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Singapore anti-graft official charged with fraud 25 Jul 2013 - 12:41 am

SINGAPORE: A Singapore court yesterday charged a senior anti-corruption official with siphoning off more than a million dollars of government money to fund...

Chinese VP to attend N Korea festivities 25 Jul 2013 - 12:41 am

BEIJING: China’s vice-president, an unusually high ranking official to visit North Korea, will lead a delegation to attend festivities there marking the 60th...

Afghan, Myanmar women win Magsaysay award 25 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

MANILA: Afghanistan’s only female provincial governor and an aid worker from Myanmar’s Kachin minority are among the winners of this year’s prestigious Ramon...

Manila urged to invest more on disaster control 25 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

MANILA: International donors yesterday stressed the need for the Philippines to continue investing in programmes to enhance its disaster preparedness capabilities. Praveen Agrawal,...

Japan sends jets after China plane passes Senkaku 25 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

TOKYO: Japan scrambled fighter jets yesterday after a Chinese military aircraft flew for the first time through international airspace near its southern islands...

Call for justice to corporal 25 Jul 2013 - 12:39 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday vowed to seek justice for a corporal who died after allegedly being abused in the military, in...

Ramadan Thoughts: Badr: A lesson to remember 25 Jul 2013 - 12:37 am

By Reem Hilal There are many events in the history of Islam that define it and lay its foundation. The initial revelations of...

Ramadan Thoughts: The bad and good are not equal 25 Jul 2013 - 12:13 am

Holy Quran says: O Messenger! Say to them: “The bad things and the good things are not equal, even though the abundance of...

Ramadan Thoughts: Killing innocent soul a gross sin 25 Jul 2013 - 12:12 am

The Quran states categorically that killing any innocent soul is a gross sin: “...... You shall not kill - God has made life...

Indian school head arrested over mass poisoning 24 Jul 2013 - 03:00 pm

PATNA, India: Police on Wednesday arrested the head of a school in eastern India where 23 students died after eating food contaminated with...

Queen meets Britain's royal baby for first time 24 Jul 2013 - 02:51 pm

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II paid a visit Wednesday to Prince William and his wife Kate's newborn son, her great-grandson who is third...

Kuwait's Global says completes $1.7bn restructuring 24 Jul 2013 - 02:38 pm

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Global Investment House said on Wednesday that it had completed a $1.7 billion restructuring plan, the second at the firm since...

Dexia says it cancels asset management sale 24 Jul 2013 - 02:37 pm

PARIS, France: Crisis-hit Franco-Belgian bank Dexia announced on Wednesday it would cancel the sale of its asset management division, Dexia AM, to Hong...

China's CPECC wins $547.9mn Iraqi oilfield contract 24 Jul 2013 - 02:23 pm

BAGHDAD: China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC) has won a $547.95 million service contract to develop Iraq's Halfaya oilfield, Iraq's cabinet said...

Over 500 rhinos poached in South Africa this year 24 Jul 2013 - 01:57 pm

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng: More than 500 South African rhinos have been killed this year, official figures showed Wednesday, amid strong demand for horns on...

AirAsia chief says new Japan venture possible 24 Jul 2013 - 01:56 pm

SINGAPORE: Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia could enter into a new venture in Japan, its chief executive Tony Fernandes said Wednesday. His comments came...

UN chemical weapons experts arrive in Damascus 24 Jul 2013 - 01:55 pm

Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom (R) is welcomed by a Syrian official upon his arrival together with Angela Kane (unseen), the UN high representative...

Afghan, Myanmar women win Magsaysay awards for work amid conflict 24 Jul 2013 - 12:32 pm

MANILA: Afghanistan's first woman governor and Myanmar civil society organiser, who both helped families displaced by conflict in their home nations are among...