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Aquino wanted revenge for martyred dad 23 Sep 2014 - 06:02 am

MANILA: President Benigno Aquino III marked the 42nd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in Boston with an admission that he wanted...

Ukraine to pull troops from the east 23 Sep 2014 - 06:01 am

KIEV: The Ukrainian military said yesterday it was preparing to pull back its guns from the frontline in the separatist east as a...

Polish president swears in new government 23 Sep 2014 - 06:00 am

The outgoing Prime Minister Donald Tusk (right) and the new Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz pose for a photo at the Council of Ministers...

Cat film fest 23 Sep 2014 - 05:49 am

Izumi (left) and Hiro from the cat cafe pose during the Los Angeles Feline Film Festival at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles....

Sierra Leone ends Ebola lockdown 23 Sep 2014 - 05:46 am

FREETOWN: Millions of Sierra Leoneans emerged from their homes yesterday after a controversial nationwide lockdown during which more than 200 corpses and new...

Rumours of Boko Haram leader being alive 23 Sep 2014 - 05:46 am

LAGOS: Is he alive or isn’t he? Fresh claims have emerged in Nigeria that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, or at least someone...

Nigeria church collapse death toll at 115, says South Africa 23 Sep 2014 - 05:45 am

JOHANNESBURG: The death toll from the collapse of a church guesthouse in Lagos has risen to 115, South African government minister Jeff Radebe...

Mother Teresa would have scared me, jokes Pope 23 Sep 2014 - 05:45 am

ROME: Pope Francis joked during a visit to Albania that Mother Teresa would have struck fear into him if she had been his...

US, Russia move uranium from Poland 23 Sep 2014 - 05:45 am

VIENNA: The United States said yesterday it had worked with Russia to help remove 50 kg of highly-enriched uranium from Poland as part...

White House intruder had bullets in car 23 Sep 2014 - 05:44 am

WASHINGTON: A decorated Iraq war veteran who scaled a fence on Friday night and got into the White House had over 800 rounds...

Security alert at US school 23 Sep 2014 - 05:44 am

LOS ANGELES: Columbine High School was at the centre of a security alert yesterday due to an unspecified threat to the establishment, the...

Britain to get EU nod for first nuclear plant 23 Sep 2014 - 05:44 am

BRUSSELS: The EU will recommend approval of Britain’s ambitious plan to build its first nuclear plant in a generation, with backing from French...

PUTIN UKRAINE CEASE FIRE POLICE UKRAINE HOUSE RUSSIA 23 Sep 2014 - 04:36 am

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: VAN DAM Source: Landsmeer, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR PUTIN UKRAINE CEASE FIRE POLICE UKRAINE HOUSE RUSSIA 091014 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

Houthis tighten grip on Yemen capital after deal 23 Sep 2014 - 04:32 am

Yemenis walk past oil tankers that were burnt during clashes between Shia Houthi anti-government rebels and their opponents in the capital Sana’a yesterday....

PM meets Commonwealth official 23 Sep 2014 - 04:29 am

The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met Jonathan Peter Marland, Chairman of the...

Al Jazeera to offer sign language courses 23 Sep 2014 - 04:28 am

Participants in the event for the hearing impaired organised by Al Jazeera at Doha Marriott. By Yasin Abu Taqiu DOHA: Al Jazeera Media...

Most road accident victims are youth 23 Sep 2014 - 04:21 am

Winners of the first ITS and Road Safety Awards presented at the forum yesterday. DOHA: Sixty to 75 percent of the Qataris who...

Swiss National Day 23 Sep 2014 - 04:18 am

The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari (second left); the Director of the Department of Protocol, Ministry...