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84 S.Africans killed in Nigeria church collapse 19 Sep 2014 - 11:10 am

JOHANNESBURG: The number of South Africans known to have died in the collapse of a multi-storey megachurch in Lagos last week has risen...

Airlines suspend flights to violence-hit Yemen capital 19 Sep 2014 - 10:17 am

SANAA: International airlines have suspended flights to Yemen's main airport for 24 hours due to weeks of clashes between rebels and Islamist fighters...

Philippines pulls Golan peacekeepers early as security worsens 19 Sep 2014 - 09:51 am

MANILA: The Philippines has pulled its peacekeepers from the Golan Heights ahead of schedule amid worsening security there, a military spokesman said Friday....

Alibaba sets IPO share price, to raise $25bn 19 Sep 2014 - 09:50 am

NEW YORK: Chinese online retail giant Alibaba is poised for a record-braking stock market debut on Friday, with shares priced at $68 in...

Tropical storm flooding shuts down Philippine capital 19 Sep 2014 - 09:10 am

Filipino residents on a makeshift raft wade on floodwater brought by Typhoon Fung-Wong in Marikina city, east of Manila, the Philippines, 19 September...

Nepal uses jabs in polio fight 19 Sep 2014 - 08:21 am

A Nepalese paramedic administers a polio vaccine to a child in Kathmandu yesterday. KATHMANDU: Nepal launched a drive to eradicate polio by supplementing...

Bangladesh strike 19 Sep 2014 - 08:21 am

Rickshaw drivers throng a street during the dawn-to-dusk strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday. The party called the shutdown...

Bracing for festival 19 Sep 2014 - 08:20 am

Indonesian workers in Surabaya handle livestock for sale for the upcoming festival of Eid Al Adha.

Corruption allegations 19 Sep 2014 - 08:19 am

Philippine Vice President Jejormar Binay gestures as he answers corruption allegations against him during a public address in Manila yesterday. Some lawmakers are...

Waiting to erupt 19 Sep 2014 - 08:18 am

A farmer walks with his buffalo with the Mayon Volcano in the background in Albay province, Bicol region, south of Manila, yesterday. The...

Media urges China to say if envoy was spy 19 Sep 2014 - 08:17 am

BEIJING: A Chinese state-run newspaper urged Beijing to say whether its ambassador to Iceland was a spy following reports he had been held...

Pope approves Sri Lanka’s first saint 19 Sep 2014 - 08:17 am

COLOMBO: The Pope has approved Sri Lanka’s first saint, an Indian missionary credited with reviving the Catholic Church on the island during persecution...

Thai PM apologises for ‘bikini’ remarks 19 Sep 2014 - 08:16 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta chief apologised yesterday for suggesting tourists in bikinis could be more vulnerable to attack, comments which caused an international outcry...

Japanese whaling to face tougher scrutiny 19 Sep 2014 - 08:16 am

PORTOROZ: Nations agreed on measures yesterday to toughen scrutiny of future Japanese bids to kill whales in the name of scientific research, which...

Nine Myanmar officers injured in factory unrest 19 Sep 2014 - 08:16 am

YANGON: Nine Myanmar police officers were injured as they sought to free officials held hostage by dozens of angry workers demanding wages and...

Manila to join global action against IS 19 Sep 2014 - 08:15 am

MANILA: The Philippines pledged yesterday to help in the global response to the threat posed by militants of the Islamic State (IS). The...

Aquino: Philippines does not tolerate extrajudicial killings 19 Sep 2014 - 08:15 am

BRUSSELS: President Aquino presented on Wednesday the arrest of retired general Jovito Palparan as an example that the government does not tolerate extrajudicial...

Budget carriers cancel 149 flights to China 19 Sep 2014 - 08:15 am

MANILA: Budget airline Cebu Air Inc (Cebu Pacific) and Tiger Airways Philippines have cancelled 149 chartered flights to and from mainland China starting...