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Now BJP regrets raking up issue of ‘Love Jihad’ 27 Aug 2014 - 10:06 pm

Lucknow: Some within the party are calling it a self-goal. And more than one party leader admits it was a mistake raking up...

Summer getaway? 27 Aug 2014 - 09:54 pm

Children play in a flooded street caused by heavy rains overnight while motorists drive past in Manila on Tuesday. The weather bureau issued...

Anti-govt rally 27 Aug 2014 - 09:52 pm

Anti-corruption protesters march to Malacanang Palace on the first anniversary of anti-graft street protests in Manila on Monday. Protesters gathered at Manila central...

Ice bucket challenge 27 Aug 2014 - 09:52 pm

The Secretary of Justice, Leila De Lima, has a bucket of iced water dumped on her for the ALS ice bucket challenge during...

Protest over land 27 Aug 2014 - 09:51 pm

Cambodian security officers carry a woman during a protest near the National Assembly in Phnom Penh yesterday as Boeung Kak lake residents, embroiled...

HK election reviewed 27 Aug 2014 - 09:50 pm

The Chinese flag flies in front of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong yesterday as lawmakers in Beijing review the method of...

PM Abe sends message to war ‘martyrs’ 27 Aug 2014 - 09:49 pm

A memorial compound honouring more than 1,000 Showa Martyrs in Koyasan Okuno-in temple in Koya Town, central Japan, yesterday. TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister...

US ‘a human rights graveyard’ 27 Aug 2014 - 09:48 pm

SEOUL: North Korea has joined the ranks of America’s foes who have seized on riots in Missouri, saying the nation is the “graveyard...

Malaysia arrests 42 expat workers after factory riot 27 Aug 2014 - 09:48 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have arrested 42 men after a riot by up to 1,000 mostly Nepalese workers sparked fires and destroyed parts...

Beijing probe on Zhou lauded by top judge 27 Aug 2014 - 09:48 pm

SHANGHAI: China’s top judge has said the ruling Communist Party’s decision to investigate former senior leader Zhou Yongkang demonstrates clearly that no party...

Beijing planes on ‘routine’ flight, no airspace breach 27 Aug 2014 - 09:47 pm

BEIJING: China has rejected Taiwan’s claim that two Chinese military aircraft had breached Taiwan’s airspace four times, saying it was a “routine flight.” ...

Congress begins debates on constitutional changes 27 Aug 2014 - 09:46 pm

MANILA: Floor debates over proposals to change economic provisions of the Constitution kicked off at the House of Representatives yesterday, with one of...

Department of Agriculture executive denies extortion over modernisation 27 Aug 2014 - 09:46 pm

MANILA: An embattled official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday denied taking bribes following allegations made by presidential assistant for food security...

Misuari dared to face Zambo siege charges 27 Aug 2014 - 09:46 pm

MANILA: The military yesterday dared Moro National Liberation Front (Mnlf) founder Nur Misuari to face the cases against him following reports that the...

Anti-graft court orders turnover of $42m Marcos account 27 Aug 2014 - 09:46 pm

MANILA: The Sandiganbayan has ordered the turnover to the government of the so-called Arelma account of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos amounting to...

Senator tells Binay: Stop whining 27 Aug 2014 - 09:45 pm

MANILA: Vice-President Jejomar Binay should just explain why the Makati City Hall II parking building was allegedly overpriced instead of complaining about the...

Filipino suspect in Malaysian raid held 27 Aug 2014 - 09:45 pm

MANILA: Philippine police said yesterday they had arrested a Filipino Islamic militant suspected of taking part in at least one deadly kidnapping raid...

SPACE JUNK POLLUTION NASA STATION 27 Aug 2014 - 09:44 pm

Group: BusinessViews Credit: AMORIM Source: Correio do Povo - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Keywords: COLOR SPACE JUNK POLLUTION NASA STATION 082614 Provider:...