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Libyan Prime Minister Zeidan taken from hotel by gunmen 10 Oct 2013 - 07:57 am

TRIPOLI: Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been taken by force by gunmen from a hotel where he was staying in the capital...

Musharraf gets bail in rebel death case 10 Oct 2013 - 05:01 am

Pervez Musharraf ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top court yesterday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the death of a rebel leader, his...

Malala says she does not deserve Nobel yet 10 Oct 2013 - 05:01 am

MINGORA: Malala Yousafzai, the teenage activist nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, says she has not done enough to deserve the award, as...

Taliban angry over ex-commander’s house arrest 10 Oct 2013 - 05:01 am

KABUL: The Taliban yesterday claimed Pakistan had failed to free Abdul Ghani Baradar, the former rebel commander whose release was meant to boost...

Militants mock US over government shutdown 10 Oct 2013 - 05:00 am

KABUL: Taliban militants fighting US troops in Afghanistan taunted Washington yesterday over the government shutdown, accusing US politicians of “sucking the blood of...

Afghanistan ‘risks becoming narco-state’ 10 Oct 2013 - 05:00 am

VIENNA: Afghanistan risks becoming a “full-fledged narco-state” without international support to help create alternative jobs for its people, a senior UN official said...

Afghan air force gets C-130 cargo planes 10 Oct 2013 - 05:00 am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s fledging air force yesterday took delivery of its first two C-130 cargo planes in a boost for the country’s military capability...

Expensive catch 10 Oct 2013 - 04:59 am

The biggest Ludong caught in Region 2 of the Philippines has been preserved by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and included...

Kerry to push for talks on South China Sea 10 Oct 2013 - 04:59 am

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: US Secretary of State John Kerry will push Southeast Asian leaders and China to discuss the South China Sea...

Thailand floods close two factories at industrial park 10 Oct 2013 - 04:59 am

BANGKOK: Flooding at an industrial estate east of the Thai capital has forced the closure of 2 foreign-owned factories producing electronic spare parts,...

Ex-minister jailed for Dhaka genocide 10 Oct 2013 - 04:58 am

DHAKA: A Bangladesh special court yesterday sentenced an elderly former minister to life in prison yesterday for genocide during the 1971 war of...

China arrests 139 in Xinjiang for urging jihad 10 Oct 2013 - 04:58 am

BEIJING: China has arrested 139 people in Xinjiang for allegedly spreading jihad, state-run media said yesterday, as it warns of growing religious extremism...

Myanmar reforms incomplete: US 10 Oct 2013 - 04:58 am

NAYP0YIDAW: US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that Myanmar’s dramatic political reforms were still “incomplete”, a day after the former military-ruled...

Six workers doused with radioactive water 10 Oct 2013 - 04:58 am

TOKYO: Six workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant were doused with radioactive water from a desalination system yesterday, the plant’s operator...

Thailand imposes ISA 10 Oct 2013 - 04:57 am

BANGKOK: Effective today, the Thai Government will impose the Internal Security Act (ISA) at some parts of three districts in Bangkok until October...

Americans fed up with shutdown 10 Oct 2013 - 04:56 am

Protesters hold placards urging the US Congress to end the federal government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, yesterday. With the shutdown...

Passenger lands plane after pilot falls ill mid-air 10 Oct 2013 - 04:56 am

LONDON: A passenger with almost no flying experience landed a light aircraft after being talked down by an instructor on the ground when...

EU okays new shorter flying hours plan amid pilot anger 10 Oct 2013 - 04:55 am

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament yesterday approved a controversial new shorter flying hours regime championed by the European Commission and airlines but opposed by...