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Taliban attack kills 13 Afghan police 19 Apr 2013 - 08:52 pm

GHAZNI: Taliban insurgents killed 13 local policemen while they were sleeping yesterday, in an attack on their checkpoint in southeast Afghanistan, officials said....

Taliban held over suicide bomb plot 19 Apr 2013 - 08:51 pm

KABUL: Afghan authorities said yesterday they have arrested five Taliban insurgents who were planning suicide attacks on civilians in the capital Kabul and...

Taiwan military drill 19 Apr 2013 - 08:51 pm

Taiwanese soldiers launch a US-made FCM-148 javelin during a military drill in western Penghu islands on Wednesday. Taiwan staged its biggest live-fire military...

China to send first carrier on voyage 19 Apr 2013 - 08:50 pm

BEIJING: China will send its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on a voyage on the high seas for the first time within a...

N Korea rejects South’s new bid to visit joint zone 19 Apr 2013 - 08:50 pm

SEOUL: North Korea yesterday rejected a new request by businessmen from the South to deliver food and supplies to their staff inside a...

HK workers take strike to Li Ka-shing 19 Apr 2013 - 08:49 pm

HONG KONG: Striking Hong Kong dock workers camped outside the headquarters of Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing pledged to stay put yesterday despite...

Facing polls, Malaysian PM to skip regional summit 19 Apr 2013 - 08:49 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will not attend a summit of Southeast Asian leaders next week in Brunei in order to...

Catastrophe looms in Myanmar as rains near: UNHCR 19 Apr 2013 - 08:48 pm

GENEVA: Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled communal violence in Myanmar are in danger as the monsoon season looms, the UN’s...

S Korea jails North spy for China works 19 Apr 2013 - 08:48 pm

SEOUL: A South Korean court yesterday sentenced a convicted North Korean spy to four years in prison for collecting information on the South’s...

Aquino among top world leaders 19 Apr 2013 - 08:47 pm

President Benigno Aquino III (right) taking his position with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei for a guard of honour as the sultan arrives...

Immigration, Coast Guard on high alert 19 Apr 2013 - 08:47 pm

MANILA: Immigration authorities and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) went on alert on reports of possible terror attacks following the bombing of the...

China vessel hauled off reefs 19 Apr 2013 - 08:46 pm

PUERTO PRINCESA: A Chinese fishing vessel that ran aground on one of the Philippines’ most famous coral reefs more than a week ago...

Philippines among most socially advanced nations 19 Apr 2013 - 08:46 pm

MANILA: The Philippines is the 26th most socially advanced country, a report by a London-based organisation showed. The Philippines had good rankings in...

Four missing after trash avalanche 19 Apr 2013 - 08:46 pm

MANILA: Four people were missing after a huge garbage dump collapsed just outside the Philippine capital yesterday, the provincial police chief said. The...

Speaker urges temporary stay of US soldiers 19 Apr 2013 - 08:45 pm

MANILA: Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr said yesterday he is against the return of US bases in the country but backed the temporary stationing...

Bomb suspect hunt turns Boston into battle zone 19 Apr 2013 - 06:45 pm

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts: Boston was a city under siege Friday, as more than 9,000 police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles hunted for a...

Experts probe human-to-human spread of China bird flu 19 Apr 2013 - 06:39 pm

BEIJING: Experts from the UN's health agency are examining whether the H7N9 bird flu virus is spreading among humans, after a cluster of...

Dell says Blackstone has withdrawn buyout bid 19 Apr 2013 - 02:58 pm

NEW YORK: Dell announced Friday that the bidding consortium led by Blackstone Management Partners, initially interested in acquiring Dell, has decided not to...