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Japan MPs visit controversial shrine 17 Oct 2014 - 10:42 pm

Japanese lawmakers follow a Shinto priest during a visit to the controversial Yasukuni shrine yesterday. More than 100 MPs visited the Tokyo shrine...

Fighting Ebola 17 Oct 2014 - 10:42 pm

Medical Microbiology Science Officer Amrish Osman (left), Dr Mazriman Wan Mansor (centre) and Staff Nurse Rozahanim Sulaiman, wear Personal Protective suits during a...

Philippine Islamist militants free two German hostages: Army 17 Oct 2014 - 10:35 pm

MANILA: Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in the Philippines released two German hostages yesterday a senior police official said. The Abu Sayyaf group had...

HK police swoop on protest site 17 Oct 2014 - 10:35 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police partially cleared a democracy protest site in a raid yesterday, tearing down tents and barricades hours after the...

US Marine summoned in murder case 17 Oct 2014 - 10:35 pm

MANILA: The Philippines yesterday issued a summons for an American Marine, named a suspect in the murder of a Filipino man he met...

Malaysia seeks regional cooperation on IS threat 17 Oct 2014 - 10:34 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s defence minister has labelled efforts by a US-led coalition to push back the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria...

Military operations could end talks: Myanmar rebels 17 Oct 2014 - 10:34 pm

YANGON: Peace talks between Myanmar’s military and ethnic minority insurgents may collapse if the army scales up operations in rebel-controlled areas, an organisation...

14 feared dead in collapse at S. Korea pop concert 17 Oct 2014 - 02:38 pm

SEOUL: Fourteen people were feared killed and 11 others seriously injured when a ventilation grate gave way while they were watching an outdoor...

At least 6 killed in northern Mali ahead of peace talks 17 Oct 2014 - 02:34 pm

BAMAKO: Clashes between armed groups and pro-government militias killed at least six people in northern Mali, Tuareg rebels said on Friday, stoking tensions...

Volkswagen to recall more than 500,000 cars in China 17 Oct 2014 - 02:34 pm

BEIJING: Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture will recall more than 500,000 cars in China due to a defect in the rear axles, state media...

Russia under fire over MH17 crash probe 17 Oct 2014 - 01:52 pm

MILAN: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop delivered a diplomatic version of the "shirt front" promised by Prime Minister Tony Abott as Russia came...

Jimmy Choo steps out on London stock market 17 Oct 2014 - 01:48 pm

LONDON: Shoemaker to the stars Jimmy Choo stepped out Friday on the London stock market in a float valuing the business at £545.6...

Islamic State training pilots to fly in three jets 17 Oct 2014 - 01:30 pm

BEIRUT: Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets,...

Mideast crude hit multi-month highs on robust Chinaoil demand 17 Oct 2014 - 01:21 pm

SINGAPORE: Spot differentials for Middle Eastern crude loading in December have hit multi-month highs on robust demand from Chinaoil. The trading arm of...

FIFA says Qatar report cannot be published in full 17 Oct 2014 - 01:01 pm

ZURICH: FIFA's top judge said Friday that football's governing body cannot release in full a controversial report into the bidding for the 2018...

USAID allows $216m to women's empowerment program in Afghanistan 17 Oct 2014 - 12:59 pm

KABUL: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged $216 million for a major women's empowerment program for Afghanistan. USAID following...

Pistorius not a 'cold-blooded killer' 17 Oct 2014 - 12:27 pm

PRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius was not a "cold-blooded killer" and should serve a community-based sentence, his defence argued Friday in a last-ditch attempt to...

Premier Najib welcomes Malaysia's election to UN Security Council 17 Oct 2014 - 12:09 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday said the election of Malaysia as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council...