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Fighting spreads as rebels besiege city 13 Sep 2013 - 10:27 am

Police special forces take cover as they move forward to enemy positions among burning houses during a battle with Muslim rebels, as the...

Ex-solicitor general Frank Chavez dies of heart attack 13 Sep 2013 - 10:27 am

MANILA: Former Solicitor General Frank Chavez died of a stroke on Wednesday night. He was 66. Chavez, who pursued cases against former presidents...

Talks on army presence resume 13 Sep 2013 - 10:27 am

MANILA: Manila and Washington are expected to discuss the joint use of United States (US) equipment when they resume talks on a deal...

Aquino ‘doesn’t know Napoleses’ 13 Sep 2013 - 10:26 am

MANILA: Malacañang yesterday released several photos of President Benigno Aquino III with Janet Lim-Napoles and some members of her family taken in a...

Senators got 50pc of funds given to Napoles NGOs: Luy 13 Sep 2013 - 10:26 am

MANILA: Some senators pocketed 50 percent of the congressional assistance that went to ghost projects and bogus non-governmental organisations (NGOs) set up by...

5 drug suspects held in sting operation 13 Sep 2013 - 10:25 am

MANILA: The Taguig City Police yesterday arrested five suspected dealers of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Maharlika Village in Taguig City. City...

Al Qaeda calls for attacks inside United States 13 Sep 2013 - 09:57 am

DUBAI: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged small-scale attacks inside the United States to "bleed America economically", adding he hoped eventually to see...

Tokyo stocks close 0.12pc higher 13 Sep 2013 - 09:23 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended in positive territory on Friday, edging 0.12 percent higher at the end of the session as the dollar picked...

India opposition to announce Modi as PM candidate 13 Sep 2013 - 09:08 am

NEW DELHI: India's main opposition party was expected Friday to announce hardline Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for elections...

Twitter announces IPO plans 13 Sep 2013 - 08:53 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced Thursday, in a tweet, that it has submitted papers for the most hotly anticipated stock offering in the tech...

Steam seen at Fukushima reactors: TEPCO 13 Sep 2013 - 08:52 am

TOKYO: Vapour has begun rising again from a reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, more than two-and-a-half years after its core melted...

President Aquino visits war-torn southern city 13 Sep 2013 - 08:43 am

ZAMBOANGA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino Friday visited the southern city of Zamboanga where government troops are battling followers of a Muslim rebel leader...

Japan LCD screen giant plans $2bn listing 13 Sep 2013 - 08:20 am

TOKYO: Japan Display, the world's biggest maker of LCD screens for smartphones and tablet computers, plans to raise $2.0 billion in an initial...

Pakistan axes 'immoral' cell phone love chat 13 Sep 2013 - 08:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has cracked down on "immoral" love chat services offered by mobile phone companies, stifling hopes of illicit romance in the conservative...

Vodafone gets green light for Kabel Deutschland deal 13 Sep 2013 - 08:08 am

LONDON: Shareholders of German cable operator Kabel Deutschland on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a 7.7 billion euro or $10 billion takeover by...

At least 3 killed as insurgents attack US consulate in Afghan west 13 Sep 2013 - 08:07 am

HERAT: At least three people were killed when insurgents attacked the U.S. consulate in western Afghanistan's main city on Friday, detonating a powerful...

‘Peacemaker Putin’ tries to woo US public 13 Sep 2013 - 03:45 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the mayoral inauguration in Moscow yesterday. MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has found many ways and places to...

Flooding kills two in Colorado 13 Sep 2013 - 03:44 am

A home and cars are stranded after a flash flood in Coal Creek destroyed the bridge in Colorado, yesterday. LOS ANGELES: Deadly flash...