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Bangla garment factory fire: Owners sent to jail 10 Feb 2014 - 08:14 am

The owners of Tazreen Fashions, Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda Akter, leave court after a hearing in Dhaka yesterday. DHAKA: Owners of...

Heavy snow hits Japan, 11 dead 10 Feb 2014 - 08:13 am

A woman walks with sticks on a snow covered road in Tokyo yesterday. The heaviest snow in decades in Tokyo and other areas...

‘One Billion Rising’ campaign 10 Feb 2014 - 08:12 am

Women dance to the theme song of the “One Billion Rising” campaign in Hong Kong yesterday. “One Billion Rising” is a globally coordinated...

Manila expects US help in sea row 10 Feb 2014 - 08:11 am

US navy ship USS Pinckney, an Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, docks in Manila Harbor, Philippines. The destroyer is in Manila for...

Manila Bay 10 Feb 2014 - 08:10 am

Children swim at the Manila Bay, Philippines, yesterday. According to authorities from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Manila Bay should be...

China decries US comments on South China Sea 10 Feb 2014 - 08:08 am

BEIJING: China has accused the United States of undermining peace and development in the Asia-Pacific after a senior US official said concern was...

Ruling party candidate elected Tokyo governor 10 Feb 2014 - 08:08 am

TOKYO: A candidate backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won yesterday’s election for governor of Tokyo, frustrating a rival’s efforts to make the...

Anger in Indonesia at parole for Aussie trafficker 10 Feb 2014 - 08:08 am

KEROBOKAN: Indonesian lawmakers and an anti-drugs group expressed anger yesterday at Jakarta’s decision to parole Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby, as she prepared...

Nepal’s parliament set to elect veteran as PM 10 Feb 2014 - 08:07 am

KATHMANDU: Veteran politician Sushil Koirala was expected to become Nepal’s new prime minister after a rival political party announced its support on Sunday,...

Historic China-Taiwan talks start long road to closer ties 10 Feb 2014 - 08:07 am

TAIPEI: China and Taiwan are gearing up for their first government-to-government meeting in more than six decades tomorrow — but analysts say renewed...

Army chief vows to support anti-insurgency efforts 10 Feb 2014 - 08:06 am

MANILA: The new chief of the 85,000-strong Philippine Army yesterday vowed to support efforts by field units to curb the decades-long insurgency in...

Five dead in another bus crash 10 Feb 2014 - 08:05 am

MANILA: Five people have been killed in a bus crash in the northern Philippines, the second deadly bus accident in two days, authorities...

MILF not closing doors to Kato and followers 10 Feb 2014 - 08:05 am

COTABATO CITY: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is still open to reconciliation if Ustadz Ameril Ombra Kato and his followers in the Bangsamoro...

14 Chinese nationals held for black sand mining in Bicol 10 Feb 2014 - 08:05 am

MANILA: Fourteen Chinese nationals were arrested in a raid on an alleged illegal black sand mining site in Camarines Norte on Thursday, which...

Severe weather cuts off rail links to southwest England 10 Feb 2014 - 07:53 am

Two people are rescued by the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service during continued flooding at Burrowbridge in southwest England yesterday. BURROWBRIDGE,...

Beckham at NY Fashion Week 10 Feb 2014 - 07:50 am

Former England soccer captain David Beckham (right) takes a ‘selfie’ of himself and his children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper, before the Victoria...

Swiss vote to curb immigration by EU citizens 10 Feb 2014 - 07:21 am

Politicians of the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) cheer after the results in Berne, Switzerland, yesterday. GENEVA: Switzerland voted yesterday to impose curbs on...

70,000 rally in Kiev in show of force 10 Feb 2014 - 07:15 am

Demonstrators take part in a mass rally on Independence Square in Kiev yesterday. KIEV: An estimated 70,000 pro-Western Ukrainians thronged the heart of...