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Afghan forces’ death toll ‘unsustainable’ 04 Sep 2013 - 01:06 am

LONDON: The Nato commander in Afghanistan has warned that the current casualty rates suffered by the Afghan army and police force are “unsustainable”,...

Govt to discuss Karachi issues 04 Sep 2013 - 01:06 am

ISLAMABAD: The 90-day old Nawaz Sharif government, faced with multiple problems, will opt for the most challenging task of decisively proceeding against the...

Thai farmers rally in test for government 04 Sep 2013 - 01:03 am

Rubber farmers listen to a speaker as they block the road during a protest in Surat Thani yesterday. BANGKOK: Thousands of Thai rubber...

Japan unveils ice wall plan for Fukushima 04 Sep 2013 - 01:03 am

TOKYO: Tokyo yesterday unveiled a half-billion dollar plan to stem radioactive water leaks at Fukushima, creating a wall of ice underneath the stricken...

China raises pressure on GSK 04 Sep 2013 - 01:03 am

BEIJING: Chinese state media increased the pressure on British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) over a bribery investigation yesterday, accusing the firm of being...

Top official sacked for graft 04 Sep 2013 - 01:02 am

BEIJING: Top Chinese economic official Jiang Jiemin has been sacked as head of the body overseeing state-owned companies for “suspected serious disciplinary violations”,...

Lanka sees new threats of terrorism 04 Sep 2013 - 01:02 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka, under heavy pressure to end human rights abuses four years after the end of a brutal civil war with Tamil...

Top Indonesian cop jailed for corruption 04 Sep 2013 - 01:02 am

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court sentenced a top police general to 10 years in jail yesterday for money-laundering and corruption in a major victory...

Islamists slam beauty pageant 04 Sep 2013 - 01:01 am

JAKARTA: About 150 Islamic hardliners protested in the Indonesian capital yesterday against the Miss World beauty pageant, the latest outburst of anger about...

Cheap transportation 04 Sep 2013 - 12:29 am

Filipinos get a ride on a foot-powered trolley along a train track near an oil depot in Manila yesterday. Motorists braced for fuel...

China building at disputed shoal: Manila 04 Sep 2013 - 12:28 am

MANILA: The Philippines accused China yesterday of laying concrete blocks on a small group of reefs and rocky outcrops within its territory, the...

Casino project bribery to be probed 04 Sep 2013 - 12:28 am

MANILA: The Philippine government plans to send agents to Tokyo to pursue a bribery investigation into $40m in payments made by Japan’s Universal...

Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights safe 04 Sep 2013 - 12:28 am

MANILA: The military yesterday said that Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights were safe amid tensions caused by alleged chemical attacks carried out...

Investigation body accused of extortion attempt 04 Sep 2013 - 12:28 am

MANILA: Someone from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was involved in the alleged P300m ($6.8m) extortion bid against Janet Lim-Napoles, her lawyer...

Govt condemns landmine blast 04 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

MANILA: The government yesterday condemned a landmine attack allegedly perpetrated by the leftist New People’s Army against troops in the southern province of...

Germany probes mystery mummy found in attic 04 Sep 2013 - 12:20 am

BERLIN: German police, prosecutors and forensics experts are facing a mystery after a 10-year-old boy found a human mummy in a sarcophagus in...

Mickey Mouse brings relief to crisis-themed Venice 04 Sep 2013 - 12:19 am

VENICE: A besotted Mickey Mouse brought light relief to a crisis-themed Venice film festival yesterday as a gondolier who is rowing up the...

Jennifer Lopez returning to American Idol as judge: Fox TV 04 Sep 2013 - 12:19 am

NEW YORK: Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will be returning to American Idol, joining new judge Grammy- and Emmy-award-winning singer Harry Connick Jr and...