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Two soldiers killed in rebel clash 12 Sep 2014 - 04:19 am

A Filipino Muslim helps her daughter sign a placard in support of the passage of a law giving autonomy to minority Muslims, during...

Central bank raises rates as inflation threat looms 12 Sep 2014 - 04:18 am

MANILA: Philippine monetary authorities raised key interest rates yesterday for the second time in six weeks, saying they needed to head off the...

Cyclone Luis to enter PAR today 12 Sep 2014 - 04:17 am

MANILA: A tropical depression is expected to reach the Philippine Area of Responsibility today and intensify before it affects the country. The state...

Canadian Islamic preacher held 12 Sep 2014 - 04:17 am

MANILA: A Canadian Islamic preacher has been detained in the Philippines, where authorities deemed him a potential threat to national security, the immigration...

Widodo wants law curbing anti-graft drive nixed 12 Sep 2014 - 04:17 am

JAKARTA: Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo wants the top court to overturn legislation that makes it more difficult to investigate lawmakers for graft, an...

China workers go on protest 12 Sep 2014 - 04:16 am

SHANGHAI: About 16,000 workers at two subsidiaries of Taiwanese touch-screen maker Wintek Corp went on strike over holiday benefits this week in southern...

Japan police nab mob boss 12 Sep 2014 - 04:16 am

TOKYO: Japanese police yesterday arrested the leader of a particularly brutal yakuza organised crime syndicate for allegedly gunning down a man in public,...

Political documentary ban decried 12 Sep 2014 - 04:14 am

SINGAPORE: Leading Singaporean artists and activists urged the government yesterday to allow the exhibition of a documentary about the city-state’s political exiles which...

Graduation ceremony 12 Sep 2014 - 04:14 am

Afghan Army soldiers parade during a graduation ceremony in Kabul yesterday. Foreign troops are set to leave by this year-end after handing over...

Outgoing Afghan President downsizes retirement home 12 Sep 2014 - 04:13 am

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided a lavish residence specially built for his imminent retirement is too big and he will move...

US approaches Islamabad for extradition of ex-Ohio official 12 Sep 2014 - 04:12 am

LAHORE: The United States has formally approached Pakistan for extradition of Amer Ahmad, State of Ohio’s former deputy treasurer and Chicago City’s ex-comptroller,...

Abdullah backer warns of civil unrest 12 Sep 2014 - 04:11 am

KABUL: A powerful backer of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said yesterday his supporters would launch street protests and occupy government buildings if...

Pakistan soldiers rush to protect cities from floods 12 Sep 2014 - 04:11 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani troops yesterday rushed to protect two major cities from raging floodwaters, using explosives to divert swollen rivers in a crisis which...

Nawaz believes protesters will go home by Eid 12 Sep 2014 - 04:11 am

ISLAMABAD: After getting out of the uncertain situation and pressure, the PML-N-led government has taken a decision in principle not to take any...

Over 400,000 marooned in Srinagar 12 Sep 2014 - 04:11 am

An aerial view taken from an Air Force helicopter shows the flooded Srinagar city. Srinagar: Over four lakh people are still marooned here...

Boxer’s biopic banned in restive home state 12 Sep 2014 - 04:09 am

An April 20, 2012 file picture shows boxer Mary Kom working out during a training session for the 2012 London Olympics at the...

Telangana CM presents Rs1 crore cheque to Sania Mirza 12 Sep 2014 - 04:08 am

Hyderabad: The Telangana government yesterday presented Rs1 crore to tennis star Sania Mirza for training and to meet other expenses to participate in...

Campaigning ends for bypolls for 33 assembly, three Lok Sabha seats 12 Sep 2014 - 04:07 am

New Delhi: Campaigning ended yesterday for three Lok Sabha and 33 assembly by-elections spread across various states with the polls being seen as...