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Protesters stay put on Hong Kong streets 29 Sep 2014 - 11:31 pm

Protesters defied volleys of tear gas and police baton charges to block the main road to the financial district in Hong Kong yesterday. ...

Thai vegetarian festival 29 Sep 2014 - 11:30 pm

Devotees gather at the Chinese Bang Neow Temple ahead of a street procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival, which begins on the first...

Bangladesh nabs Briton over Islamic State recruitment 29 Sep 2014 - 11:29 pm

DHAKA: A 24-year-old British citizen has been arrested in Bangladesh on suspicion of recruiting people to fight alongside Islamic State (IS) militants in...

Japan suspends volcano rescue, death toll now 36 29 Sep 2014 - 11:28 pm

TOKYO: Five more bodies were found near the peak of an erupting Japanese volcano yesterday, as rescuers suspended their search because of the...

Thai junta leader bids farewell to military 29 Sep 2014 - 11:28 pm

NAKHON NAYOK: Thailand’s coup-making prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha bade farewell to the military at a formal ceremony yesterday as he prepares to retire...

Two German captives in the Philippines plead to be free 29 Sep 2014 - 11:28 pm

MANILA: Two Germans being held by an Islamist group in the southern Philippines appealed to the Philippine and German governments to secure their...

US-Philippines hold drill near disputed sea 29 Sep 2014 - 11:27 pm

PUERTO PRINCESA: Thousands of Philippine and US marines yesterday began military drills close to flashpoints in the South China Sea, where Beijing is...

Ghani takes oath as new Afghan chief 29 Sep 2014 - 11:25 pm

Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani (2nd left) administers oath to Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah (left) and his deputies Muhammad Khan (2nd right) and...

Suicide blast kills four in Kabul 29 Sep 2014 - 10:19 pm

Afghan security personnel work at the site of a suicide attack near the international airport in Kabul yesterday. KABUL: A Taliban suicide attacker...

Pakistan PM’s travel plans leaked to protesters 29 Sep 2014 - 10:17 pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s itinerary and movements from Pakistan to London and New York were leaked to some media and protestors by...

Imran, Qadri sit-ins likely to disappear before Eid 29 Sep 2014 - 10:17 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sit-ins are likely to end before Eid, as the two parties have gradually...

Govt wants no discrimination in disarmament 29 Sep 2014 - 10:17 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is not against nuclear disarmament but it should be universal and nondiscriminatory, says Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry. During the 69th General...

NOAH ARK WATER SHORTAGE CLIMATE CHANGE GLOGAL 29 Sep 2014 - 10:16 pm

Group: Comment & Caricature Credit: GADO Source: Daily Nation - Nairobi, Kenya Keywords: NOAH ARK WATER SHORTAGE CLIMATE CHANGE GLOGAL WARMING WEATHER GLOBE...

Qatar Exchange index swings back into green zone 29 Sep 2014 - 06:23 pm

DOHA: Qatar Exchange index reversed its downward movement Monday and came back into the green zone with a slight gain of 9.07 points...

Lloyds bank sacks eight staff after rate-rigging probe 29 Sep 2014 - 06:19 pm

LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group has sacked eight workers and withheld bonuses in disciplinary measures linked to the Libor interest rate-rigging scandal, the state-rescued...

South Sudan bus crash kills at least 32 29 Sep 2014 - 06:07 pm

JUBA: At least 32 people were killed and 10 seriously injured when a bus collided with a cargo truck in southern South Sudan,...

Qatar's exports up 0.3pc to QR40.8bn in August 29 Sep 2014 - 06:03 pm

DOHA: Qatar's total exports in August 2014 reached QR40.8 billion, an increase by 0.3 percent compared to the same month in 2013, according...

Saudi Sipchem says affiliate restarts butanediol plant 29 Sep 2014 - 05:59 pm

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: An affiliate of Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) restarted butanediol production on Monday after scheduled maintenance, Sipchem said. The International...