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Filipino-Algerian Nadjoua Bansil (left) and her sister Linda walk inside a military base in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines, yesterday. ZAMBOANGA: Two Filipina documentary...

Bahrain’s Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (left), Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon (second left), Philippine Vice- President Jejomar Binay (right)...

WASHINGTON: Taliban insurgents will increasingly threaten Afghan stability after international forces withdraw in December, and Kabul will need more troops than currently envisioned...

Afghan policemen stand guard as detained suspects and bags containing heroin are presented during a press conference at a police station in Jalalabad...

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ISLAMABAD: A special court in Pakistan hearing treason charges against ex-ruler Pervez Musharraf yesterday rejected his plea for trial in a military court...

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has detected over Rs5bn worth of gas, electricity and oil theft during its raids across Pakistan since...

MADYAN: One sunny afternoon as she skipped home from school, Saneeda was accosted by her estranged father, who wanted to marry her to...

MANILA: The Philippines is working with the Norwegian government on the possibility of reopening peace talks with communist insurgents, barely a year after...

MANILA: The Philippines is to acquire a squadron of FA-50 fighters from South Korea in a deal worth $422m, a senior Philippine defence...

DAVAO: Seven people were shot dead yesterday in a massive operation against illegal drug dens by police in the southern Philippines, law-enforcement officials...

KUALA LUMPUR:  A Malaysian court found a veteran opposition leader guilty of sedition yesterday in the latest use of a law the government...

BEIJING:  A businesswoman ranked as one of the 50 wealthiest in China has been ousted from a senior political organisation, with state media...

SEOUL:  Around 80 elderly South Koreans met privately yesterday with North Korean relatives they hadn’t seen for 60 years, but several complained the...

BEIJING/WASHINGTON:   China urged the United States yesterday to scrap plans for President Barack Obama to meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama...

SANAA: Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa and HE Qatari Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Hamad Al Hajri placed Friday the cornerstone of Hamad...

JOHANNESBURG: South African Airways told customers on Friday they would no long be able to fly directly from Johannesburg to Sydney, after Australia's...

LONDON: Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland gained on Friday as reports said the state-rescued bank will next week announce about 30,000 job...