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Cambodia opposition threatens strike 26 Sep 2013 - 01:19 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s opposition yesterday threatened a nationwide strike to protest at strongman premier Hun Sen’s disputed return to power, as a UN...

Malaysia seeks tough new security measures 26 Sep 2013 - 01:19 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s government yesterday proposed a legal amendment allowing crime suspects to be detained for years without trial, prompting opposition charges that...

Taiwan receives first of 12 US anti-submarine aircraft 26 Sep 2013 - 01:19 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan yesterday received the first of 12 anti-submarine aircraft from the United States, as it beefs up its naval defences against Republic...

China executes street vendor, provokes outcry 26 Sep 2013 - 01:18 am

BEIJING: China yesterday executed a street food vendor who drew widespread sympathy after fatally stabbing two “heavy-handed” security officials, provoking outraged Web users...

UK woman faces death penalty for drug trafficking 26 Sep 2013 - 01:18 am

JAKARTA: A British woman has appeared in an Indonesian court charged with trafficking around 1.5kg of crystal methamphetamine, an offence punishable by death,...

N Korea ‘nuke progress outpacing sanctions’ 26 Sep 2013 - 01:18 am

SEOUL: North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is developing beyond the international community’s ability to rein it in with effective sanctions and export restrictions,...

Lanka urged to share power with Tamils 26 Sep 2013 - 01:18 am

COLOMBO: India urged Sri Lanka yesterday to share political power with ethnic minority Tamils after their victory in local council elections, in a...

Authority transfer 26 Sep 2013 - 01:16 am

Colonel Jose Luis Martinez (right), Commander of the Spanish contingent in Qala-i-Naw, with Afghan Brigadier general Davoud Shah Wafadar during the authority transfer...

Quetta quake toll 328, more deaths feared 26 Sep 2013 - 01:14 am

QUETTA: The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to 328 yesterday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents...

Fund releases remain slow as govt grapples with priorities 26 Sep 2013 - 01:14 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s federal government released Rs14.5bn last month for meeting development expenditures of half a dozen ministries, a paltry sum when compared with...

85 new schools needed to achieve 100pc enrolment in Islamabad 26 Sep 2013 - 01:13 am

ISLAMABAD: A researcher at a policy dialogue has revealed that if the Pakistani government wanted to achieve 100 percent enrolment in federal capital...

Petrol, diesel prices may be raised next month 26 Sep 2013 - 01:12 am

ISLAMABAD: Prices of major petroleum products in Pakistan may go up by Rs5-6 per litre with effect from October 1 because of rapid...

Rebels kill three labourers, kidnap two during dam attack 26 Sep 2013 - 01:12 am

PESHAWAR: Militants attacked an irrigation dam under construction in northwest Pakistan, killing three workers and kidnapping at least two, officials said yesterday. Around...

Nato strike kills Taliban ‘governor’ 26 Sep 2013 - 01:11 am

Kunduz: The Taliban shadow governor of a northern Afghan district was killed by a Nato airstrike, police said yesterday. “Maulavi Ahmad Shah, the...

Charges filed against 114 Muslim extremists 26 Sep 2013 - 01:09 am

Filipino Special Action Force personnel carry flag-draped coffins of their colleagues killed in action in Zamboanga, as they arrive at a military camp...

Marines get six boats from US for terror fight 26 Sep 2013 - 01:06 am

Marines on a new Small Unit Riverine Craft (SURC) take part in manoeuvres in Manila Bay after a handover ceremony at the Navy...

Senate president: Plunder case aimed at ruining my image 26 Sep 2013 - 01:06 am

MANILA: Senate President Franklin Drilon yesterday said that the plunder case filed by his political rival in Iloilo province is part of a...

Eight witnesses to testify in Napoles detention case 26 Sep 2013 - 01:06 am

MANILA: The Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 issued subpoenas for eight witnesses to be presented by prosecution lawyers tomorrow for the bail...