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Beijing to send more oil rigs to South China Sea 21 Jun 2014 - 12:51 am

BEIJING: China is sending another four oil rigs to the South China Sea, state media and authorities said yesterday, as Beijing and Hanoi...

Malaysia arrests two over boat accidents 21 Jun 2014 - 12:51 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities said yesterday they have arrested two Indonesian men in connection with one of two boat accidents that have left...

Philippine senator arrested over graft 21 Jun 2014 - 12:51 am

MANILA: A Philippine senator who rose to fame as an action movie hero was arrested yesterday, becoming the first politician detained over a...

Google removes Singapore hate blog against Filipinos 21 Jun 2014 - 12:50 am

SINGAPORE: Google has taken down a blog that listed ways to harass Singapore’s Filipino population, drawing praise from Internet users appalled by growing...

British monk freed on bail in Myanmar 21 Jun 2014 - 12:50 am

YANGON: A senior British monk stripped of his clerical status and accused of defaming Buddhism was released from custody in Myanmar on bail...

Pakistan helicopters pound rebel hideouts 21 Jun 2014 - 12:48 am

Pakistani troops keep vigil as civilians, fleeing from military operations in North Waziristan, cross a check point on their arrival in Bannu district...

World Refugee Day 21 Jun 2014 - 12:47 am

Afghan refugees wait for a check-up at a health clinic set up by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to mark World...

Govt seeks four-year extension of debt 21 Jun 2014 - 12:46 am

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has proposed to extend by another four years the statutory deadline to retire the Rs2.6trn debt obtained for...

Karzai urges UN to help solve poll crisis 21 Jun 2014 - 12:46 am

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday intervened for the first time in the country’s growing election crisis, backing a call for UN mediation...

Karachi rangers kill two TTP commanders 21 Jun 2014 - 12:46 am

Islamabad: Rangers personnel conducted an operation in Sultanabad area of Manghopir in Karachi allegedly killing a key commander and the local vice-emir of...

Three Nato soldiers killed in Afghan blast 21 Jun 2014 - 12:45 am

KABUL: A Taliban attack killed three Nato soldiers and a military dog in southern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said, in the latest sign of...

Parliament speaker to name electoral reforms committee 21 Jun 2014 - 12:45 am

ISLAMABAD: Political rivals in the National Assembly overcame on Thursday divisions over budget and other issues to jointly authorise the house speaker to...

Pakistani paramilitary forces kill two gunmen in Karachi 20 Jun 2014 - 03:15 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani paramilitary forces today killed two gunmen in a raid in the city of Karachi, capital of Sindh province in southern Pakistan. ...

Philippine, US warships to hold drills near China-claimed waters 20 Jun 2014 - 03:12 pm

MANILA: Philippine and US warships are set to kick off joint drills near disputed South China Sea waters next week, a Filipino military...

Thirteen dead, two missing in Nepal landslides 20 Jun 2014 - 02:23 pm

KATHMANDU: Thirteen people were killed in landslides in Nepal's western districts of Gulmi and Pyuthan, local media reported Friday. Nine people were killed...

At least ten die, three missing in Bulgaria flooding 20 Jun 2014 - 02:20 pm

SOFIA: At least ten people, including two children, died and three more were missing in heavy floods after torrential rain lashed Bulgaria, Interior...

Suicide bomber kills two on Lebanon road to Damascus 20 Jun 2014 - 12:29 pm

BEIRUT: A suicide bomber killed at least two people at a Lebanese checkpoint on the main highway from Beirut to Damascus on Friday,...

MH370 hunt to shift south 20 Jun 2014 - 11:49 am

SYDNEY: The drawn-out search for missing Malaysian Flight MH370 will revert to an area hundreds of kilometres south of the previously suspected crash...