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Afghan customs fines increase cost of US pullout 20 Jul 2013 - 03:14 am

WASHINGTON: A customs dispute between the Afghan and US governments has disrupted the withdrawal of American military equipment, dramatically inflating the cost of...

KP province to reform college education 20 Jul 2013 - 03:14 am

PESHAWAR: The Higher Education Department of Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has come up with plans to make college education result-oriented. A...

UN to inspect N Korea ship in Panama 20 Jul 2013 - 03:13 am

A soldier stands near two containers of arms seized from the North Korean flagged ship Chong Chon Gang at the Manzanillo Container Terminal...

Thai navy denies Rohingya smuggling 20 Jul 2013 - 03:12 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s navy denied yesterday a report that its personnel were involved in a lucrative smuggling and trafficking network that exploits minority Rohingya...

Huawei spies for China, says former CIA chief 20 Jul 2013 - 03:12 am

SYDNEY: The former head of US Central Intelligence Agency Michael Hayden yesterday said that it “goes without saying” that Chinese telecoms giant Huawei...

Sein says not seeking re-election 20 Jul 2013 - 03:12 am

PARIS: Myanmar President Thein Sein is not preparing to contest the 2015 presidential election and has “no objections” to Nobel peace laureate Aung...

Woman dead, 7 missing as Malaysian boat capsizes 20 Jul 2013 - 03:12 am

KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman died and seven people remain missing after a wooden boat believed to be smuggling them out of Malaysia...

Manila alliance at the core of US strategy: Biden 20 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

Washington: US Vice President Joe Biden said in a speech that the alliance with Manila is among the cornerstones of Washington’s defensive and...

Foreign fishing boats spotted off Batanes 20 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

MANILA: Just two months after members of the Philippine Coast Guard fired at a Taiwanese boat in Balintang Channel off Batanes Islands, locals...

Three generals given new posts 20 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

MANILA: Three military generals have been given new posts in the latest round of leadership change in the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

Seven die as militia foils rebel attack on outpost 20 Jul 2013 - 03:11 am

DAVAO CITY: At least seven people were killed during an attack launched by leftist rebels against a militia outpost in the southern Philippines...

Defence dept to acquire new rescue boats 20 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

MANILA: The Department of Defence (DND) is currently in the market for two 40-foot rescue boat to boost maritime operations, a release said...

Top transport officials tagged in $30m scam 20 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

MANILA: The Czechs are fuming. One of their companies, Inekon, has been blacklisted by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), barred from...

Survey: Two in five Filipinos see China as enemy 20 Jul 2013 - 03:10 am

MANILA: China’s image in the Philippines is largely negative due to the tension over the West Philippines Sea with two in five Filipinos...

Fukushima staff risk cancer 20 Jul 2013 - 03:09 am

Tokyo: Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company yesterday said that 1,973 employees at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have estimated thyroid radiation doses...

Detroit will be great city again: Governor 20 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

A view of Detroit from Air Force One is seen in this April 18, 2012 photo. DETROIT: Detroit will be a great city...

Russia frees opposition leader on bail 20 Jul 2013 - 03:08 am

KIROV: Russia unexpectedly freed opposition leader Alexei Navalny on bail yesterday, bending to the will of thousands of protesters who denounced his five-year...

Australia toughens asylum policy 20 Jul 2013 - 03:07 am

CANBERRA: Australia anno-unced tough new measures to stem a dramatic increase in refugee boats from Indonesia yesterday, with a deal to send all...