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Chad troops rescue 85 Nigerians kidnapped by Boko Haram 17 Aug 2014 - 10:24 pm

KANO, Nigeria: Chadian troops have rescued around 85 Nigerians kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists last weekend from fishing communities in Nigeria’s extreme northeast,...

15 killed in Madagascar clashes 17 Aug 2014 - 10:23 pm

ANTANANARIVO: Clashes between armed bands of cattle rustlers and security forces have left 15 people dead in Madagascar including two paramilitary policemen, officials...

Public warned against using slimming juice 17 Aug 2014 - 10:13 pm

MANILA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday warned the public against patronising a slimming orange juice which was found to contain toxic...

Four-year term with re-election option for president, V-P eyed 17 Aug 2014 - 10:12 pm

MANILA: Charter change advocate and Caloocan City Rep Edgar Erice would propose in a resolution that he would file this month to set...

Drilon vows to speed up passage of Bangsamoro Law 17 Aug 2014 - 10:11 pm

MANILA: Senate President Franklin Drilon yesterday vowed to speed up the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law by the first quarter of next...

Manila mum on Aquino-Binay face-off in 2016 17 Aug 2014 - 10:11 pm

MANILA: Malacañang Palace downplayed yesterday Vice President Jejomar Binay’s pronouncement that he is ready to face off with President Benigno Aquino in the...

Khan calls for ‘civil disobedience’ movement 17 Aug 2014 - 10:10 pm

Supporters of Canada-based preacher Tahir-ul-Qadri gesture and cheer as party songs play during an anti-government march in Islamabad yesterday. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Imran Khan...

Afghan Army graduation 17 Aug 2014 - 10:09 pm

Afghan Army soldiers on parade during a graduation ceremony in Kabul yesterday. Foreign combat troops are set to leave Afghanistan by the end...

Militants hiding in Pakistani cities, says CIA’s ex-chief 17 Aug 2014 - 10:08 pm

ISLAMABAD: Taliban and Al Qaeda militants are hiding not only in tribal areas but also in Pakistani cities, said former CIA director Michael...

Search on for 5 aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan 17 Aug 2014 - 10:08 pm

KABUL: Afghan police yesterday sought to free five local Red Cross employees kidnapped by gunmen in the western province of Herat, in the...

Pakistani electronic media adopts drone camera technology 17 Aug 2014 - 10:07 pm

ISLAMABAD: Several metres ahead of where containers are blocking the main Islamabad expressway, over a bridge on the Kashmir Highway at the Zero-Point...

Long marches a blessing for street vendors 17 Aug 2014 - 10:07 pm

ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Afrahim, a resident here, says he wishes rallies like the Azadi march and Inqilab march would take place more often in...

Ten foreigners, five locals missing as Indonesia tour boat sinks 17 Aug 2014 - 05:05 pm

JAKARTA: Ten foreign tourists and five Indonesians were missing on Sunday after a boat sank between islands in the east of the country,...

Nepal floods kill at least 97 as cholera fears rise 17 Aug 2014 - 05:00 pm

KATHMANDU: Rescuers Sunday found 12 more bodies buried under mud and debris to bring the death toll from landslides and flooding in Nepal...

Philippine Muslim self-rule bill due on Monday 17 Aug 2014 - 04:58 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino will on Monday receive a completed draft bill to create a Muslim autonomous area, aimed at ending decades...

Air raids kill 31 jihadists in Syria's Raqa 17 Aug 2014 - 04:54 pm

BEIRUT: At least 31 Islamic State militants were killed in Syrian air force raids Sunday in the northern province of Raqa, a stronghold...

Qatari stock market down 0.66pc 17 Aug 2014 - 04:51 pm

DOHA: The Qatari stock market saw a decline of 88.96 points, equivalent to 0.66 percent, on its Sunday session. The index currently stands...

Two Saudis beheaded for murdering compatriots 17 Aug 2014 - 04:31 pm

RIYADH: Two Saudi men were decapitated by sword on Sunday for separate murder charges, the interior ministry said. Yussef al-Nafii, executed in the...