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Homecoming queen 13 Oct 2013 - 12:10 am

Miss World 2013 Megan Young of the Philippines waves to fans during her victory parade in Manila.

Palace says abolition of fund a policy statement 13 Oct 2013 - 12:10 am

MANILA: Malacañang clarified yesterday that its announcement of the abolition of the congressional pork barrel – officially called Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)...

Govt, Milf may extend talks 13 Oct 2013 - 12:10 am

MANILA: The peace panels of the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) are likely to extend their 41st exploratory talks to thoroughly...

Elections in Zamboanga likely before December 13 Oct 2013 - 12:10 am

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing holding the special elections in all 19 barangays in Zamboanga City before November 30. “Preferably...

National Capital police sack 82 13 Oct 2013 - 12:06 am

MANILA: At least 82 police officers, 13 of them officials, were removed from their posts in Metro Manila, an official said yesterday. Chief...

Qatar soccer team to meet Yemeni Peer tomorrow 12 Oct 2013 - 02:56 pm

DOHA: Qatar's soccer select team is to play against its Yemeni counterpart tomorrow, Sunday. The match to be played on Thani Bin Jassim...

HE Prime Minister meets Georgia FM 12 Oct 2013 - 02:54 pm

DOHA: HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met on Saturday with the Foreign Minister...

Three arrested over Iraqi Kurdistan attack 12 Oct 2013 - 02:54 pm

ARBIL: The authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan have arrested three men allegedly involved in an attack that killed seven people last month in the...

Qatar, Tunisia sign MoU 12 Oct 2013 - 02:35 pm

TUNIS: The State of Qatar and the Republic of Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on giving the legality for the...

Tajik prime minister meets HE Qatar's ambassador 12 Oct 2013 - 02:32 pm

DUSHANBE: Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov met here on Saturday with Qatar's ambassador to Tajikistan HE Ali Bin Mubarak Al Muhannadi. Talks during...

Mortar rounds hit central Damascus 12 Oct 2013 - 01:35 pm

DAMASCUS: Two mortar rounds slammed into the central Abu Rummaneh neighbourhood of the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, causing casualties and damage, state...

Thousands rally for south Yemen independence 12 Oct 2013 - 01:04 pm

ADEN: Thousands of separatists demanding secession took to the streets of Aden on Saturday to mark the anniversary in 1967 of the independence...

China wins WHO backing for encephalitis vaccine 12 Oct 2013 - 10:57 am

BEIJING: In a first, China has had a vaccine pre-qualified for worldwide use by the World Health Organisation, a move that could help...

Journalist shot dead in Pakistan 12 Oct 2013 - 10:45 am

ISLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a journalist in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, police said. Ayub Khattak, who was working for...

Wadih al-Safi, giant of Lebanese music, dead at 92 12 Oct 2013 - 10:03 am

TRIPOLI: Wadih al-Safi, a Lebanese music legend renowned throughout the Arab world for his singing talent, has died at the age of 92,...

Nobel contender Malala Yousafzai meets Obamas 12 Oct 2013 - 09:43 am

A handout picture provided by the White House shows US President Barack Obama (R), US First Lady Michelle Obama (2-L), and their daughter...

Five dead, millions without power as typhoon hits Philippines 12 Oct 2013 - 09:41 am

MANILA: Typhoon Nari pummelled the northern Philippines early Saturday, ripping roofs off buildings, killing five people and leaving more than two million people...

Seven dead in Vietnam firework factory explosion 12 Oct 2013 - 09:17 am

HANOI: At least seven people died early Saturday in an explosion at a fireworks factory within a military complex, state media reported. The...