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Japan mulls nationalising unclaimed islands: Report 16 Jul 2013 - 04:32 am

TOKYO: Japan may nationalise any unclaimed remote islands in its waters in a bid to bolster its territorial claims, a newspaper said yesterday...

Thai university apologises for Hitler banner 16 Jul 2013 - 04:31 am

Bangkok: Thailand’s premier university yesterday apologised for displaying a billboard that showed Adolf Hitler alongside Superman and other superheroes, saying it was painted...

Soldiers, rebels clash in Maguindanao 16 Jul 2013 - 04:31 am

MANILA: Clashes between the military and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) erupted anew after the rebels blocked the highway with a barricade...

China’s accusations baseless: Manila 16 Jul 2013 - 04:31 am

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday dismissed China’s statement that the Philippines did not exhaust all political and diplomatic avenues in...

Bank secrecy hindering anti-corruption drive 16 Jul 2013 - 04:31 am

MANILA: The country’s “restrictive, archaic” Bank Secrecy Law remains a major stumbling block in weeding out corruption and should therefore be amended, the...

Two companies to bid for $79m helicopter deal 16 Jul 2013 - 04:30 am

MANILA: Two companies have so far expressed interest to join the bidding for the government’s purchase of eight Philippine Air Force attack helicopters...

Investigators say Okada violated anti-dummy law 16 Jul 2013 - 04:30 am

MANILA: Philippine investigators have recommended filing criminal cases against Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada and 25 others for putting up dummy companies to acquire...

Manila’s newest warship visits Pearl Harbor 16 Jul 2013 - 04:25 am

MANILA: The newest addition to the country’s naval fleet has reached the renowned Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii over the weekend, the Philippine...

Obama praises services of Bush Sr 16 Jul 2013 - 04:24 am

US President Barack Obama and former US president George H W Bush arrive for the “Daily Point of Light” award in the East...

US ‘trapped’ Snowden in Russia: Putin 16 Jul 2013 - 04:24 am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday accused the US of trapping US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden in Moscow, saying he would leave Russia...

Tobacco lobbying row prompts Cameron to rush out new law 16 Jul 2013 - 04:24 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron, embroiled in a tobacco lobbying scandal involving one of his top election strategists, will rush out new...

Canadian cabinet gets fresh faces 16 Jul 2013 - 04:23 am

OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed eight fresh faces in a cabinet shuffle yesterday, hoping to reanimate a Tory government sagging in...

Italian interior minister faces political storm 16 Jul 2013 - 04:23 am

ROME: Italy’s main opposition parties yesterday called for the resignation of the deputy head of the fragile ruling coalition over the expulsion of...

King of Mandela’s tribe defects from ruling ANC 16 Jul 2013 - 04:22 am

JOHANNESBURG: The king of Nelson Mandela’s Thembu tribe defected from the ruling ANC to join the Democratic Alliance (DA) yesterday, days after launching...

Paranoia against bathroom bugs, is it an overkill? 16 Jul 2013 - 04:19 am

Washington: If cleanliness is next to godliness, God has a lot to answer for. That’s what one can conclude after spending a lot...

Man crushed as cow falls through roof 16 Jul 2013 - 04:19 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian man died after being crushed by a cow that fell through his roof and landed on his bed,...

Baby ‘hopefully’ on way soon: Charles 16 Jul 2013 - 04:19 am

LONDON: Britain’s Prince Charles joked yesterday that his son Prince William’s baby was “hopefully” on its way as the kingdom feverishly awaits the...

Google Street View makes a splash in Venice 16 Jul 2013 - 04:14 am

Venice: It has taken six years, but the secrets of Venice’s watery back alleys have finally succumbed to Google Street View. Unable to...