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N Korea’s reign of terror worries South 11 Dec 2013 - 11:32 am

South Korean President Park Geun-hye speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul yesterday. SEOUL: North Korea is engaged...

Wet Christmas 11 Dec 2013 - 11:28 am

A diver dressed in Santa Claus costume swims with sardines during a promotional event for “Sardines Feeding Show with Santa Claus” at the...

Human rights protest 11 Dec 2013 - 11:24 am

Activists burn an effigy of President Benigno Aquino III during a protest marking International Human Rights Day in Manila yesterday. They called for...

Tributes to Mandela 11 Dec 2013 - 11:23 am

A Filipina lights a candle after putting flowers in front of a portrait of former South African president Nelson Mandela at the lobby...

Kerry to visit areas hit by typhoon 11 Dec 2013 - 11:22 am

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry is to make his first visit to the Philippines since taking office to see first-hand the...

Congress revives budget oversight 11 Dec 2013 - 11:21 am

MANILA: Lawmakers may have lost their discretion over billions of pesos in lump sum public funds, but they will continue to have a...

MNLF chief not at OIC meeting 11 Dec 2013 - 11:20 am

MANILA: Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari was not seen yesterday attending the 40th session of the Organisation of Islamic...

Pop star Bieber brings cheer in Tacloban City 11 Dec 2013 - 11:20 am

TACLOBAN: Pop megastar Justin Bieber hugged, sang to, danced and played with young survivors of the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon yesterday, bringing cheer to...

Supreme Court fast-tracks Maguindanao massacre trial 11 Dec 2013 - 11:20 am

MANILA: The Philippine Supreme Court announced steps yesterday to speed up the trial of members of a powerful clan accused of murdering 58...

Thai PM urges protesters to vote 11 Dec 2013 - 11:19 am

BANGKOK: Her eyes swelling with tears, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded for anti-government protesters to clear the streets after she called a...

Riot a wake-up call for Singaporean officials 11 Dec 2013 - 11:17 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s first major riot in four decades is forcing the wealthy island to confront a stubborn but vexing question: how to treat...

Japan official calls for talks with China 11 Dec 2013 - 11:16 am

Tokyo: Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has stressed the need for security talks with China to avert the risk of an incident in...

Cambodians mark Human Rights Day 11 Dec 2013 - 11:16 am

PHNOM PENH: Thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters and activists, including Buddhist monks, took to the streets yesterday to mark Human Rights Day and...

Myanmar frees 44 political prisoners 11 Dec 2013 - 11:03 am

YANGON: Myanmar on Wednesday freed 44 political detainees, a presidential adviser said, the latest in a series of prisoner amnesties by the country's...

OIC ministers sign charter for the Islamic Organization for Food Security 11 Dec 2013 - 11:02 am

CONAKRY: Nineteen Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have acceded to the Statute of the Islamic Organization for Food Security,...

Japan to spend $970m on nuclear soil store: Report 11 Dec 2013 - 10:29 am

TOKYO: Japan is planning to earmark 100 billion yen or $970 million for a storage facility for tens of thousands of tonnes of...

Tokyo stocks close 0.62pc lower 11 Dec 2013 - 10:20 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 0.62 percent lower Wednesday, with exporters hit by a stronger yen and despite a Washington budget deal that aims...

Twitter adds photo sharing to direct messages 11 Dec 2013 - 09:59 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Updated mobile software rolled out Tuesday by Twitter lets smartphone users send pictures in direct, personal messages seen only by recipients...