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Brunei unveils tough Shariah punishments 23 Oct 2013 - 01:34 am

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Sultan of Brunei introduced tough Shariah law punishments yesterday, including death by stoning for crimes such as adultery, hailing...

New UK diplomat arrives 23 Oct 2013 - 01:34 am

Asif Anwar Ahmad, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Philippines, arrives at the...

Rebel landmines kill nine soldiers 23 Oct 2013 - 01:33 am

MANILA: Communist insurgents killed nine soldiers on Monday in landmine ambushes in the southern Philippines, the military said yesterday. The attacks, among the...

Quake island officials accused of hoarding aid 23 Oct 2013 - 01:32 am

A doctor tries to revive a newborn boy at a makeshift hospital in Cebu City. The baby was born after a 7.4 magnitude...

10 million annual tourists target by 2016 ‘hard task’ 23 Oct 2013 - 01:31 am

MANILA: The Philippines will have a tough time getting 10 million tourists each year by 2016 amid bad roads and unexpected setbacks, industry...

Philippines, India to step up ties amid China stand-off 23 Oct 2013 - 01:31 am

MANILA: Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid agreed to boost military and defence cooperation between their...

13 Vietnamese held with turtles 23 Oct 2013 - 01:31 am

PUERTO PRINCESA: Thirteen Vietnamese fishermen were arrested after being found in Philippine waters with a haul of protected sea turtles, police said on...

Jet acquisitions not linked to China territorial row: Official 23 Oct 2013 - 01:30 am

MANILA: The Defence department yesterday maintained that the acquisition of fighter jets from South Korea has nothing to do with the territorial row...

Soldiers to help in election 23 Oct 2013 - 01:30 am

MANILA: The military will deploy more than 800 soldiers to support the Philippine National Police in securing the Barangay polls in Metro Manila...

German lawmakers meet 23 Oct 2013 - 01:20 am

Representatives sing the national anthem during the constituent assembly of the German parliament at the Reichstag building in Berlin, yesterday. The parliament met...

Putin turns to Muslim clerics to ease tension 23 Oct 2013 - 01:20 am

UFA, Russia: President Vladimir Putin accused foreign rivals yesterday of using radical Islam to weaken Russia and appealed to Muslim clerics to help...

Germany calls for tighter integration of Nato states 23 Oct 2013 - 01:19 am

BRUSSELS: Germany called for closer military integration between groups of Nato countries yesterday as the alliance grappled with how to keep its defences...

Zuma red-faced after Malawi gaffe 23 Oct 2013 - 01:19 am

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma was left red-faced yesterday following a public backlash at comments labelling nearby Malawi as backward. While trying...

Mozambique police station attack ends two-decade-old peace deal 23 Oct 2013 - 01:19 am

MAPUTO: Mozambican ex-rebel group Renamo staged a pre-dawn attack on a police station yesterday after declaring the end of a two-decade-old peace deal...

‘Kenya army took goods in mall siege for safekeeping’ 23 Oct 2013 - 01:19 am

NAIROBI: Kenyan troops accused of ransacking Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall during last month’s massacre by Islamist gunmen took goods only “to ensure their...

Queen with horse prop 23 Oct 2013 - 01:16 am

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II receives flowers from a child actor as she inspects the horse prop from the theatre production ‘War Horse’ at...

Obamacare not costing full-time jobs 23 Oct 2013 - 01:16 am

WASHINGTON: The White House said yesterday there was no evidence President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare programme is driving up the number of part-time...

Child removed from Roma family 23 Oct 2013 - 01:16 am

DUBLIN: Irish authorities have removed a child from a Roma family in Dublin, police and a charity said yesterday, in a case that...