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Shark fins 31 Jul 2014 - 11:16 pm

A worker lays out shark fins to dry on a road in Hong Kong yesterday. Conservationists say booming demand for fins has put...

25 die as boats sink in Indonesia 31 Jul 2014 - 11:15 pm

Relatives of victims grieve as Indonesian rescue teams search for ferry accident victims in Kapuas, Borneo island on Wednesday. JAKARTA: At least 25...

Security forces get majority in interim Thai legislature 31 Jul 2014 - 11:12 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta yesterday named a majority of active and retired members of the security forces to an interim legislature of 200 people,...

Vietnam ‘violating’ religious freedom 31 Jul 2014 - 11:12 pm

HANOI: Vietnam was accused of “serious violations” of religious freedom by a UN expert yesterday, despite the communist country making some progress on...

China allows foreigners to attend defence briefing 31 Jul 2014 - 11:11 pm

BEIJING: China’s Defence Ministry allowed foreign media for the first time yesterxdday to attend its monthly news conference in another step towards increasing...

S Korea arrests soldiers over conscript death 31 Jul 2014 - 11:11 pm

SEOUL: Five South Korean soldiers have been arrested on manslaughter charges for an assault that led to the death of a young conscript...

Filipinos in Libya to be evacuated 31 Jul 2014 - 11:09 pm

A Marine calls from his cellphone aboard a tank as soldiers join a convoy of Army and Marine armoured personnel carriers, tanks and...

Makeshift home 31 Jul 2014 - 11:08 pm

Filipino women sit next to their makeshift home on a street in the Tondo slum yesterday. The Philippines’ credit rating has been upgraded...

New storm to arrive on Sunday 31 Jul 2014 - 11:08 pm

MANILA: Residents of Luzon, including Metro Manila, could expect improved weather today as Tropical Storm Inday left the Philippine area of responsibility yesterday...

Manila presses freeze on actions in sea row 31 Jul 2014 - 11:07 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will push for a moratorium on any activity that could raise tensions in the South China Sea and West Philippine...

Stop peddling coup rumours: Govt 31 Jul 2014 - 11:07 pm

MANILA: The Defence department yesterday urged those peddling rumours of destabilisation plots to stop and focus on “positive things” happening in the country....

EU wants relations to go beyond trade, aid 31 Jul 2014 - 11:07 pm

MANILA: The European Union intends to have a ‘more strategically well-rounded’ partnership with the Philippines beyond business and humanitarian efforts. Catherine Ashton, EU...

San Miguel Corp eyes Philippine Airlines buyout 31 Jul 2014 - 11:06 pm

MANILA: Philippine conglomerate San Miguel said yesterday it hopes to take full control of the country’s flag carrier within two months by buying...

Military told to list gear needed for disaster response 31 Jul 2014 - 11:06 pm

MANILA: Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday ordered field commanders to submit a list of equipment they need for disaster response so that it...

21 bathers drown off Karachi beach 31 Jul 2014 - 10:20 pm

People gather as a Pakistan Navy diver attached to a sling rope from a helicopter, holds the body of a man after recovering...

Afghan poll resolution inches forward with audit agreement 31 Jul 2014 - 10:19 pm

The Head of Independent Election Commission, Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani, addressing the press conference, in the presence of other officials in Kabul yesterday. KABUL:...

Acid attacks on Pakistani women spark heated debate on Islamisation 31 Jul 2014 - 10:18 pm

QUETTA: A recent spate of acid attacks in a region of Pakistan previously untouched by the crime has sparked an impassioned debate about...

CHINA TIGERS CONFERENCE ECONOMY ASIA 31 Jul 2014 - 09:47 pm

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: SAKAI Source: Tokyo, Japan Keywords: COLOR CHINA TIGERS CONFERENCE ECONOMY ASIA 073114 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New York Times...