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Rooster battle 11 Aug 2014 - 10:55 pm

Villagers engage in cockfighting inside a makeshift arena as part of the town’s annual ‘fiesta’ celebrations in Barangay San Roque, outside Manila, on...

Philippines’ rebels vow to win peace 11 Aug 2014 - 10:54 pm

MANILA: Muslim rebels who have been waging a decades-long rebellion in the Philippines said yesterday they would “do everything possible” to ensure a...

Six firms vie for huge rice import contract 11 Aug 2014 - 10:54 pm

MANILA: Six companies are bidding for a contract to import 500,000 metric tonnes of rice from September to November this year, the National...

Truckers, customs brokers stage rally in Manila 11 Aug 2014 - 10:53 pm

MANILA: An organisation of truckers and Customs brokers staged protests in front of various government agencies and at port operator Asian Terminals Inc...

Senator undergoes medical tests at PGH 11 Aug 2014 - 10:53 pm

MANILA: In compliance with the Sandiganbayan’s order issued Friday, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile was brought to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila...

Typhoon Halong leaves 10 dead, dozens hurt in Japan 11 Aug 2014 - 10:53 pm

Stranded cars are seen in floodwater caused by Typhoon Halong in Kochi, western Japan, on Sunday. TOKYO: As many as 10 people died...

S Korea offers $13.3m for UN aid projects in North 11 Aug 2014 - 10:51 pm

SEOUL: South Korea said yesterday it would provide $13.3m in funding for UN humanitarian projects in North Korea -- its second indirect aid...

Ex-Thai PM Shinawatra returns home 11 Aug 2014 - 10:51 pm

BANGKOK: Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has returned home from a trip overseas, putting an end to speculation she would stay away...

Torrential rains flood blast-ravaged Taiwan, closes schools 11 Aug 2014 - 10:51 pm

TAIPEI: Torrential rain yesterday forced the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung to shut schools and offices as floods overwhelmed its sewage system which was...

Dhaka rescuers call off search for sunken boat 11 Aug 2014 - 10:50 pm

DHAKA: Bangladeshi rescuers yesterday called off their search for a heavily overloaded river boat that sank a week ago drowning scores of passengers,...

China holds man over Xinjiang ‘massacre’ 11 Aug 2014 - 10:50 pm

BEIJING: China has detained a man on suspicion of making up rumours that the Chinese military had killed thousands of people in Xinjiang,...

WHO hosts meeting on experimental Ebola drug use 11 Aug 2014 - 10:18 pm

GENEVA: As the world scrambles to stem the rapid spread of the killer Ebola virus, the World Health Organisation was hosting a meeting...

Growing numbers sign up to Swiss right-to-die society 11 Aug 2014 - 10:18 pm

ZURICH: A Swiss organisation that helps people take their own lives and defends their right to refuse medical treatment says it has seen...

German trial of ‘serial Autobahn’ shooter begins 11 Aug 2014 - 10:18 pm

WUERZBURG, Germany: A truck driver accused of a five-year indiscriminate shooting spree on German motorways to teach other road users a “lesson” went...

German trial of ‘serial Autobahn’ shooter begins 11 Aug 2014 - 10:17 pm

WUERZBURG, Germany: A truck driver accused of a five-year indiscriminate shooting spree on German motorways to teach other road users a “lesson” went...

First MH17 crash report ‘in weeks’: Dutch investigators 11 Aug 2014 - 10:17 pm

THE HAGUE: Dutch air crash investigators said yesterday they expect to release an initial report into what brought down flight MH17 over Ukraine...

PUTIN VUELO MH17 UCRANIA RUSIA PROTESTA CULPAS DERRIBO ACUSACIONES TANQUES 11 Aug 2014 - 10:15 pm

Grupo: KAL CrŽdito: KAL Fuente: The Economist - Londres, Inglaterra Claves: PUTIN VUELO MH17 UCRANIA RUSIA PROTESTA CULPAS DERRIBO ACUSACIONES TANQUES 072414 Proveedor:...

4,000 flags to flutter in Delhi on I-Day 11 Aug 2014 - 10:02 pm

Police personnel take part in a rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations in Chennai yesterday. India commemorates its Independence Day on August 15. New...