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Manila recommends charges over Taiwanese’s death 13 Jun 2013 - 11:34 pm

MANILA: Philippine investigators said yesterday they had recommended that criminal charges be filed against coastguards involved in the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese...

Three Britons saved off Palawan island 13 Jun 2013 - 11:18 pm

MANILA: Three British nationals whose yacht floundered in the rough waters of El Nido, Palawan after encountering mechanical trouble Wednesday night, have been...

Aquino allots $110m for education 13 Jun 2013 - 11:17 pm

MANILA: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P4.5bn ($110m) to the Department of Education (DepEd) for the maintenance of classrooms and...

Milf warns members’ capture can hit talks 13 Jun 2013 - 11:16 pm

MANILA: Muslim rebels in the Philippines said that they had protested against the arrests of four members, warning it could adversely affect talks...

$512,000 used clothes seized 13 Jun 2013 - 11:15 pm

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized about 3,000 boxes of smuggled second-hand clothes, bags and shoes with estimated worth of over P21m...

Huge rewards for small acts 13 Jun 2013 - 11:14 pm

By Muhammad Fathi A good number of hadiths promises huge rewards for seemingly small acts of worship. For example, in one hadith the...

Fasting in the second half of Sha’ban 13 Jun 2013 - 11:12 pm

Fasting in the second part of the month of Sha’ban is a controversial issue among Muslim jurists. According to the Hanbali School, it...

Up and about 13 Jun 2013 - 11:00 pm

Pakistani cricket legend-turned-politician Imran Khan waves to journalists in Rawalpindi after being cleared by his doctors to travel to Islamabad to take oath...

Pakistan’s female fighter pilot ready for action 13 Jun 2013 - 10:59 pm

MUSHAF AIR BASE, Pakistan: With an olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked...

Historic budget to spur public sector growth 13 Jun 2013 - 10:59 pm

ISLAMABAD: For the first time in its history, Pakistan has got a national budget with a trillion rupee Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)...

Children’s casualties up by 27pc: Unicef 13 Jun 2013 - 10:59 pm

Kabul: The United Nations International Children’s Fund (Unicef) has expressed concerns over children’s casualties in Afghanistan and urged all parties involved in the...

Sharif to continue Iran gas pipeline project 13 Jun 2013 - 10:59 pm

ISLAMABAD: Despite pressure from the United States, the new Pakistani government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has officially announced in its Annual Plan...

Kerry visiting Islamabad 13 Jun 2013 - 10:58 pm

ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit Pakistan in the last week of this month for the first time since...

Afghan forces set to take security lead 13 Jun 2013 - 10:58 pm

Kabul: Afghan defence officials say national security forces will take full security lead after implementation of fifth and final phase of security transition...

Rabbani PPP head in Senate 13 Jun 2013 - 10:58 pm

ISLAMABAD: It seems the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has again started banking on its old guard as it decided to have Senator Raza...

Pakistani charged with US pastor's death 13 Jun 2013 - 02:27 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Thursday charged a Pakistani security guard with the murder of a US pastor, who was found strangled...

Syria death toll more than 93,000 13 Jun 2013 - 01:39 pm

GENEVA: More than 93,000 people, including over 6,500 children, have been killed in Syria's civil war, which has grown increasingly deadly over the...

Czech police detain director of PM's office 13 Jun 2013 - 01:38 pm

PRAGUE: Czech police detained the director of Prime Minister Petr Necas's office and several other people in overnight raids, Czech media reported on...