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Police fire tear gas, disperse Tunis protesters 28 Jul 2013 - 02:25 am

TUNIS: Tunisian police fired tear gas in front of parliament yesterday to disperse secular protesters demanding the dissolution of the assembly and Islamists...

Attack on Turkey mission in Somalia kills three 28 Jul 2013 - 02:24 am

Turkish embassy staff carry a wounded colleague on a stretcher after a suicide car bomb attack at the gates of a building housing...

Army, rebels in fresh clashes in Sudan 28 Jul 2013 - 02:24 am

KHARTOUM: New clashes between the Sudanese army and rebels erupted yesterday in the country’s main oil-producing state of South Kordofan, bordering South Sudan,...

Kiir appoints foreign minister 28 Jul 2013 - 02:23 am

JUBA: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has named former Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin as the new foreign minister of the African oil...

Obama urged to end Gitmo force-feeding 28 Jul 2013 - 02:22 am

US rapper Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def is being force fed in this still image taken from an undated video provided...

Pope calls for end to Brazil protests 28 Jul 2013 - 02:21 am

Pope Francis with children at the Municipal Theater in Rio de Janeiro, yesterday. RIO DE JANEIRO: Pope Francis yesterday said leaders must address...

US judge weighs Manning verdict 28 Jul 2013 - 02:18 am

FORT MEADE, US: The military judge overseeing the trial of US soldier Bradley Manning over his massive transfer of secret files to WikiLeaks...

Colombia detains troops accused of killing 36 28 Jul 2013 - 02:18 am

BOGOTA: Colombia has detained a former paramilitary wanted for the massacre of dozens of peasants in 2000, and who recently threatened to drive...

Abe pledges to help Philippines amid China row 28 Jul 2013 - 02:15 am

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) with Philippines President Benigno Aquino (left) during a ceremony to welcome him at the Malacanang presidential palace,...

China urges caution over Japan defence plan 28 Jul 2013 - 02:15 am

BEIJING: China’s Defence Ministry yesterday urged international vigilance of Japan’s military plans after it unveiled an interim report calling for strengthened armed forces,...

Poll: Cambodia opposition leader cries foul 28 Jul 2013 - 02:14 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s opposition leader yesterday denounced signs of voter fraud on the eve of elections and labelled Prime Minister Hun Sen a...

Indonesia arrests four over asylum 28 Jul 2013 - 02:14 am

JAKARTA: Police detained four Indonesians allegedly involved in arranging an Australian-bound refugee boat which sank earlier this week, killing at least 15 people,...

Soldier death hits Taiwan plan to end conscription 28 Jul 2013 - 02:14 am

TAIPEI: Anger over the death of a corporal who was allegedly abused by his officers has dealt a blow to Taiwan’s plans to...

China converts reef into naval station 28 Jul 2013 - 02:14 am

MANILA: The Chinese have transformed the Panganiban (Mischief) Reef in Palawan into a forward naval station with at least one ship docked in...

First trilateral meet on haze 28 Jul 2013 - 02:13 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have held the first trilateral meeting on trans-boundary haze in Jakarta. Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said its Permanent...

51 killed in twin suicide explosions 28 Jul 2013 - 02:12 am

People gather at the site of the blasts at a bazaar in Parachinar, Pakistan, yesterday. PESHAWAR: Fifty-one people were killed in twin suicide...

Kabul expands voter registration 28 Jul 2013 - 02:12 am

KABUL: Afghanistan yesterday expanded the registration of new voters to more insecure rural areas ahead of a landmark presidential election next year. The...

Pakistanis don’t see success in Taliban talks 28 Jul 2013 - 02:11 am

KARACHI: Majority of Pakistanis say the government should hold talks with Taliban. Thirty-two percent citizens say talks should be done with Taliban while...