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Thai senate rejects disputed amnesty bill 12 Nov 2013 - 10:48 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s senate unanimously rejected a contentious political amnesty bill last night, as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed in Bangkok to...

Indonesians face trial over bomb plot 12 Nov 2013 - 10:48 am

JAKARTA: Two suspected Indonesian extremists went on trial yesterday accused of an “evil conspiracy” to bomb the Myanmar embassy to avenge the killing...

Pay clash shuts over 100 factories in Bangladesh 12 Nov 2013 - 10:48 am

DHAKA: Bangladeshi police fired water cannon and rubber bullets yesterday to break up a protest by garment workers demanding a higher minimum wage,...

Protests over Maldives president’s move 12 Nov 2013 - 10:47 am

MALE: Maldives police clashed with hundreds of protesters yesterday after outgoing President Mohamed Waheed said he would remain in power after his term...

South Korea urges North to identify spy 12 Nov 2013 - 10:47 am

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday urged North Korea to identify a South Korean citizen it said it had arrested for espionage, as a newspaper...

Court awards temple area to Cambodia 12 Nov 2013 - 10:47 am

THE HAGUE: The UN’s top court ruled yesterday that most of the area around a flashpoint ancient temple on the Thai border belongs...

Attiyah at climate talks 12 Nov 2013 - 10:46 am

The Chairman of Administrative Control and Transparency Authority and President of previous COP18 (Conference of the Parties) H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al...

Prison shift for Greenpeace crew 12 Nov 2013 - 10:46 am

MOSCOW: Russia moved the crew of a Greenpeace Arctic protest ship from the northern port of Murmansk yesterday and put them on a...

Three get life in prison for Moscow airport suicide attack 12 Nov 2013 - 10:45 am

MOSCOW: A Moscow region court yesterday sentenced three men to life in prison for their roles in a 2011 suicide bombing attack on...

Polish nationalists riot in capital 12 Nov 2013 - 10:45 am

WARSAW: Polish riot police used rubber bullets yesterday to break up groups of masked far-right youths who threw firecrackers and set fire to...

Iranian musician guns down three band mates in NY 12 Nov 2013 - 10:45 am

NEW YORK CITY: A musician with an Iranian rock band fatally shot three of his band mates and wounded another early yesterday before...

Title dispute delays Congo, M23 deal 12 Nov 2013 - 10:44 am

ENTEBBE, Uganda: A ceremony to formally end Congo’s bloodiest conflict in a decade was delayed yesterday by an 11th-hour spat between the government...

Albanian deputy premier meets Qatari ambassador 12 Nov 2013 - 10:44 am

TIRANA: Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Niko Peleshi has met with HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Albania Yousef bin Hassan Al-Saai. Talks...

Four earthquakes hit Indian capital Delhi 12 Nov 2013 - 10:44 am

NEW DELHI: Four earthquakes shook homes in the Indian capital, Delhi in the wee hours of Tuesday, sending people running into the streets....

Deal on UN inspections of Iran sites 12 Nov 2013 - 10:40 am

Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation Ali Akbar Salehi (left), shakes hands with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano after signing...

Singapore questions suspects in hacking of PM and president websites 12 Nov 2013 - 10:37 am

SINGAPORE: Five local men are being held for allegedly hacking the websites of Singapore's president and prime minister, police said Tuesday, amid a...

Saudi crackdown 12 Nov 2013 - 10:37 am

An Ethiopian worker argues with a Saudi security official as he waits with his countrymen to be repatriated in Manfouha, southern Riyadh, yesterday....

Syria opposition agrees to attend peace talks 12 Nov 2013 - 10:36 am

ISTANBUL: Syria’s Western-backed opposition agreed yesterday to attend planned peace talks in Geneva but said President Bashar Al Assad could play no part...