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Dead whale shark washes ashore in Manila Bay 07 Sep 2013 - 04:28 am

MANILA: A dead young whale shark has washed ashore in Manila Bay near the Philippine capital, far from the endangered giant fish’s traditional...

Manila arrests Taipei fisherman 07 Sep 2013 - 04:28 am

MANILA: A Taiwanese has been arrested for illegal fishing in the Philippines, police said on Thursday as the two neighbours try to mend...

NBI officials resent being suspects in Napoles leak 07 Sep 2013 - 04:28 am

MANILA: Two National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) deputy directors met Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday and said that they resent being...

Extremists deny use of bacterial arms in attacks 07 Sep 2013 - 04:28 am

BAGUIO CITY: The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said the New People’s Army does not use bacterial weapons in the insurgency war...

Muslim rebels free kidnapped businesswoman 07 Sep 2013 - 04:27 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Abu Sayyaf Group has released a businesswoman, but kept her relative captive in the jungles of Sulu, a security official...

Pakistan Defence Day 07 Sep 2013 - 04:25 am

Members of Pakistan’s air force take part in a Defence Day (Memorial Day) ceremony at the Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi,...

Zardari to step down tomorrow 07 Sep 2013 - 04:25 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari steps down tomorrow, having defied expectations by holding onto power for a record five years but facing...

Drone kills Haqqani commander blacklisted as terrorist 07 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

PESHAWAR: US missiles yesterday killed a commander in the Al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network involved in the abduction of US soldier Bowe Bergdahl, Pakistanis...

Taliban deny involvement in Indian author’s killing 07 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

KABUL: The Taliban yesterday denied shooting dead Indian writer Sushmita Banerjee, whose murder Afghan officials blamed on the insurgent militia fighting against the...

Afghan FM sees better cooperation with Pakistan 07 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

PARIS: Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul said on Thursday he was optimistic that Pakistan’s new government is serious about cooperation and confident the...

Afghan army proving to be ‘effective force’ 07 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

LONDON: The top British commander in Afghanistan says the country’s military is proving to be an “effective force” despite rising casualties. According to...

Wishing good health to Mandela 07 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

Two young girls hold messages for former president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg yesterday outside South Africa's anti-apartheid icon’s home in the Houghton area....

Obama, Putin fail to end dispute over Syria 07 Sep 2013 - 04:22 am

ST PETERSBURG: US President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin yesterday failed to end their bitter dispute over US plans for military...

Cameron embroiled in ‘small island’ row with Russia 07 Sep 2013 - 04:22 am

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron took the unusual step of listing what he said were Britain’s historical achievements and current strengths in a...

Snowden’s leak on code-breaking is not news, says agency 07 Sep 2013 - 04:22 am

WASHINGTON: Leaks revealing how American spies have circumvented encryption for online communications are “not news” because code-breaking is part of their job, US...

Mali’s new prime minister picks first post-war government 07 Sep 2013 - 04:22 am

BAMAKO: Mali’s first post-war prime minister began yesterday the task of forming a government expected to deliver on promises by the president to...

Nigerian militant attacks kill 20 in northeast 07 Sep 2013 - 04:21 am

MAIDUGURI: Suspected Islamist militants armed with guns and machetes killed at least 20 people in villages in Nigeria’s turbulent northeast, witnesses said yesterday....

Mehta seeks peace through music 07 Sep 2013 - 04:20 am

SRINAGAR: Renowned conductor Zubin Mehta yesterday said he wanted to bring peace to Indian Kashmir through music, after separatist leaders demanded a controversial...