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Sierra Leone confirms seven Ebola cases 30 May 2014 - 06:51 pm

FREETOWN: Sierra Leone on Friday said that it had confirmed seven cases of Ebola and suspects dozens more amid fears the deadly epidemic...

Scientists find compound to fight virus behind SARS, MERS 30 May 2014 - 06:47 pm

GENEVA: An international team of scientists say they have identified a compound that can fight coronaviruses, responsible for the SARS and MERS outbreaks,...

Jihadists kidnap nearly 200 Kurds in Syria 30 May 2014 - 06:39 pm

BEIRUT: Syria's most extremist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), have kidnapped nearly 200 Kurdish civilians from the Aleppo...

Global LNG-Asian spot prices drop again amid low demand 30 May 2014 - 06:26 pm

SINGAPORE: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices continued to slide this week with buyers in no rush to chase cargoes ahead of...

Iran Facebook users given lengthy jail terms 30 May 2014 - 06:22 pm

TEHRAN: An Iranian court has sentenced eight people to jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years for crimes including anti-regime propaganda posted...

Tokyo stocks close down 0.34pc ending six-day rally 30 May 2014 - 06:18 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.34 percent on Friday, snapping a six-day winning streak, as the stronger yen dented some exporters' shares...

Japan to play more proactive role in Asian security: PM 30 May 2014 - 06:11 pm

SINGAPORE: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Friday his country would play a larger role in promoting peace in Asia, and called for...

Half of Yemenis threatened by food crisis: UN 30 May 2014 - 06:08 pm

GENEVA: Nearly half of Yemen's population is going hungry, the UN's food agency warned Friday, saying it was scaling up its aid to...

Indonesia tests Cadbury products in pig DNA scare 30 May 2014 - 06:03 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are carrying out tests on Cadbury chocolate after pig DNA was found in some of its products in Malaysia, an...

Four arrested in Pakistani woman bludgeoning case 30 May 2014 - 06:01 pm

CHAK 367, Pakistan: Pakistani police investigating the murder of a woman bludgeoned to death outside a court have arrested four men, a senior...

Football: Real Madrid ordered to close part of stadium over racism 30 May 2014 - 05:57 pm

NYON, Switzerland: UEFA have ordered Real Madrid to partially close two sectors of its Santiago Bernabeu stadium for one European match because of...

Two protesters killed in CAR capital following church attack 30 May 2014 - 05:50 pm

BANGUI, Central African Republic: Two people were killed when peacekeepers opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters in the Central African Republic on...

Siemens says to axe about 11,600 jobs 30 May 2014 - 02:55 pm

FRANKFURT: German industrial giant Siemens plans to eliminate about 11,600 jobs around the world as part of a major restructuring, a company spokesman...

easyJet chief executive McCall settled in for the long haul 30 May 2014 - 02:47 pm

LONDON: When Carolyn McCall took the top job at Britain's easyJet, the abrasive boss of rival low-cost airline Ryanair attempted to write her...

Moody's says EU reform weighs on outlook for 82 European banks 30 May 2014 - 02:22 pm

PARIS: Moody's rating agency lowered the credit outlook for 82 European banks on Friday because a new EU law makes banks mutually responsible...

Football: Malaga name Javi Gracia new coach 30 May 2014 - 02:03 pm

MADRID: Malaga announced Friday they have signed up coach Javi Gracia for the next two seasons after he quit relegated Osasuna. Gracia, 44,...

Snowden says he wants to return to US 30 May 2014 - 01:21 pm

‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor and managing editor Brian Williams (left) during an interview with former US defence contractor Edward Snowden in Moscow in...

Japan's TEPCO to build coal-fired power plant in Philippines 30 May 2014 - 01:10 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it will build a new coal-fired thermal power plant in the Philippines as its first overseas...