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Catherine in Australia’s Uluru 23 Apr 2014 - 01:25 am

Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, speaks with Aboriginal elders during a visit to Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre at Uluru in the Northern Territory...

Espionage hacking grows: Report 23 Apr 2014 - 01:24 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Hacking for espionage purposes is sharply increasing, with groups or national governments from Eastern Europe playing a growing role, according to...

Italy rescues 1,149 migrants in two days 23 Apr 2014 - 01:24 am

ROME: Italy has rescued over 1,000 migrants over the past 48 hours, the navy said yesterday, amid rising criticism from the political right...

French hostage in Mali dead 23 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

PARIS: A French hostage kidnapped two years ago in western Mali by the Al Qaeda-linked Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa...

Hit by ‘hard times’, Mugabe accepts $4,000 a month 23 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

HARARE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said he gets by on a modest salary of $4,000 a month because of the “hard times”...

UKIP launches EU election campaign 23 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

LONDON: British anti-EU party UKIP launched its campaign for next month’s European elections yesterday and fended off accusations that its posters were racist...

Brown urges Scots to stick with UK 23 Apr 2014 - 01:22 am

LONDON: Former British prime minister Gordon Brown warned Scots yesterday of a pensions “time bomb” in their ageing population as he joins a...

States can ignore race in university admissions: US Supreme Court 23 Apr 2014 - 01:22 am

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states can disregard race as a factor in university admissions, in a fresh blow to...

Ex-UK tabloid editor admits approving police payment 23 Apr 2014 - 01:21 am

LONDON: Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson admitted in court yeseterday to approving a payment to a royal policeman for information,...

T-SHIRT SIZE ENVIRONMENT RECYCLE BIG SIZE 22 Apr 2014 - 11:59 pm

Group: PETT Credit: JOEL PETT Source: Lexington Herald-Leader Keywords: COLOR EARTH DAY T-SHIRT SIZE ENVIRONMENT RECYCLE BIG SIZE 042114 Provider: CartoonArts International /...

RUSSIA UKRAINE SEPARATISTS BOOT 22 Apr 2014 - 11:58 pm

Group: ViewsEurope Credit: BLEIBEL Source: Daily Star - Beirut, Lebanon Keywords: COLOR RUSSIA UKRAINE SEPARATISTS BOOT 041614 Provider: CartoonArts International / The New...

War of words over attack on scribe 22 Apr 2014 - 11:40 pm

Activists from the Defence of Human Rights Pakistan organisation shout slogans during a protest against the attack on television journalist Hamid Mir by...

Korea ferry death toll rises to 121 22 Apr 2014 - 11:36 pm

People attend a vigil for the missing passengers in central Ansan yesterday. JINDO: The confirmed death toll from South Korea’s ferry disaster rose...

Insurance cover for sherpas on Everest raised by 50 percent 22 Apr 2014 - 11:36 pm

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s government agreed yesterday to compensation demands for Mount Everest sherpas, after the single deadliest avalanche on the world’s highest mountain killed...

Sea dispute with China 22 Apr 2014 - 10:43 pm

Filipino protesters demand an end to China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea, known as South China Sea, in a rally in front...

Thai parties to discuss elections anew 22 Apr 2014 - 10:42 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand’s quarrelling political parties are to meet yesterday to discuss a roadmap to fresh elections following months of deadly street protests aimed...

Philippine senators face suspension 22 Apr 2014 - 10:39 pm

MANILA: Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile and Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Bong Revilla Jr are facing automatic suspension once the Sandiganbayan...

Indonesia outgoing audit chief named in $32m graft 22 Apr 2014 - 10:38 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesian anti-corruption officials have named the outgoing audit agency chief a suspect in a $32m graft case, the latest high-profile scandal to...