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Surrender of arms 05 Apr 2013 - 05:03 am

Former Taliban militants surrender arms during a ceremony held under a US-backed amnesty programme, in Laghman, Afghanistan.

New lease of life for death row Christian 05 Apr 2013 - 05:03 am

LAHORE: A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian man who was sentenced to death for blasphemy six years ago in the country’s second...

Taliban ‘staged room-to-room court massacre’ 05 Apr 2013 - 05:03 am

Farah: Taliban gunmen who killed 46 people at a courthouse in western Afghanistan in a bid to free insurgents moved ruthlessly from room...

Islamabad expels three suspected French jihadists 05 Apr 2013 - 05:02 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deported three Frenchmen who have been held in secret since they entered the country illegally 10 months ago to fight...

De-mining threatened by pullout 05 Apr 2013 - 05:02 am

Sangaw: Since Haji Abdul Samad lost his leg in a minefield more than 20 years ago, he has unearthed at least 1,000 explosives...

UK warning on additional aid 05 Apr 2013 - 05:02 am

LONDON: Britain should not increase aid to Pakistan unless it tries to make its wealthy elite pay more taxes, British lawmakers said yesterday....

Najib seeks strong mandate to rule 05 Apr 2013 - 05:00 am

Malaysian youth show their support to Prime Minister Najib Razak during a Malaysia Patriotic Cycling event in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. KUALA LUMPUR:...

US boosts Pacific missile defence 05 Apr 2013 - 05:00 am

SEOUL: The US has scrambled to reinforce its Pacific missile defences as North Korea pushed more global alarm buttons yesterday by announcing it...

Bangla bogs blacked out after arrests 05 Apr 2013 - 04:59 am

DHAKA: Operators of top Bangladeshi blogs said yesterday they had blacked out their sites to protest against a government crackdown on atheist bloggers...

A clean chit for Yingluck 05 Apr 2013 - 04:59 am

BANGKOK: A Thai anti-graft body said it had found no irregularities in an asset disclosure by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, effectively removing any...

Forces shot dead 4 prisoners: Army 05 Apr 2013 - 04:55 am

JAKARTA: The Indonesian army yesterday admitted that its special forces stormed a jail and shot dead four prisoners who were awaiting trial accused...

Suu Kyi to visit Japan next week 05 Apr 2013 - 04:54 am

TOKYO: Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Japan from April 13 through 19, according to a Japanese statement. It will...

Manila prints 52m ballots 05 Apr 2013 - 04:53 am

MANILA: The printing of more than 52 million official ballots to be used in the May 13 elections was completed in “record time”...

Abu Sayyaf activist captured after raid 05 Apr 2013 - 04:53 am

ZAMBOANGA CITY: A mid-level leader of the Abu Sayyaf group was captured by joint police intelligence units and commandos during a raid yesterday...

‘Swindler’ denies detaining witness 05 Apr 2013 - 04:53 am

MANILA: A businesswoman earlier implicated in the P728m ($18m) fertiliser fund scam yesterday denied allegations that she illegally detained a possible witness in...

Aquino orders Burgos probe 05 Apr 2013 - 04:52 am

MANILA: President Aquino ordered yesterday Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to conduct a focused, dedicated and exhaustive investigation into the disappearance of activist...

Marcos trust faces scrutiny 05 Apr 2013 - 04:52 am

MANILA: A Philippine government body said yesterday it would investigate an allegation that the eldest daughter of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was the...

US minesweeper sailors relieved 05 Apr 2013 - 04:49 am

PEARL HARBOR: Four officers of a US Navy minesweeper that ran aground on coral reef are being relieved of their duties. The US...