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EU leaders say Ukraine situation worsening 31 Aug 2014 - 01:35 am

People who have fled from fighting in eastern regions of Ukraine gather upon their arrival at a railway station, before heading for their...

Workers at Ebola centre go on strike in Sierra Leone 31 Aug 2014 - 01:34 am

Health care workers in full body suits burn infected items at the Elwa Hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) in...

Challenges for former underground journalist 31 Aug 2014 - 01:33 am

WARSAW, Poland: Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is a pro-European free marketeer who has earned the reputation of being an unflappable leader able...

Lesotho PM flees nation alleging army coup 31 Aug 2014 - 01:33 am

MASERU, Lesotho: Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane yesterday said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the...

Man charged with assault on British MP 31 Aug 2014 - 01:32 am

LONDON: A man has been charged with a religiously-motivated “assault by beating” on British MP George Galloway, police said yesterday. Galloway, who recently...

Car tied to Obama threat found 31 Aug 2014 - 01:31 am

HAMDEN: A car sought in connection with a suspected threat against President Barack Obama has been located in Connecticut, authorities said yesterday. The...

Peacekeepers rescued from militants in Golan 31 Aug 2014 - 01:31 am

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (left), Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (centre left) and AFP Chief of Staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr...

China landslide 31 Aug 2014 - 01:30 am

Rescuers look for survivors at a site of a landslide in Yingping village of Fuquan, Guizhou province yesterday. The death toll has climbed...

Search for missing bell 31 Aug 2014 - 01:29 am

Residents gather on a river bank in search of the missing King Dhammazedi’s bell on the Yangon River in Yangon on Wednesday. A...

Egg vendor in Manila 31 Aug 2014 - 01:28 am

A vendor arranges eggs for sale at a wet m arket in Manila on Thursday. The Philippine economy bounced back to post 6.4...

Beijing warns against foreign meddling in HK 31 Aug 2014 - 01:27 am

BEIJING: China has warned against any foreign interference ahead of a crucial ruling on the city’s political future today, saying Beijing will not...

Ethnic strife blurs Myanmar’s first census in 30 years 31 Aug 2014 - 01:26 am

YANGON: Following an incomplete count due to ethnic conflicts in parts of the country, Myanmar said that its first census in 30 years...

Cult members mourn ferry owner at funeral 31 Aug 2014 - 01:26 am

SEOUL: Family and church members mourned at a private funeral yesterday a South Korean businessman linked to a ferry that sank in April...

Xi urges army to create strategy for info warfare 31 Aug 2014 - 01:26 am

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China will spur military innovation and called on the army to create a new strategy for...

Macau casino dealers take action on wage 31 Aug 2014 - 01:25 am

HONG KONG: Casino dealers working in one of the most popular casinos in the gambling hub of Macau started industrial action yesterday for...

Taiwan to buy surface-to-air local missile 31 Aug 2014 - 01:25 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan plans to spend Tw$74.8bn in the next nine years to acquire anti-missile systems to boost its aerial defences against China, a...

Public support seen on term extension 30 Aug 2014 - 11:12 pm

MANILA: Malacañang sees public support instead of backlash as President Aquino expressed his openness to Charter change and term extension through consultations with...

Filipina caught with shabu in Kuala Lumpur 30 Aug 2014 - 11:11 pm

MANILA: A Filipina was arrested after she was caught with three kilogrammes of shabu at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, according to a...