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S. Korea to provide US$500 loan to Philippines 26 Nov 2013 - 11:22 am

SEOUL: The South Korean Finance Ministry said it is holding talks with Manila on providing the Philippines a 500 million U.S. dollar loan...

Gunmen kill two Russian military instructors in Yemen 26 Nov 2013 - 11:21 am

SANAA: Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead two Russian military instructors in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday, a Yemeni police source said. The...

Security watch 26 Nov 2013 - 11:21 am

Pakistani security personnel keep watch outside the US consulate in Peshawar yesterday, as Senior Minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Sirajul Haq handed a...

Islamabad to speed up Musharraf treason trial 26 Nov 2013 - 11:19 am

ISLAMABAD: The particular strategies of the legal wizards of the government and Gen Pervez Musharraf about the pace of his high treason trial...

Mexico to award equality prize to Malala Yousafzai 26 Nov 2013 - 11:18 am

ISLAMABAD: Mexico said it will award its 2013 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the...

Iran nuclear deal positive for Pakistan: Analysts 26 Nov 2013 - 11:18 am

ISLAMABAD: The nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers will have ‘positive implications’ for Pakistan in particular and the region at large,...

Afghans consider public stoning 26 Nov 2013 - 11:18 am

KABUL: Afghanistan is considering bringing back stoning for adultery, Human Rights Watch and the justice ministry said yesterday, possibly restoring a punishment in...

44 held with drugs, arms 26 Nov 2013 - 11:18 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police carried out targeted operation in Frontier Colony and Site Area in the wee hours of yesterday, detaining at last 44...

Thai protesters seize govt offices 26 Nov 2013 - 11:09 am

A protester touches the hand of a policemen across barbed wire after giving him flowers at a barricade near a government building chosen...

18,000 flee erupting Mt Sinabung 26 Nov 2013 - 11:07 am

A man sprays pesticides in his farm as Mount Sinabung spews ash near a village in Indonesia yesterday. KARO: Almost 18,000 people have...

US relief boosts military deal chance 26 Nov 2013 - 11:05 am

Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario (left) greets US Congressman Trent Franks during a joint press conference in Manila yesterday as US Congressmen Al...

New airport bus 26 Nov 2013 - 11:03 am

One of the new buses acquired by the Manila International Airport Authority which will ferry passengers having connecting flights in other terminals of...

No funds issued to mayors on forged orders: Budget Secretary 26 Nov 2013 - 11:02 am

MANILA: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) confirmed yesterday that fake special allotment release orders (Saros) to mayors for P879m worth of...

Police sign new rules in gun control law 26 Nov 2013 - 11:01 am

MANILA: The Philippine National Police yesterday signed the implementing Rules and Regulations of the new gun control law to combat the prevalence of...

Experts to talk on sea row 26 Nov 2013 - 11:01 am

MANILA: International experts will attend a conference in Manila next month to find alternative approaches in resolving territorial disputes in Southeast Asia. The...

40,000 illegal OFWs can return to Saudi 26 Nov 2013 - 11:00 am

MANILA: About 40,000 undocumented Filipino workers who returned home from Saudi Arabia because of the kingdom’s crackdown on illegal migrants can now seek...

Q3 economic growth slower 26 Nov 2013 - 11:00 am

MANILA: The pace of Philippine economic growth may be slower in the third quarter but a senior government official said today that the...

China air defence zone dangerous: Japan PM 26 Nov 2013 - 10:59 am

TOKYO: China and Japan raised the temperature in a territorial dispute yesterday with each summoning the other’s ambassador over Beijing’s declaration of an...