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Australian jihadist supporter arrested in Philippines 11 Jul 2014 - 12:01 pm

MANILA: An Australian convert to Islam who publicly urged people via the internet to join "jihad" in Iraq and Syria was arrested in...

Infosys profit up 21pc on US deals 11 Jul 2014 - 11:51 am

MUMBAI: Indian outsourcing giant Infosys reported on Friday a better-than-expected 21 percent jump in quarterly net profit, after winning new deals from US...

Russia cancels entry visa for 2018 World Cup fans 11 Jul 2014 - 11:38 am

MOSCOW: Russia will abolish entry visas for fans, players and referees during the 2018 World Cup that will be hosted there, President Vladimir...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.34pc 11 Jul 2014 - 10:19 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks lost 0.34 percent on Friday after a scare over a Portuguese bank sent Wall Street lower and boosted the yen,...

Oil prices down in Asian trade 11 Jul 2014 - 10:16 am

SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged lower in Asia Friday as fears recede about major supply disruptions in the Middle East, analysts said. US benchmark...

India building world's highest railway bridge 11 Jul 2014 - 09:59 am

KAURI, India: Indian engineers are toiling in the Himalayas to build the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres...

Three Thai police officers killed in ambush 11 Jul 2014 - 09:49 am

BANGKOK: Three policemen were shot dead in an ambush by suspected Muslim militants in Thailand's insurgency-racked far south, an official said Friday. The...

Philippines' Aquino keeps budget chief amid corruption scandal 11 Jul 2014 - 09:14 am

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday rejected a resignation offer from his budget secretary after the top court declared the government's discretionary...

Modi govt budgets for growth 11 Jul 2014 - 07:13 am

Shoppers browse items during a sale at a clothing store in a mall in New Delhi. India’s new right-wing government under Prime Minister...

$33m set aside for world’s tallest statue 11 Jul 2014 - 07:11 am

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set aside $33m of government money to help fund the construction of the world’s tallest...

Actress Zohra Sehgal passes away at 102 11 Jul 2014 - 07:10 am

MUMBAI: Bollywood’s grand dame Zohra Sehgal(pictured), whose seven-decade career spanned theatre, film, dance and television in India and Britain, died in hospital yesterday,...

Brutal reality 11 Jul 2014 - 07:08 am

Forest officials inspect a rhino killed by poachers near the Buraphara range of Kaziranga, some 250km east of Guwahati yesterday. Seventeen one-horned rhinoceroses...

Cigarette prices may burn hole in pocket 11 Jul 2014 - 07:08 am

NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister introduced a double-digit hike in “sin tax” on cigarettes yesterday in his budget as the country seeks to...

Cop’s stolen motorbike used in Pune blast 11 Jul 2014 - 07:07 am

Pune: Three people, including a police constable and a woman, were injured when an explosive device fixed to a motorcycle at a parking...

British public sector workers strike over ‘poverty pay’ 11 Jul 2014 - 07:07 am

People hold inflatable scissors as they take part in a march and rally in central London yesterday. LONDON: Hundreds of thousands of public...

Apartheid assassin refused parole 11 Jul 2014 - 07:06 am

A file photo taken on July 21, 1998 in Pretoria shows Eugene de Kock, who was sentenced to 289 years imprisonment and life...

CIA station chief in Berlin expelled 11 Jul 2014 - 07:05 am

BERLIN: Germany yesterday expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin in an escalating row over alleged spying by the US that has opened...

World’s cities to add 2.5 billion people by 2050: UN 11 Jul 2014 - 07:04 am

UNITED NATIONS: More than half of the world’s seven billion people live in urban areas, with the top “mega cities” — with more...