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'World's biggest cocaine dealer' deported to Italy 06 Jul 2013 - 02:13 pm

ROME: An Italian mafia capo alleged to be the biggest cocaine trafficker in the world will be deported to Italy on Saturday, a...

Philippine communists vow revenge for slain spokesman 06 Jul 2013 - 01:25 pm

MANILA: Communist insurgents Saturday promised revenge after Philippine soldiers killed their regional spokesmen along with seven other rebels in the latest operation against...

At least 10 killed in Pakistan train accident 06 Jul 2013 - 01:23 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: At least 10 people including two children were killed on Saturday after a train collided with a packed motorcycle rickshaw in...

Moroccan King receives message from Emir 06 Jul 2013 - 12:21 pm

RABAT: King Mohammed VI of Morocco has received a written message from HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani pertaining to...

Dengue outbreak strikes 1,800 in Philippine province 06 Jul 2013 - 12:21 pm

ILOILO, Philippines: Dengue fever has surged in the central Philippines, infecting more than 1,800 people and killing at least ten, a provincial official...

Syria warplanes bombard outskirts of Damascus: NGO 06 Jul 2013 - 11:09 am

BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes launched a series of strikes on the outskirts of Damascus Saturday as President Bashar al-Assad's regime pressed a bid to...

Bomb in bag kills 3 police in Sanaa 06 Jul 2013 - 11:09 am

SANAA: A bomb hidden in a plastic bag exploded at a checkpoint in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday, killing three policemen and...

Sighting the Ramadan crescent in Saudi Arabia on Monday 06 Jul 2013 - 10:43 am

RIYADH: The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to sight the crescent of the blessed month...

Malaysia withdraws controversial one-parent conversion law 06 Jul 2013 - 10:35 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has withdrawn an Islamic law which allows one parent to give consent for the religious conversion of a child, reports...

China, Switzerland sign free trade agreement 06 Jul 2013 - 09:51 am

BEIJING: China and Switzerland on Saturday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) -- Beijing's first in continental Europe -- in a deal that...

Quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra days after deadly tremor 06 Jul 2013 - 09:43 am

JAKARTA: A strong 6.4-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Saturday, US seismologists said, just days after a tremor on the vast island killed...

US warns against travel to southern Philippines 06 Jul 2013 - 09:26 am

MANILA: The United States has warned Americans against travel to the southern Philippines just days after Australia and Canada issued similar advice. A...

Emir sends greetings to Comoros president 06 Jul 2013 - 09:06 am

DOHA: HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to HE Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine, President of...

North, South Korea officials start talks on joint industrial zone 06 Jul 2013 - 08:29 am

SEOUL: North and South Korean officials met on Saturday to find a way to reopen a jointly run industrial zone, a rare source...

Dalai Lama in Bangalore 06 Jul 2013 - 04:51 am

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama distributes bananas to photographers covering his visit to the ISKCON temple in Bangalore yesterday, on the eve...

President issues food security ordinance 06 Jul 2013 - 04:51 am

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent yesterday to a landmark food welfare programme targeting the “poorest of the poor”, the government...

India, China say strategic communication needed for trust 06 Jul 2013 - 04:50 am

New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony yesterday held talks with his Chinese counterpart, General Chang Wanquan, and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing,...

‘No hurry to resolve border row’ 06 Jul 2013 - 04:50 am

Singapore: India and China will not rush to resolve differences over the disputed border while there has been steady progress in the overall...