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HK protesters, govt stand ground 21 Oct 2014 - 01:12 am

Pro-democracy protesters gather during a rally of the ongoing Occupy Central movement in Admiralty District of Hong Kong, China, yesterday. HONG KONG: Hong...

Child labour in Dhaka 21 Oct 2014 - 01:11 am

A Bangladeshi child works at a balloon factory in Dhaka yesterday. More than 6.3 million children under the age of 14 are working...

Kolam for Diwali Festival 21 Oct 2014 - 01:10 am

An artist designs a ‘kolam’, made of coloured rice grains, at a shopping mall ahead of the Diwali festival in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

LFC anthem is HK protesters’ new battle cry 21 Oct 2014 - 01:09 am

HONG KONG: An anthem long embraced by Liverpool Football Club has become the latest battle line drawn between Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters and...

Japanese PM Abe loses two female ministers over cash scandals 21 Oct 2014 - 01:09 am

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suffered a double setback yesterday with the resignations of two female cabinet ministers over claims they misused...

Ties with US above row: Aquino 21 Oct 2014 - 01:08 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino said the murder of a Filipino transgender person allegedly by a US Marine should not sour ties with...

Key Communist Party meeting starts in China 21 Oct 2014 - 01:08 am

BEIJING: Leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party opened a highly-anticipated meeting as state media emphasised the need to strengthen the country’s legal system....

Widodo takes office, reaches out to foes 21 Oct 2014 - 01:08 am

JAKARTA: Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s first leader from outside the political and military elite, was sworn in yesterday as president and reached out to...

Iran yet to keep N-probe promise: IAEA 21 Oct 2014 - 01:07 am

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani (right) with Lebanese Defence Minister Samir Moqbel at the presidential office in Tehran on Sunday. RIGHT: Rowhani arriving for...

Israeli settlers quietly move into Jerusalem homes 21 Oct 2014 - 01:04 am

Israeli police officers patrol near a house purchased by Jews (back, with mural on the wall) in the mostly Arab neighbourhood of Silwan...

US drops weapons for Kurds fighting IS 21 Oct 2014 - 01:03 am

Tracer rounds light up the sky over the Syrian town of Kobane during an air strike, as seen from the Mursitpinar crossing on...

At least 60 killed in Yemen violence 21 Oct 2014 - 12:58 am

SANAA: At least 60 people were killed in Yemen as clashes raged between Shia rebels and Al Qaeda militants backed by Sunni tribesmen...

Saudi inmate to stay at Gitmo, another to be sent home 21 Oct 2014 - 12:57 am

WASHINGTON: A Saudi inmate with links to Al Qaeda will remain at the Guantanamo Bay prison and a second Saudi man has been...

Syrian professor quits Saudi varsity to join Islamic State fighters 21 Oct 2014 - 12:57 am

RIYADH: A Syrian professor at a Saudi Arabian university has disappeared and joined the Islamic State group fighting US-backed forces in her homeland,...

Iranian TV says death of reporter in Turkey is suspicious 21 Oct 2014 - 12:57 am

ANKARA: Iranian television pointed the finger at Turkey yesterday over the death of a Lebanese-American journalist killed in a car crash while working...

Iran arrests suspects over acid attacks 21 Oct 2014 - 12:57 am

DUBAI: Iran has arrested a number of people suspected of throwing acid at women deemed to be wearing the Islamic headcovering improperly, authorities...

Feuding South Sudan factions hold negotiations in Tanzania 21 Oct 2014 - 12:56 am

JUBA: Warring South Sudanese factions met yesterday in Tanzania in the latest bid to end a 10-month civil war in which thousands have...

Main square of Istanbul is ugliest, says Turkish PM 21 Oct 2014 - 12:56 am

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has reportedly labelled Istanbul’s Taksim Square, which was rocked by deadly anti-government protests last year, “as the...