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Protesters fire shots at Libyan parliament building 15 Jan 2014 - 09:40 am

TRIPOLI: Protesters fired shots at Libya’s parliament building in Tripoli yesterday, hitting it several times and prompting the session to be suspended but...

Protesters torch police vehicle in W Sahara clash 15 Jan 2014 - 09:39 am

RABAT: Young protesters have clashed with Moroccan security forces in Laayoune, the main city of Western Sahara, torching a police vehicle, a rights...

Myanmar steps into international role at ASEAN helm 15 Jan 2014 - 09:32 am

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar begins its first international political role in decades this week as host of Southeast Asia's regional bloc, with experts warning against...

Philippines seeks more US navy ships amid China threat 15 Jan 2014 - 09:17 am

MANILA: The Philippines wants to acquire two more navy ships from the United States to boost its maritime protection amid threats from China,...

Tokyo stocks close up 2.50pc 15 Jan 2014 - 09:13 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed up 2.50 percent on Wednesday, thanks to a rebound in the dollar against the yen and tracking a rise...

Bahrain's GFH agrees part sale of Leeds United stake 15 Jan 2014 - 08:59 am

MANAMA: Bahrain-based investment firm Gulf Finance House (GFH) has agreed a partial sale of its stake in English soccer club Leeds United, the...

United scraps $1bn Airbus order 15 Jan 2014 - 08:58 am

NEW YORK: United Airlines has scrapped an order for 12 single-aisle jets from Airbus worth more than one billion dollars at catalog prices. ...

JAL Dreamliner hit by battery problem 15 Jan 2014 - 08:58 am

TOKYO: Japan Airlines has grounded one of its Dreamliner jets after it found "white smoke" apparently coming from a battery system during a...

Fire breaks out at Musharraf hospital in Pakistan 15 Jan 2014 - 08:57 am

ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out early Wednesday at the Pakistani hospital, where former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was admitted for a heart condition,...

Danish woman gang-raped in Indian capital 15 Jan 2014 - 08:45 am

NEW DELHI: A Danish woman was gang-raped in the Indian capital after getting lost and asking a group of men for directions, police...

Japan's Toshiba to buy 60pc stake in British nuclear firm 15 Jan 2014 - 08:44 am

TOKYO: Japan's Toshiba said Wednesday it would buy a controlling interest in British nuclear firm NuGeneration as it tries to rekindle an atomic...

Painful moments, says Hollande 15 Jan 2014 - 08:36 am

French President Francois Hollande at a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, yesterday. BELOW: Front pages of leading Italian newspapers. PARIS:...

Ukraine threatens to ban church over services 15 Jan 2014 - 08:36 am

KIEV: The Ukrainian government has threatened to outlaw the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church for holding prayer services for opposition protesters occupying Kiev’s central...

Top British soap star goes on trial 15 Jan 2014 - 08:34 am

British Actor William Roache (centre) leaves Preston Crown Court flanked by his son Linus (left) and daughter Verity on the first day of...

British phone-hacking trial shown footage of alleged Brooks cover-up 15 Jan 2014 - 07:34 am

LONDON: The trial of Rebekah Brooks, who ran Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper arm, was shown film footage yesterday of her husband involved in...

Car bomb kills 29 in Nigeria Islamist hub 15 Jan 2014 - 07:30 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: A car bomb killed at least 29 people yesterday in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, the epicentre of an Islamist revolt,...

Russia bars leading US scribe from country; Washington protests 15 Jan 2014 - 07:29 am

WASHINGTON: US journalist David Satter, a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday he had been banned from the country...

France population growth rate drops sharply 15 Jan 2014 - 07:28 am

PARIS: France’s birth rate fell under the symbolically important bar of two children per woman and the country saw its lowest population growth...