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Four killed in Yemen forces' clash with Shiite rebels 22 Mar 2014 - 12:38 pm

SANAA: Three Shiite rebels and a Yemeni soldier were killed on Saturday in a gunfight on the outskirts of the northern city of...

Egypt allocates $1bn for local wheat purchase 22 Mar 2014 - 12:34 pm

CAIRO: The Egyptian government expects the domestic wheat harvest to reach 9.5 million tonnes and has allocated seven billion Egyptian pounds or $1...

Air Berlin to be delisted; Etihad raising stake: Report 22 Mar 2014 - 12:04 pm

FRANKFURT: Ailing German airline Air Berlin, which is almost 30 percent owned by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, will be delisted, with Etihad raising...

Security forces kills 5 militants in southwestern Pakistan 22 Mar 2014 - 11:24 am

ISLAMABAD: At least five militants were killed and three others injured in exchange of fire with security forces in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday...

Road accident kills 35 in southwest Pakistan 22 Mar 2014 - 11:24 am

QUETTA: A collision between two passenger buses and a petrol tanker killed 35 people in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, with many...

Malaysia's international reserves exceed US$129bn 22 Mar 2014 - 10:26 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's international reserves stood at RM424.2 billion or equivalent to US$129.6 billion as of March 14, 2014, Malaysia's central bank announced. ...

Turkish Twitter ban draws public fury 22 Mar 2014 - 06:48 am

Caption ANKARA: Turkey’s ban on Twitter ahead of bitterly contested elections sparked public fury over a “digital coup” yesterday, brought international condemnation and...

Anti-racism protest 22 Mar 2014 - 06:46 am

Tunisian women shout slogans during a demonstration against racism in the capital Tunis yesterday.

EU signs landmark deal with Ukraine 22 Mar 2014 - 06:45 am

Flags similar to that of the European Union are flying over Independence Square, in Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday. BRUSSELS: The European Union and Ukraine...

Welcome dance 22 Mar 2014 - 06:43 am

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth (centre) watching dancers perform during a visit to the Rambert dance company in London yesterday. The Queen and Prince Philip...

France suspends most military ties with Russia 22 Mar 2014 - 06:42 am

TALLINN: France has suspended most of its military cooperation with Russia, the French defence minister said yesterday, as Paris was still mulling whether...

Italy rescues more than 4,000 migrants from boats 22 Mar 2014 - 06:42 am

ROME: Italy’s navy has rescued more than 4,000 migrants from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily in the past four...

UK identifies remains of First World War soldiers 22 Mar 2014 - 06:41 am

LONDON: Britain has identified the remains of 10 First World War British soldiers found in northern France five years ago, the Ministry of...

Cuba increases health care staff pay 22 Mar 2014 - 06:41 am

HAVANA: Cuba announced sweeping wage increases for its 440,000 health care workers yesterday, including those sent abroad, citing the billions of dollars they...

Australian planes still in fruitless search 22 Mar 2014 - 06:41 am

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Neville Dawson (centre) monitors his instruments aboard the RAAF AP-3C Orion, some 2,500km southwest of Perth, over...

China trade pact protest 22 Mar 2014 - 06:39 am

A paper sunflower is displayed as activists rally outside parliament in support of student protesters occupying the building in Taipei yesterday. Students, who...

S Korea, Japan and US to hold breakthrough summit in Hague 22 Mar 2014 - 06:39 am

SEOUL: South Korea and Japan said yesterday that their leaders will hold a summit with US President Barack Obama next week, in a...

Michelle Obama pushes soft diplomacy in China 22 Mar 2014 - 06:38 am

BEIJING: US First Lady Michelle Obama met her Chinese counterpart yesterday, a long-anticipated encounter during a week-long trip to promote education and cultural...