam targeting people on the Chinese mainland, a...

Sri Lanka president gets court nod for re-election bid 12 Nov 2014 - 04:32 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s highest court has cleared President Mahinda Rajapaksa to run for reelection, rejecting opposition claims he is barred under the constitution...

AFGHANISTAN BRITAIN CAMPAIGN CAMERON COSTS TROOPS MILITARY BUDGE 12 Nov 2014 - 04:23 am

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Last US Ebola patient released from hospital 12 Nov 2014 - 01:13 am

Dr Craig Spencer (right) greets New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as medical staff applaud at a news conference at Bellevue Hospital...

Queen’s honour 12 Nov 2014 - 01:13 am

British actress Phyllida Law (centre) wears her Officer of the Order of the British Empire medal award, with daughters British actresses Sophie (left)...

Dutch team in fresh bid to recover wreckage of Malaysian plane 12 Nov 2014 - 01:12 am

Pro-Russian gunmen guard as Dutch investigators (unseen) arrive near parts of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the crash site near the Grabove...

Carnival season begins 12 Nov 2014 - 01:11 am

Richard Wagner (centre), President of the Mainz Carnival Association MCV, holds the clock as he launches the so-called “Fifth Season”, the carnival season,...

Monitors fear rising violence in Ukraine 12 Nov 2014 - 01:09 am

KIEV: International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine yesterday as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a...

Nigerian president to contest for second term 12 Nov 2014 - 01:09 am

ABUJA: Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared his bid for re-election, vowing to finally defeat Boko Haram whose rise in strength during his...

Spain rejects Catalan self-determination after vote 12 Nov 2014 - 01:07 am

MADRID: Spain’s government yesterday rejected Catalonia’s calls for self-determination after more than two million people took part in a symbolic vote on independence...

Zambia urged to hold stable vote as it buries Sata 12 Nov 2014 - 01:07 am

LUSAKA: The African Union called yesterday for a stable electoral transition in Zambia as the country buried late president Michael Sata. Sata, who...

US veterans sue banks over Iraq attacks 12 Nov 2014 - 01:07 am

NEW YORK: Wounded US veterans and family members of US soldiers killed in Iraq sued five European banks yesterday, seeking to hold them...