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Hong Kong doctor operates on eye-gouged boy 11 Sep 2013 - 04:21 am

HONG KONG: A six-year-old Chinese boy who had his eyes gouged out went into surgery yesterday in the first step towards fitting realistic...

High radiation at Fukushima 11 Sep 2013 - 04:21 am

TOKYO: Japan pledged a renewed push to contain potentially hazardous leaks at Fukushima yesterday after Tepco, the operator of the crippled plant, reported...

Rebels use human shields in stand-off 11 Sep 2013 - 04:20 am

Soldiers walk along an armoured personnel carrier to take positions during a stand-off with Muslim gunmen in Zamboanga City, in the southern island...

Govt steps up efforts to bring more OFWs from Syria 11 Sep 2013 - 04:19 am

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday said the Philippine government is “working double time” to bring home as many Filipinos as...

Witnesses recall killing of Taiwanese fisherman 11 Sep 2013 - 04:19 am

MANILA: The three companions of the Taiwanese poacher allegedly shot dead by a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) team in Balintang Channel last May...

Manila may remove ‘Chinese’ concrete blocks from shoal 11 Sep 2013 - 04:19 am

MANILA: Officials are discussing the possibility of removing the concrete blocks believed to have been placed by China in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a...

Manila may remove ‘Chinese’ concrete blocks from shoal 11 Sep 2013 - 04:19 am

MANILA: Officials are discussing the possibility of removing the concrete blocks believed to have been placed by China in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a...

Fireman hurts girlfriend, kills colleague, self 11 Sep 2013 - 04:18 am

BALANGA CITY: Two fire officers died after one of them reportedly went on a shooting rampage following a quarrel with his girlfriend, who...

17 die in van accident 11 Sep 2013 - 04:18 am

People inspect the wreckage of a passenger van which met with an accident in Chiniot, Pakistan, yesterday. At least 17 passengers were killed...

Ex-Afghan Taliban leader to be freed 11 Sep 2013 - 04:17 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will release former Afghan Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as soon as this month to help advance peace efforts in...

Afghanistan needs more policewomen: Oxfam 11 Sep 2013 - 04:17 am

KABUL: Women make up only one percent of Afghanistan’s police force and as a result women are reluctant to seek justice for rising...

Ghazni bomb kills seven civilians 11 Sep 2013 - 04:17 am

GHAZNI: A roadside bomb ripped through a passenger bus, killing seven civilians and wounding more than a dozen others in southern Afghanistan yesterday,...

ADB to invest $245m in Pakistan’s power sector 11 Sep 2013 - 04:17 am

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan yesterday signed an agreement to invest $245m in the country’s power distribution...

Two held over Indian writer’s killing 11 Sep 2013 - 04:16 am

KHOST: Afghan police have detained two insurgents suspected of killing an Indian author who they accused of spying, a provincial police chief said...

Main Pakistan parties back Taliban talks 11 Sep 2013 - 04:16 am

Islamabad: Pakistan’s main political parties are unanimous in their support for peace talks with Taliban who have welcomed the initiative. Representatives from parties...

Gibraltar National Day 11 Sep 2013 - 04:13 am

Residents celebrate Gibraltar’s National Day on Casemates Square in Gibraltar yesterday. Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would “never agree to any transfer...

Kenya’s Ruto pleads not guilty at ICC 11 Sep 2013 - 04:13 am

THE HAGUE: Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto pleaded not guilty to crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court yesterday, while back...

French protest pension reform 11 Sep 2013 - 04:13 am

PARIS: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets yesterday in protest against a proposed overhaul of France’s debt-ridden pension system, but...