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Lanka to deny entry to UN probers 19 Aug 2014 - 10:03 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will not grant visas to UN investigators probing war crimes allegedly committed during the island’s decades-long separatist conflict, President Mahinda...

Volcanic island may collapse, create tsunami 19 Aug 2014 - 10:03 pm

TOKYO: An erupting volcanic island that is expanding off Japan could trigger a tsunami if its freshly-formed lava slopes collapse into the sea,...

Australia and Indonesia agree to bury spy row behind them 19 Aug 2014 - 10:03 pm

SYDNEY: Australia and Indonesia have agreed to put a damaging spy row behind them, officials said yesterday, paving the way for the resumption...

95th Afghan Independence Day 19 Aug 2014 - 10:02 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (second from left) and Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi (left) attend a ceremony to mark the Independence Day at the...

Military raids kill 48 Taliban militants 19 Aug 2014 - 10:01 pm

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a bomb blast that targeted a school minibus yesterday. KHAR: Air strikes targeting suspected Tailban hideouts...

Islamabad on edge after Khan’s threat 19 Aug 2014 - 10:00 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s capital braced for possible clashes yesterday after opposition politician Imran Khan pledged to lead his supporters in a march on the...

Karzai calls for end to Afghan poll impasse 19 Aug 2014 - 10:00 pm

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed yesterday for the two men vying to succeed him to end their dispute over election results and...

Hundreds of Taliban fighters begin offensive 19 Aug 2014 - 10:00 pm

LOGAR: Some 700 Taliban fighters armed with heavy machine guns are battling Afghan security forces in Logar province, just outside the capital Kabul,...

Jamat-e-Islami dispels rumours about coup in assembly 19 Aug 2014 - 09:59 pm

ISLAMABAD: Dispelling the rumours about the Jamat-e-Islami (JI) led coup in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial assembly, the top leader of the party...

China puts markers in disputed shoal 19 Aug 2014 - 09:59 pm

MANILA: The Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea are not only conducting an extended maritime patrol over Recto Bank but are also...

Human error caused train mishap: Transport dept 19 Aug 2014 - 09:58 pm

MANILA: Investigators from the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) saw “human error” arising from failure to follow procedure and over speeding as...

Ebola: 4 Filipino missionaries still serving in Africa 19 Aug 2014 - 09:58 pm

MANILA: While many have fled West Africa to avoid the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, four Filipino missionary priests have reportedly stayed...

Senator cites drop in govt spending due to court ruling 19 Aug 2014 - 09:57 pm

MANILA: Senate President Franklin Drilon yesterday expressed concern over the drop in government spending in 2014, which could be a result of the...

3-hectare container depot opens at Clark Freeport 19 Aug 2014 - 09:57 pm

CLARK FREEPORT: A three-hectare container depot has been opened here to decongest the Port of Manila and other ports in Northern and Central...

GOOGLE CYBER POSTAL SYSTEM SUSPECTS CRIME SOCIAL NEWORKS INTERNET 19 Aug 2014 - 09:45 pm

Group: BusinessViews Credit: OLIVER Source: Der Standard - Vienna, Austria Keywords: GOOGLE CYBER POSTAL SYSTEM SUSPECTS CRIME SOCIAL NEWORKS INTERNET 081114 Provider: CartoonArts...

Three relatives of Pope killed in Argentina accident 19 Aug 2014 - 06:38 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Two infant grandnephews of Pope Francis and their mother were killed early Tuesday when their car slammed into the back of...

Pistorius's brother makes 'miraculous recovery' 19 Aug 2014 - 02:44 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Oscar Pistorius's older brother Carl has made a "miraculous recovery" after being involved in a serious road crash earlier this month, a...

Nakilat Damen launches two mooring boats 19 Aug 2014 - 02:32 pm

DOHA: Qatar's marine company Nakilat has received delivery of two 16-metre mooring boats built by shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar for towage operator...