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Texas governor’s race heats up 13 Sep 2014 - 11:05 pm

DALLAS: The race for Texas governor entered a new chapter this week with the release of a memoir from Democratic candidate Wendy Davis...

Family of British hostage appeals to IS for response 13 Sep 2014 - 11:05 pm

LONDON: The family of a British aid worker being held hostage by Islamic State (IS) jihadists have appealed to his captors to respond...

Cuba helps fight Ebola with medical diplomacy 13 Sep 2014 - 11:04 pm

HAVANA: Cuba’s pledge to deploy a 165-strong army of doctors and nurses to help fight the Ebola outbreak is the latest example of...

US seniors still burdened by student loan debt 13 Sep 2014 - 11:04 pm

WASHINGTON: Decades after their university days, an increasing number of US seniors are still struggling to pay off student loan debt, according to...

Snowden didn't raise concerns internally: NSA 13 Sep 2014 - 06:10 pm

WASHINGTON: The National Security Agency was unable to find evidence that leaker Edward Snowden ever raised concerns internally about its sweeping surveillance programs,...

Myanmar suspends work permits for maids going to Singapore 13 Sep 2014 - 05:36 pm

YANGON: Myanmar has temporarily banned its women from working as maids in Singapore due to concerns over abuse and exploitation, an employment body...

16 dead as bus plunges off bridge in northern India 13 Sep 2014 - 05:24 pm

DEHRADUN, India: A bus smashed into a bridge and plunged into a river in India, killing at least 16 people after the driver...

Thirty killed in truck crash in Central African Republic 13 Sep 2014 - 05:00 pm

BANGUI: At least 30 people were killed when an truck carrying oil and laden with passengers plunged into a ravine in Central African...

US wants to cut economic ties between EU and Russia: Lavrov 13 Sep 2014 - 04:54 pm

MOSCOW: The United States is using the Ukraine crisis to cut economic ties between the EU and Russia and force Europe to pay...

Iran accuses US of violating sovereignty in anti-IS fight 13 Sep 2014 - 02:34 pm

TEHRAN: The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council accused the United States on Saturday of violating the sovereignty of nations on the...

PM meets Sudanese Agriculture Minister 13 Sep 2014 - 01:10 pm

DOHA: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani met here on Saturday with visiting Engineer Ibrahim...

Honda chief says doing business in India 'difficult' 13 Sep 2014 - 12:47 pm

NEW DELHI: Honda Motor's global chairman Fumihiko Ike has said doing business in India remains difficult and processes in the country are "complicated"...

200,000 still stranded in killer Kashmir floods 13 Sep 2014 - 11:48 am

SRINAGAR: More than 200,000 people remained stranded Saturday in Indian Kashmir even as flood waters receded, revealing the full extent of the horrific...

Philippines starts inquiry into Filipino militants in Syria 13 Sep 2014 - 09:57 am

MANILA: The Philippines is investigating the involvement of Filipino Islamists in the three-year civil war in Syria after two locals were reported killed...

Canadian Islamist preacher to be deported from Philippines 13 Sep 2014 - 09:55 am

MANILA: A Canadian Islamic preacher detained for being a security threat in the Philippines has agreed to be deported, an immigration official said...

Bomb kills three, wounds 16 in SW Pakistan 13 Sep 2014 - 09:54 am

QUETTA: A bomb explosion on a busy road in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province on Saturday killed three people, including a paramilitary soldier, and...

JPMorgan hackers accessed servers but stole no money 13 Sep 2014 - 08:57 am

LONDON: Hackers accessed dozens of servers at JPMorgan Chase & Co in a cyberattack launched in June, though no money was taken, the...

Wintershall expands North Sea production 13 Sep 2014 - 06:44 am

BERLIN: German oil and gas giant Wintershall said yesterday it was expanding its production and reserves in the North Sea after buying shares...