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Nawaz Sharif a billionaire 28 Dec 2013 - 05:34 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is among the few parliamentarians who are billionaires, revealed statements of assets and liabilities of lawmakers for...

Japan to transfer US base 28 Dec 2013 - 05:33 am

TOKYO: The governor of Japan’s Okinawa yesterday approved a controversial plan to relocate a US air base to a less populous part of...

New Year calendars 28 Dec 2013 - 05:32 am

A man inspects wall calendars for 2014 at a book stores in Hanoi yesterday. Vietnamese refer to the lunar calendar to do business...

Miss International parade 28 Dec 2013 - 05:31 am

Miss International 2013 Bae Rose Santiago waves to the crowd during a victory parade in Manila yesterday. The Filipino won the 53rd Miss...

USS Cowpens in Subic 28 Dec 2013 - 05:30 am

The USS Cowpens is docked at the Alava Pier in Subic Bay Freeport yesterday. The guided missile cruiser almost collided with a Chinese...

Anti-narcotics agencies beef up security 28 Dec 2013 - 05:29 am

MANILA: The Philippines said yesterday it will take special measures to investigate the entry of Mexico’s feared Sinaloa drug cartel into the country....

Army renews call for rebels to end fighting 28 Dec 2013 - 05:28 am

MANILA: The military yesterday renewed its call for communist rebels to abandon the armed struggle in the wake of attacks attributed to the...

20,000 Haiyan victims take part in emergency employment programmes 28 Dec 2013 - 05:28 am

MANILA: Over 20,000 workers who lost their jobs are taking part in the emergency employment programmes to speed up recovery after Super Typhoon...

Detained MNLF members shifted to Navy ship 28 Dec 2013 - 05:28 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine Navy (PN) transported under tight security yesterday all the detained members of the Nur Misuari faction of the Moro...

Filipino-American driver returns $300,000 left in his taxi 28 Dec 2013 - 05:28 am

LAS VEGAS: A Filipino-American taxi driver found a paper bag full of cash here last Monday but promptly turned it over to his...

Visa-free entry to Myanmar for Filipinos from January 28 Dec 2013 - 05:27 am

MANILA: Filipinos can visit Myanmar without a visa starting early next year when the agreement between the Philippines and Myanmar on visa-free entry...

Tricycle driver, two kids killed 28 Dec 2013 - 05:27 am

HAGONOY: A 46-year-old tricycle driver and his two children aged 24 and 15 were massacred while asleep in their house in this coastal...

British PM confronted by angry flood victim 28 Dec 2013 - 05:27 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) talks with residents and environment agency workers in the village of Yalding in Kent, Britain, yesterday, during...

Brazil President visits flood-hit region 28 Dec 2013 - 05:26 am

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff (left) getting information on the situation in the zones affected by floodings due to strong rains that have hit...

Immigration fears spark political storm 28 Dec 2013 - 05:24 am

LONDON: They’re portrayed as pickpockets who will steal British jobs. There are predictions they will beg, the unruly young ones will stir up...

Six more Greenpeace activists leave Moscow 28 Dec 2013 - 05:24 am

PARIS: Five British Greenpeace activists and one Canadian left Russia yesterday after an amnesty that halted their prosecution for a protest against oil...

Ukraine police allege opposition ties to reporter’s attackers 28 Dec 2013 - 05:23 am

KIEV: Police in Ukraine yesterday accused five suspects detained over the savage beating of a reporter of links to the opposition, an allegation...

Russia buries Kalashnikov in ‘pantheon’ for heroes 28 Dec 2013 - 05:23 am

MYTISHCHI, Russia: Russia yesterday buried Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the iconic AK-47 assault rifle that was the favoured weapon of guerrillas worldwide,...