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Kim’s ‘empty’ peace gesture dismissed 04 Jan 2014 - 04:46 am

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday dismissed North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s conciliatory words in his New Year message as an empty gesture, urging Pyongyang...

Tokyo fire halts bullet trains 04 Jan 2014 - 04:46 am

TOKYO: A fire near a central Tokyo station threw parts of Japan’s bullet train system into chaos yesterday, as tens of thousands of...

China health officials deny hepatitis B vaccine killed babies 04 Jan 2014 - 04:46 am

BEIJING: China’s health authorities said yesterday that they have found no link between a hepatitis B vaccine and the deaths of 17 children...

Slain suspects ‘had targeted US Embassy’ 04 Jan 2014 - 04:46 am

JAKARTA: Suspected terrorists killed in a New Year’s Eve police raid near Jakarta had planned to carry out attacks targeting the US embassy,...

Nine Muslim rebels killed 04 Jan 2014 - 04:45 am

COTABATO: Philippine troops repulsed a series of attacks by a breakaway Muslim insurgent group in the country’s south that left nine rebels dead...

Anti-narcotics drive intensified 04 Jan 2014 - 04:45 am

MANILA: Anti-narcotics agencies have intensified their cooperation not only among themselves but also with foreign counterparts, a move to ensure the country not...

Govt close to achieving competitiveness goal 04 Jan 2014 - 04:44 am

MANILA: The Philippines is well on its way to achieving its goal of moving to the top third of global competitiveness rankings by...

No magic wand to solve high power costs: Palace 04 Jan 2014 - 04:44 am

MANILA: There is no magic wand that would immediately resolve the problem of high power costs, Malacañang said yesterday as it admitted that...

Mass burial starts for 1,400 typhoon victims 04 Jan 2014 - 04:44 am

TACLOBAN CITY: Nearly two months after Super Typhoon Yolanda struck, authorities finally began burying yesterday some of the 1,400 bodies left rotting in...

47,000 jobs available for seafarers 04 Jan 2014 - 04:44 am

MANILA: At least 47,000 jobs are open for Filipino seafarers and other others seeking to work aboard international cruise ships. Labor and Employment ...

Gunmen kill senior Sunni activists 04 Jan 2014 - 04:40 am

A mourner (second right) and investigators inspect a car after an attack by unknown gunmen on Sunnis in Islamabad yesterday. ISLAMABAD: Gunmen killed...

Firewood gathering 04 Jan 2014 - 04:40 am

Afghan boys carry firewood in Herat on Thursday. High unemployment and the high cost of living have increased the vulnerability of large sections...

Medics to decide on Musharraf’s treatment 04 Jan 2014 - 04:39 am

RAWALPINDI: Doctors will decide whether Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf must go abroad for treatment after suffering a heart problem on the...

High Court seeks update on education panel appointment 04 Jan 2014 - 04:38 am

ISLAMABAD : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the federal government to apprise the court about specific date and updated status...

Commercial use of army land to be explored 04 Jan 2014 - 04:38 am

ISLAMABAD: A special committee of Pakistan’s Senate (the upper house) will be taking up next week the thorny issue of the commercial use...

Nawaz approves closure of embassies in Chile, Ireland 04 Jan 2014 - 04:38 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved the winding up of Pakistani missions in Ireland and Chile and eight commercial wings of...

Anti-poverty scheme to undergo reform 04 Jan 2014 - 04:38 am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to redesign the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and will work out a new policy for the anti-poverty...

Five killed in Afghanistan 04 Jan 2014 - 04:37 am

Kabul: At least five civilians were killed and 17 injured on Thursday when an explosive-laden motorbike detonated amid a crowd in eastern Afghanistan,...