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Nineteen people die in Siberia helicopter crash 02 Jul 2013 - 11:18 am

MOSCOW, Russia: Nineteen people died Tuesday when a MI-8 helicopter crashed in Russia's Yakutia region in eastern Siberia, the latest disaster to hit...

Backhoe man describes Philippine massacre burial 02 Jul 2013 - 10:51 am

This file photo taken on November 25, 2009 shows police investigators looking for evidence next to a backhoe, on a mangled vehicle unearthed...

OCI to award $420m infrastructure contracts in Saudi Arabia 02 Jul 2013 - 10:49 am

CAIRO: OCI Construction Group has concluded negotiations for the awarding of infrastructure contracts in Saudi Arabia worth a combined value of $420 million,...

South Africa's De Klerk in hospital for heart procedure 02 Jul 2013 - 10:33 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, will undergo a procedure on Tuesday to install a pacemaker, his assistant said. De...

Philippines deploys female diplomats amid sex scandal 02 Jul 2013 - 10:32 am

MANILA: The Philippines is to deploy female labour officers to the Middle East, an official said Tuesday, amid an enquiry into allegations some...

Japan, Canada pension funds in $2bn US power deal 02 Jul 2013 - 10:30 am

TOKYO: A Japanese pension fund is joining a Canadian partner and other firms in a $2.0 billion deal involving the purchase of a...

Asia forum sends 'strong message' to Pyongyang 02 Jul 2013 - 10:30 am

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: Asia-Pacific nations sent a "very strong message" to North Korea on Tuesday that it must dismantle its nuclear programme,...

Saudi Arabia extends foreign worker amnesty to Nov. 3 02 Jul 2013 - 10:29 am

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has given foreign workers another four months to obtain legal status in the country a day before a...

Egypt's Foreign Minister resigns 02 Jul 2013 - 09:28 am

CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Minister Moahmed Kamel Amr has submitted his resignation, MENA news agency reported Tuesday. Five other ministers have already resigned on...

India launches satellite for new navigation system 02 Jul 2013 - 09:27 am

BANGALORE, India: India launched the first of seven satellites for its domestic satellite navigation network Tuesday, its space centre said, in the first...

Tokyo stocks close 1.78pc higher 02 Jul 2013 - 09:20 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 1.78 percent on Tuesday, lifted by brighter economic data from the United States and Japan while a weakening yen...

Two police officers killed in Peshawar 02 Jul 2013 - 09:11 am

Shia mourners carry the coffins of the victims of a suicide bombing at a graveyard in Quetta yesterday. PESHAWAR: Gunmen ambushed a police...

Power-sharing with Taliban mooted 02 Jul 2013 - 09:11 am

KABUL: Pakistan has floated the concept of a power-sharing arrangement between Kabul and the Taliban as part of a peace talks “endgame”, Afghan...

Karachi power company battles to energise port megacity 02 Jul 2013 - 09:09 am

A worker walks at the Bin Qasim Power Station, some 35km east of Karachi yesterday. KARACHI: Since Pakistan’s biggest electricity company was privatised,...

Child health ‘needs serious attention’ 02 Jul 2013 - 09:08 am

ISLAMABAD: The state of child health in Pakistan is among core national issues which call for immediate and serious attention. Representatives of various...

By-poll a test of PTI popularity 02 Jul 2013 - 09:08 am

ISLAMABAD: The August 22 by-poll will be more a test case for Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) than other political outfits as being new to...

Suicide attack bid thwarted 02 Jul 2013 - 09:08 am

KABUL: Afghan security forces shot dead a would-be suicide bomber in central Kabul yesterday outside an intelligence agency office and close to the...

Thousands demand democracy in HK 02 Jul 2013 - 09:05 am

Pro-democracy protesters hold banners with image of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying as they march on a street, demanding universal suffrage and...