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Eid celebrations in Manila 05 Oct 2014 - 03:29 am

A Filipino Muslim family gathers for a selfie after attending morning prayers, in celebration of Eid Al Adha, in front of the Blue...

North Korean officials hold talks on visit to South 05 Oct 2014 - 03:28 am

INCHEON: Three top North Korean officials, including the nuclear-armed nation’s de facto number two, made a surprise visit to South Korea yesterday and...

Corruption case against Binays strong: Senator 05 Oct 2014 - 03:27 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Senator Antonio Trillanes IV believes that there is enough evidence to pin Vice President Jejomar Binay for the allegedly anomalous Makati...

Rescuers find four bodies on Japan volcano 05 Oct 2014 - 02:55 am

TOKYO: Authorities found four more bodies on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano yesterday as they resumed a search stalled by heavy rain, but a...

Taiwan health minister quits over tainted oil 05 Oct 2014 - 02:54 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s health minister Chiu Wen-ta has resigned over a food safety scare that has gripped the island after hundreds of tonnes of...

Pyongyang may have shut down reactor: US think-tank 05 Oct 2014 - 02:53 am

VIENNA: North Korea may have shut down a recently restarted reactor which can yield plutonium for bombs, possibly for renovation or partial refuelling,...

LEBANON CRISIS TERROR GUNS TIED SUPPORT 05 Oct 2014 - 02:50 am

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Sisi performs Eid prayers 05 Oct 2014 - 02:40 am

Caption Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (centre), along with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Shiekh Ahmed El Tayeb (right) and Prime Minister...

Tunisia begins election race 05 Oct 2014 - 02:39 am

Tunisian employees put up election posters in Tunis yesterday. TUNIS: Campaigning officially got under way yesterday for Tunisian parliamentary elections seen as a...

Kurdish fighters hold back jihadists 05 Oct 2014 - 02:35 am

Forces loyal to Syrian president walk in Al Mathana area, north of Aleppo after saying they have regained control of the area and...

Syrian refugees face insults in Lebanon 05 Oct 2014 - 02:34 am

BEIRUT: Insults, attacks and curfews have become commonplace experiences for some Syrian war refugees in Lebanon, with rights watchdogs saying the community faces...

Gazans mark Eid Al Adha amid war ruins 05 Oct 2014 - 02:33 am

GAZA CITY: Surrounded by the rubble of a deadly war with Israel, Gazans marked a sombre Eid Al Adha yesterday with prayers and...

Settlement plans threaten Israel ties: EU 05 Oct 2014 - 02:32 am

BRUSSELS: Plans for new settlements in East Jerusalem pose a threat to peace and Israel’s relations with the European Union, the 28-member bloc...

Turkey says will hit back if IS attacks Syria exclave 05 Oct 2014 - 02:32 am

ANKARA: Turkey warned yesterday it would not hesitate to strike back at Islamic State jihadists if they attacked Turkish troops stationed at Ankara’s...

Parents of US man held by IS appeal for his release 05 Oct 2014 - 02:32 am

Indiana: The parents of an American humanitarian worker held hostage by Islamic State militants appealed for his release yesterday, speaking in a statement...

US faces limits of air power in battle over Syria town 05 Oct 2014 - 02:31 am

WASHINGTON: The United States is facing the limits of air power in the Syria border town of Kobane, where Islamic State jihadists are...

Canada poised to join coalition strikes in Iraq 05 Oct 2014 - 02:31 am

OTTAWA: Canada is poised to join the international coalition launching air strikes on the Islamic State group in Iraq after Prime Minister Stephen...

Modi invokes late Munde to seek votes in Maharashtra 05 Oct 2014 - 01:30 am

Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi gestures as he speaks during a public rally ahead of the Maharashtra state election,...