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Red Cross pays tribute to Jalalabad guard 07 Jun 2013 - 02:33 am

KABUL: The Red Cross halted work across Afghanistan yesterday to pay a one-day tribute to the guard killed outside its offices in Jalalabad...

Britain to move detainees from Afghan base 07 Jun 2013 - 02:33 am

LONDON: Britain is to restart the transfer of detainees captured by its forces in Afghanistan back to the Afghan justice system later this...

Islamabad rejects Delhi’s militancy claims 07 Jun 2013 - 02:32 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday denied New Delhi’s allegation that its spy agency was trying to recruit and train extremists to carry out attacks across...

Better ‘ties with neighbours vital’ 07 Jun 2013 - 02:32 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday stressed the need for improving ties with neighbours, focusing on settlement of all issues, including Jammu...

One killed in mine accident 07 Jun 2013 - 02:23 am

Rescue workers search for victims after an accident at a rock extraction site in the southern Thai province of Phetchaburi, some 130km south...

N Korea, South agree to hold talks 07 Jun 2013 - 02:23 am

SEOUL: South Korea and North agreed in principle yesterday to hold their first official talks for years, signalling a possible breakthrough in cross-border...

Web blackout over new rules in Singapore 07 Jun 2013 - 02:22 am

SINGAPORE: Singaporean bloggers blacked out their homepages yesterday to protest new licensing rules for news websites they say will muzzle freedom of expression....

Suu Kyi wants to run for president 07 Jun 2013 - 02:22 am

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday declared her intention to run for president, calling on all people to share...

900 Myanmar nationals held in Malaysia 07 Jun 2013 - 02:22 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said yesterday they had detained more than 900 Myanmar nationals in a security sweep after at least two were...

Nuclear plant operator sacked 07 Jun 2013 - 02:22 am

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday fired the head of the state-run company that oversees the country’s 23 nuclear reactors over a forged documentation scandal...

Manila, Timor-Leste sign agreements 07 Jun 2013 - 02:20 am

Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao (second right) with President Benigno Aquino III (left) at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila yesterday....

US navy vessels to arrive in Subic Bay 07 Jun 2013 - 02:20 am

MANILA: The US Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) and submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) will arrive in the Philippines this...

Man injured in Serendra blast unavailable for investigation 07 Jun 2013 - 02:20 am

MANILA: One of the wounded in the Two Serendra blast earlier declared as “person of interest” in the case is still unavailable for...

Disagreements, disputes mar senate’s last day 07 Jun 2013 - 02:19 am

MANILA: After the resignation of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile last Wednesday, another controversy marred the closing of the 15th Congress at the...

Senator seeks Cebu Pacific mishap probe 07 Jun 2013 - 02:19 am

MANILA: A Davao lawmaker wants Congress to probe the recent runway mishap at the Davao International Airport involving a Cebu Pacific aircraft. Davao...

Peacekeeper hurt in Golan 07 Jun 2013 - 02:19 am

MANILA: A Philippine UN peacekeeper in the Golan Heights was wounded by shrapnel yesterday amid fighting between Syrian troops and rebel forces, the...

Qatar Shell hosts first R&D workshop 07 Jun 2013 - 02:18 am

President of Research and Development at Qatar Foundation, Faisal Al Suwaidi (right) taking part in the inaugural session of a series of workshops...

QU in deal to support Anti-Doping Lab 07 Jun 2013 - 02:17 am

General Manager of the Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Dr Muhammed Alsayrafi (left), and Qatar University Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Dr Humaid Al...