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Nepal visit highly productive, says Sushma 28 Jul 2014 - 02:54 am

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (centre) gestures as she arrives at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu yesterday. Swaraj is on a three-day official...

Police crackdown 28 Jul 2014 - 02:53 am

Indonesian police arrest an injured protester (foreground) during a raid by police and military personnel to shut down Surabaya’s red light district, popularly...

Gory video of Bali dog cull emerges 28 Jul 2014 - 02:51 am

DENPASAR, Indonesia: Among the white sandy beaches, luxury villas and temples, authorities on the Indonesian island of Bali are carrying out mass culls...

Stronger rules needed on flight paths: Malaysia Airlines official 28 Jul 2014 - 02:51 am

Kuala Lumpur: The commercial director of Malaysia Airlines yesterday called for a complete overhaul of the way flight paths are deemed safe following...

China to hold military exercises in southeast coastal areas 28 Jul 2014 - 02:51 am

BEIJING: China will hold military exercises in southeast coastal areas beginning on Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defence said yesterday. It described the...

All victims in Taiwan plane crash identified 28 Jul 2014 - 02:50 am

Taipei: All the bodies of 48 victims in the Taiwan passenger plane crash have been identified, the island’s aviation safety council said yesterday....

PLANE TERRORISM CRASH WINDOW UKRAINE RUSSIA MALAYSIA 28 Jul 2014 - 02:49 am

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Philippines welcomes 100 millionth baby 28 Jul 2014 - 02:42 am

Newly-born baby girl Jennalyn Sentino, who has been designated the Philippines’ 100,000,000th baby, sleeps during a presentation at a government hospital in Manila...

Church centenary draws two million 28 Jul 2014 - 02:41 am

Fireworks are set off during the centenary celebrations of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) outside the Philippine Arena Dome, in Bocaue, Bulacan,...

Key legislation on anvil as Congress resumes 28 Jul 2014 - 02:40 am

MANILA: The 16th Congress will open its second regular session with lawmakers facing intense pressure to approve landmark legislation amid moves to amend...

Manila for moratorium on disruptive acts in sea row 28 Jul 2014 - 02:39 am

MANILA: The Philippines is determined to get all countries concerned in Southeast Asia to agree on a moratorium on provocative and destabilising actions...

Scented stamps of Cory paintings to be released 28 Jul 2014 - 02:39 am

MANILA: Rose scented stamps featuring five paintings by former president Corazon Aquino will be sold to the public starting August 1 to mark...

BRICS WORLD BANK WINDOW USA TRADE ECONOMY BRAZIL CHINA SOUTH AFRICA RUSSIA 28 Jul 2014 - 12:27 am

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High fares hit travellers hard during Eid 28 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

Passengers inside a train at Karachi’s Cantonment railway station yesterday. ISLAMABAD: As Pakistanis prepare to go home to celebrate Eid with their families,...

Heightened security 28 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

Afghan security personnel search a resident ahead of Eid Al Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at a...

Pashtun poets struggle to hold on to craft 28 Jul 2014 - 12:05 am

BANNU: For more than five centuries, poets in remote northwestern Pakistan have recited verses about the area’s mountainous scenery, their tribal culture and...

Haqqani militants won’t be spared: Pakistan envoy 28 Jul 2014 - 12:05 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Jalil Abbas Jilani, has reiterated that the North Waziristan operation against terrorists was going to be comprehensive...

Situation tense in Saharanpur 27 Jul 2014 - 11:55 pm

Protesters shout slogans in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh yesterday. LUCKNOW: Authorities yesterday deployed drone cameras in curfew-bound Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, a day...