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Emergency rule lifted 21 Jul 2013 - 02:40 am

YANGON: Myanmar yesterday lifted a state of emergency imposed in a riot-hit area in March where dozens of people were killed in religious...

Manila stance on sea row hailed 21 Jul 2013 - 02:39 am

MANILA: The government under President Benigno Aquino III just needs to continue what it has been doing so far in the ongoing West...

Cambodia opposition slams ‘intimidation’ 21 Jul 2013 - 02:02 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s opposition yesterday condemned political “intimidation” ahead of elections, after a gunman fired a shot at the party’s headquarters. Nobody was...

Influential British comedian Mel Smith dies 21 Jul 2013 - 12:57 am

LONDON: British comedian Mel Smith (pictured), who became a household name in Britain for a series of television sketch shows in the 1970s...

Schindler’s list up for sale on eBay for $3m 21 Jul 2013 - 12:56 am

LOS ANGELES: An original copy of the list of Jews Oskar Schindler saved from the Holocaust is up for sale on eBay, with...

Silliness reigns online amid wait for royal baby 21 Jul 2013 - 12:55 am

LONDON: From royal baby name generators to interminably dull live-feeds of a hospital door — the longer Britain waits for Prince William’s wife...

India sentences to life six men in Swiss gang-rape case 20 Jul 2013 - 06:16 pm

NEW DELHI: Six men accused in the gang-rape and robbery of a 39-year-old Swiss woman cyclist holidaying in India were sentenced to life...

Preparatory school for girls blown up in Pakistan 20 Jul 2013 - 02:13 pm

ISLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen blew up a preparatory school for girls last night in northwest Pakistan According to Pakistani police, the gunmen planted explosives...

Gulf states hail EU plans on Israel settlements 20 Jul 2013 - 01:49 pm

RIYADH: The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council welcomed on Saturday EU plans to ban its 28 members from dealing with Jewish settlements, hoping the...

Egypt to 're-examine' severed Syria ties 20 Jul 2013 - 01:49 pm

CAIRO, Qahirah: Cairo will "re-examine" diplomatic ties with Syria that were severed last month under ousted president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's foreign minister, Nabil...

Karzai decree takes Afghanistan closer to polls 20 Jul 2013 - 01:48 pm

KABUL: President Hamid Karzai on Saturday approved the second of two new laws designed to pave the way for smooth landmark presidential elections...

Turkish president receives credentials of Qatari ambassador 20 Jul 2013 - 01:16 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Abdullah Gul has received the credentials of HE Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi as Qatar's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to...

Elders ban women from shopping alone in northwest Pakistan 20 Jul 2013 - 11:58 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan : Tribal elders and Islamic clerics in northwest Pakistan have barred women from shopping in bazaars without a male relative, elders...

Israel to release Palestinian prisoners 20 Jul 2013 - 11:43 am

JERUSALEM: Israel will release a "limited" number of Palestinian prisoners, government minister Yuval Steinitz said on Saturday, a day after the US announced...

Japan wins rights to explore for rare metals in Pacific 20 Jul 2013 - 11:29 am

TOKYO, Tokyo province: Japan on Saturday said it had won the rights to explore for cobalt-rich crusts in the Pacific, a move that...

Emergency rule lifted in central Myanmar 20 Jul 2013 - 11:19 am

YANGON, Yangon division: Myanmar on Saturday lifted a state of emergency imposed in a riot-hit area in March where dozens of people were...

China launches three new satellites 20 Jul 2013 - 10:27 am

BEIJING: China successfully launched three satellites for scientific experiments into space at 7:37 a.m. Saturday, the Chinese News Agency (Xinhua) reported. The Chuangxin-3,...

Seven dead in Philippine communist attack 20 Jul 2013 - 10:10 am

MANILA: Seven people were killed when communist insurgents attacked a rural army outpost in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday. Six...