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Malaysia detains more than 900 Mynamar nationals after violence 06 Jun 2013 - 09:16 am

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

Tokyo stocks close down 0.85pc 06 Jun 2013 - 09:12 am

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 0.85 percent on Thursday, after a tug-of-war between dip buying and negative sentiment tied to the dollar's persistent...

India police say three held over US tourist gang-rape 06 Jun 2013 - 09:06 am

SHIMLA, India: Indian police arrested three men Thursday over the gang-rape of a US tourist who was attacked after she hitched a ride...

Qatar Central Bank to issue QR4bn debt 06 Jun 2013 - 09:06 am

ABU DHABI: Qatar's Central Bank said on Thursday it would issue QR1bn($300 million) worth of sukuk and QR3bn worth of bonds next week....

Sharif demands end to drone strikes 06 Jun 2013 - 09:04 am

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (left) administers the oath to newly-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad yesterday. ISLAMABAD:...

US soldier pleads guilty to killing 16 Afghan villagers 06 Jun 2013 - 09:04 am

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington: A US soldier yesterday pleaded guilty to killing 16 Afghan villagers in March last year, as he faced a...

650,000 passports in 50 days 06 Jun 2013 - 09:04 am

ISLAMABAD: The Immigration and Passport Department has overcome the passport crisis and issued over 650,000 passports in 50 days after Additional IG Zulfiqar...

Three-nation railway project via Afghanistan launched 06 Jun 2013 - 09:03 am

ATAMYRAT: The leaders of three Central Asian states yesterday launched am ambitious railway project to create a new route from energy-rich Turkmenistan to...

Nato agrees outlines of Kabul mission after 2014 06 Jun 2013 - 09:03 am

BRUSSELS: Nato defence ministers yesterday agreed the broad outlines of its next mission in Afghanistan after it completes a difficult withdrawal from its...

Senior Taliban leader killed 06 Jun 2013 - 09:02 am

Kabul: A senior Taliban leader was killed during a joint operation by Afghan and coalition forces in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan....

One dead, 13 hurt in Philadelphia building collapse 06 Jun 2013 - 09:01 am

PHILADELPHIA: A four-storey building being demolished in downtown Philadelphia suddenly collapsed yesterday morning, killing one woman and injuring at least 13, who were...

Police probe suspicious fire at London Islamic centre 06 Jun 2013 - 09:00 am

London: Police are treating a fire that badly damaged an Islamic community centre as suspicious amid continuing fears of reprisals following the Woolwich...

Obama names Susan Rice national security adviser 06 Jun 2013 - 09:00 am

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama conducted a major shake-up of his foreign policy team yesterday, naming Susan Rice as his new White House national...

Police officer jailed for selling celebrity tip-offs 06 Jun 2013 - 09:00 am

London: A former London Metropolitan (Met) police officer who had access to private information about wealthy Chelsea residents including the Duchess of Cambridge...

$200m credit card hacking ring busted 06 Jun 2013 - 08:59 am

NEW YORK: Eleven people in the United States, the UK and Vietnam have been arrested and accused of running a $200 million worldwide...

Europe battles worst floods 06 Jun 2013 - 08:58 am

The roofs of submerged cars seen in Deggendorf, Bavaria, after the Danube river broke its banks, yesterday. RIGHT: A girl helps his brother...

Wasting food is like stealing from poor, says Pope Francis 06 Jun 2013 - 08:56 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis denounced yesterday what he called a “culture of waste” in an increasingly consumerist world and said throwing away good...

Malian army, Tuareg rebels clash 06 Jun 2013 - 08:55 am

BAMAKO: Malian soldiers launched an assault yesterday on armed Tuareg separatists accused of ethnic cleansing, killing 10, in a bid to dislodge them...