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Pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide 12 Sep 2014 - 01:42 pm

PRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide on Friday, having escaped the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his...

Indian Kashmir city 'in ruins' after floods 12 Sep 2014 - 01:23 pm

MULTAN: The main city in Indian Kashmir has "drowned completely" under floodwaters, a senior official said Friday, with the deadly inundation now affecting...

Germany's Wintershall expands North Sea oil, gas production 12 Sep 2014 - 01:08 pm

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

Indian court allows detained Italian marine to go home 12 Sep 2014 - 12:56 pm

File photo taken on December 22, 2012, Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre addresses media representatives on arrival at Ciampino airport near Rome. NEW DELHI:...

Barclays bank appoints new chairman 12 Sep 2014 - 12:45 pm

LONDON: Barclays chairman David Walker will step down next year, the British bank said on Friday, having spent more than two years steering...

Regime air raids kill 42 near Syria capital 12 Sep 2014 - 11:58 am

BEIRUT: Syrian government air raids on a rebel-held area near Damascus killed 42 people, including seven children, a monitoring group said Friday, giving...

Cuba to send 165 health workers to fight Ebola in Africa 12 Sep 2014 - 11:56 am

GENEVA: Cuba is to send 165 healthcare workers to West Africa to help in the battle against the world's worst ever epidemic of...

China to build steel plant in south Africa 12 Sep 2014 - 11:56 am

BEIJING: China's largest steel maker Hebei Iron & Steel Group is planning to set up a high-volume joint venture in South Africa. Hebei...

Hollande meets Iraqi leaders on Islamic State plans 12 Sep 2014 - 11:28 am

BAGHDAD: French President Francois Hollande said in Baghdad on Friday he would discuss humanitarian aid and military support for Iraq's fight against Islamic...

Emir, PM send condolences to Emir of Kuwait 12 Sep 2014 - 11:10 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani has sent a cable of condolence to Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al...

Tokyo stocks close up 0.25pc at fresh eight-month high 12 Sep 2014 - 10:27 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks gained 0.25 percent to close at a fresh eight-month high on Friday as the yen lost more ground against the...

Singapore's GIC invests in US logistics firm 12 Sep 2014 - 10:05 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and two other investors have entered into an agreement to invest a combined $700 million in US...

Philippines' San Miguel plans solo bid for United Biscuits 12 Sep 2014 - 09:23 am

MANILA: San Miguel Corp, the Philippines' most diversified conglomerate, said it was planning a solo bid for British snacks maker United Biscuits, owner...

Thai PM to visit Myanmar on first official trip 12 Sep 2014 - 09:09 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's coup leader and premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha will visit Myanmar on his first official overseas trip, an official said Friday, as the...

US threatened Yahoo with huge fine over surveillance 12 Sep 2014 - 09:08 am

WASHINGTON: US authorities threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day if it failed to comply with a secret surveillance program requiring it to...

Thai junta rights record worries AI 12 Sep 2014 - 04:23 am

Men arrested by police for suspected involvement in the bloody clashes in 2010 between the army and Red Shirt protesters, at a news...

Painless injection 12 Sep 2014 - 04:22 am

National University of Singapore’s Kang Lifeng shows a sample of a ‘painless injection’ microneedle patch he and his team of researchers have pioneered,...

Old maps to debunk China sea claims 12 Sep 2014 - 04:19 am

Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario points to an ancient map on display at a Catholic university in Manila yesterday. MANILA: The Philippines yesterday...