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Ukraine rebels free Swedish hostage 27 Apr 2014 - 10:56 pm

Released Swedish military observer (second right) and OSCE representatives leave the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainain city of Slaviansk, yesterday. KUALA...

Bumper-to-bumper in Brussels 27 Apr 2014 - 10:55 pm

Cars stuck in a traffic jam on a road heading towards central Brussels. For two years running, Brussels has been named the most...

New Serbia cabinet to press bid to join EU 27 Apr 2014 - 10:53 pm

BELGRADE: Serbia’s parliament met yesterday to vote in a new cabinet which is expected to push the country’s bid to join the EU...

Fire kills eight at Russian drug rehab centre 27 Apr 2014 - 10:53 pm

MOSCOW: Eight people died yesterday when a fire ravaged a drug rehab centre in Russia’s Altai region, investigators said, the latest tragedy to...

1,300 Muslims quit Bangui, deepening divide 27 Apr 2014 - 10:53 pm

BANGUI: Some 1,300 Muslims fearing attack by mainly Christian militias left the Central African capital Bangui yesterday under heavy guard, deepening the religious...

London Underground rail workers to strike work 27 Apr 2014 - 10:52 pm

LONDON: Millions of commuters face transport chaos this week as workers on the London Underground rail network hold a two-day strike in a...

Tensions rise over observers’ kidnap 27 Apr 2014 - 06:34 am

An armoured personnel carrier is seen near a barricade around the state security service building in Slaviansk, Ukraine, yesterday. SLAVIANSK, Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists...

Dutch mark first King’s Day 27 Apr 2014 - 06:33 am

THE HAGUE: Hundreds of thousands of orange-clad Dutch lined the streets yesterday as the Netherlands celebrated its first “King’s Day” in honour of...

Sainthood at Vatican today 27 Apr 2014 - 06:33 am

VATICAN CITY: Thousands of pilgrims began a night of prayer in Rome yesterday as Pope Francis and Benedict XVI prepared to confer sainthood...

Obama voices solidarity on missing jet 27 Apr 2014 - 06:33 am

US President Barack Obama (centre) poses for a photograph with Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah (second left), Prime Minister Najib Abdul...

Fire in Manila residential area 27 Apr 2014 - 06:32 am

Filipino firemen use water cannons to extinguish a blaze in a residential area in Manila yesterday. The Manila Fire Department said the fire...

Thailand jails protest leader 27 Apr 2014 - 06:31 am

BANGKOK: Thai authorities have made a rare arrest of one of the leaders of the country’s anti-government protest movement on charges including insurrection...

Nepal bill offers amnesty for war crimes 27 Apr 2014 - 06:31 am

KATHMANDU: Former Maoist rebels and security forces who committed torture, killings and other crimes during Nepal’s decade-long civil war could be granted amnesty...

Workers hold protest over factory disaster 27 Apr 2014 - 06:30 am

SAVAR: Thousands of Bangladeshis held emotional and violent protests on the one-year anniversary of the world’s worst garment factory disaster, as Western retailers...

All sunken ferry crew in custody, say prosecutors 27 Apr 2014 - 06:30 am

JINDO: All surviving crew members of a sunken South Korean ferry were in custody and under arrest yesterday, prosecutors said, as bad weather...

China probes senior official for corruption 27 Apr 2014 - 06:30 am

BEIJING: China is investigating a senior official in western Qinghai province for graft, the ruling Communist Party’s corruption watchdog said late on Friday,...

Congress alone can develop Telangana, says Prime Minister 27 Apr 2014 - 06:28 am

Rahul Gandhi (centre), Congress party’s vice-president, waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Gujarat yesterday. Hyderabad: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday claimed...

Traffic woes 27 Apr 2014 - 06:27 am

A family of five travels on a motor-bike in the busy traffic of Kolkata yesterday. The frequency of accidents in India is among...