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Action sought against ex-judge 21 Jun 2013 - 10:55 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) yesterday urged action against former Court of Appeal Judge Mohammed Noor Abdullah for his series of...

Five tonnes of ivory tusks destroyed 21 Jun 2013 - 10:53 pm

Government workers sort through seized elephant ivory tusks, at the Parks and Wildlife Centre in Quezon City, Metro Manila, yesterday. MANILA: The Philippines...

Manila seeks talks with Muslim rebels next month 21 Jun 2013 - 10:53 pm

MANILA: The Philippine government said yesterday it hoped to resume talks with Muslim rebels early next month to kickstart negotiations for a peace...

China vessel seized off Cebu 21 Jun 2013 - 10:52 pm

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intercepted a Chinese ship in the waters off Cebu province yesterday, the agency said. The PCG...

United Nationalist Alliance vows to work as one bloc 21 Jun 2013 - 10:52 pm

MANILA: Amid the lobbying for prime Senate committees for the 16th Congress, senators belonging to the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) yesterday vowed to...

OFWs to testify in vice probe 21 Jun 2013 - 10:52 pm

MANILA: Two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will testify in an investigation into sex exploitation and prostitution rings allegedly ran by labour officials in...

Bid to salvage chopper fails 21 Jun 2013 - 10:51 pm

LA TRINIDAD: Salvage operations of the damaged police Robinson 44 four-seater helicopter that crash landed on Wednesday atop a mountain in remote Tinglayan...

Football: Blanc to become new PSG coach 21 Jun 2013 - 07:03 pm

A file photo dated 09 May 2012 shows French national soccer team head coach Laurent Blanc during a press conference in Paris, France....

Al Kuwari stresses Qatari-French 'strategic' ties ahead of Hollande visit 21 Jun 2013 - 02:55 pm

DOHA: The French President Francois Hollande's upcoming State visit to Qatar comes at "an important time," Qatar's Ambassador to France, HE Mohamed Jaham...

Philippines seeks talks with Muslim rebels next month 21 Jun 2013 - 02:00 pm

MANILA: The Philippine government said Friday it hoped to resume talks with Muslim rebels early next month to kickstart negotiations for a peace...

Philippines first in Asia to destroy ivory tusks 21 Jun 2013 - 01:55 pm

MANILA: The Philippines began destroying five tonnes of elephant tusks on Friday in a landmark event aimed at shedding its image as one...

China denounces Philippines for "illegal occupation" of reef 21 Jun 2013 - 01:35 pm

BEIJING: China condemned on Friday what it called the "illegal occupation" of a disputed coral reef by the Philippines, and vowed to protect...

New radioactive water leak at Fukushima: TEPCO 21 Jun 2013 - 01:33 pm

TOKYO: Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear complex has suffered another radioactive water leak, its operator said Friday, the latest in a series of incidents...

Cathay to pay Canada $1.4m in price-fixing case 21 Jun 2013 - 01:23 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said Friday it will pay Can$1.5 million or $1.45 million to Canadian authorities to...

Gunmen kill Pakistan government allies 21 Jun 2013 - 01:23 pm

KHAR, Pakistan: Militants armed with guns and rockets killed two members of a Pakistani pro-government militia and wounded two policemen in a tribal...

Two dead, more trapped in Mumbai building collapse 21 Jun 2013 - 01:18 pm

MUMBAI: A three-storey residential building on Mumbai's outskirts collapsed Friday, killing two children and trapping more people inside, officials said. "There are two...

Tokyo stocks down 0.87pc by break 21 Jun 2013 - 01:14 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 0.87 percent on Friday morning, extending the previous day's losses and following a slump on Wall Street driven by...

Dubai Holdings' EIT to sell its stake in Tunisie Telecom 21 Jun 2013 - 12:21 pm

TUNIS: Dubai Holdings' Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT) is selling its 35-percent stake bought in 2006 for $2.25 billion in state-owned Tunisie Telecom, the...