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Apple iPhone 5C orders 'not overwhelming' 18 Sep 2013 - 07:52 am

WASHINGTON: Pre-orders for Apple Inc's new plastic-backed, brightly colored iPhone 5C have not been "overwhelming," and supply of both that model as well...

Fishery ban rally 18 Sep 2013 - 04:15 am

Environmentalists wearing protective gear chant slogans during a rally to condemn the visit of Kenji Kagawa, a senior official of Japan’s Ministry of...

Bangla court orders death for Islamist 18 Sep 2013 - 04:15 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court yesterday sentenced a senior Islamist leader to death for mass murder, toughening the punishment originally handed down by the...

Disabled airport bomber faces trial 18 Sep 2013 - 04:14 am

BEIJING: A disabled Chinese man who set off a homemade explosive device at Beijing’s international airport went on trial yesterday, still suffering from...

Cambodian political rivals edge towards deal 18 Sep 2013 - 04:14 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s two main political parties said yesterday they were nearing an agreement to end a political crisis, as the opposition ended...

Officials tried for injuries after graft suspect dies 18 Sep 2013 - 04:14 am

BEIJING: Six Chinese corruption investigators went on trial yesterday for “intentional injury”, a court said, after they allegedly drowned an official in a...

Dalai Lama urges end to violence in Myanmar 18 Sep 2013 - 04:14 am

PRAGUE: The Dalai Lama yesterday urged Myanmar monks to act according to their Buddhist principles, in a plea to end the deadly violence...

UN probe exposes rights abuse by North Korea 18 Sep 2013 - 04:13 am

GENEVA: A UN-mandated investigator yesterday spotlighted “unspeakable atrocities” inflicted on political camp prisoners in North Korea, citing testimony from survivors who saw babies...

KG asked to pay $1.8m damages 18 Sep 2013 - 04:13 am

TOKYO: A Japanese court yesterday ordered a kindergarten to pay $1.8m to parents of four children who died after being put on a...

Hostages freed in Zamboanga siege 18 Sep 2013 - 04:12 am

Soldiers escort hostages in Zamboanga City as the stand-off between the army and rebels entered the ninth day yesterday. ZAMBOANGA: More than 100...

Cebu ‘a good choice for Pope’s visit’ 18 Sep 2013 - 04:12 am

MANILA: A Vatican official said Cebu City is a worthy venue for a major Catholic gathering that is likely be attended by Pope...

War games with US to be held near South China Sea 18 Sep 2013 - 04:11 am

MANILA: The Philippines and the United States will begin war games near disputed South China Sea waters this week, showcasing fast-expanding military ties...

Aquino optimistic about Asean parliamentary talks 18 Sep 2013 - 04:11 am

MANILA: President Benigno Aquino III is optimistic that the 34th Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) will devise frameworks that help shape the future of...

Policeman shot dead in prison 18 Sep 2013 - 04:11 am

MANILA: A police official was shot dead inside the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City yesterday morning. Radio reports said Senior Superintendent Roque...

Sharif honoured 18 Sep 2013 - 04:10 am

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (centre) gestures next to his wife Begum Kalsoom Nawaz as he speaks to Turkish President Abdullah Gul after...

US hopes for direct talks with Taliban 18 Sep 2013 - 04:09 am

WASHINGTON: A US envoy has said that Washington still hoped to talk directly with the Taliban to support an Afghan peace deal but...

Anti-graft watchdog paralysed 18 Sep 2013 - 04:09 am

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Pakistan’s top anti-graft watchdog, has almost become dysfunctional after the Supreme Court dismissed the chairman, Fasih Bokhari,...

Pakistan will have to stop the war, say Taliban 18 Sep 2013 - 04:09 am

PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban insisted they are still at war with government troops because peace talks have yet to start and the military...