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Indonesia FM says no political pressure to oust him 01 Mar 2013 - 06:26 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s finance minister denied yesterday that he was being pushed out his job, dismissing speculation that he was being shifted to the...

Former general charged with spying for Beijing 01 Mar 2013 - 06:25 am

TAIPEI: A retired Taiwanese lieutenant general has been charged with spying for China in the latest of a string of espionage cases to...

Japan fighters rush to meet China plane 01 Mar 2013 - 06:25 am

TOKYO: Japan scrambled fighter jets yesterday to head off a Chinese government plane flying towards disputed islands in the East China Sea, the...

Manila, rebels eye peace deal 01 Mar 2013 - 06:23 am

Bid could end decades-old insurgency KUALA LUMPUR: The Philippines and a Muslim separatist group hope to finalise a peace agreement ending a decades-old...

Online drive to boost Philippine eagle numbers 01 Mar 2013 - 06:23 am

MANILA: Two captive Philippine eagles are being broadcast live over the Internet to rally global support for saving the world’s rarest and biggest...

6,296 to benefit from land doles 01 Mar 2013 - 06:22 am

MANILA: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) yesterday posted the final master list of beneficiaries who will be awarded parcels of land from...

Commission tells mock poll participants to get serious 01 Mar 2013 - 06:22 am

MANILA: The Commission on Elections is reluctant to hold another mock elections to test the integrity of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS)...

China discrimination an isolated case 01 Mar 2013 - 06:22 am

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday it viewed the refusal of a restaurant in Beijing to serve Filipinos and citizens...

Coalition ‘has no control on surveys’ 01 Mar 2013 - 06:22 am

MANILA: A spokesman for Team PNoy said yesterday that the administration coalition doesn’t control surveys on voters’ senatorial preferences. Eastern Samar Rep Ben...

Three massacre suspects enter not guilty pleas 01 Mar 2013 - 06:21 am

MANILA: Three more accused in the Maguindanao massacre, including a police colonel, last Wednesday afternoon pleaded not guilty to multiple murder charges filed...

US ordered to hand over Afghan militia 01 Mar 2013 - 06:14 am

KABUL: President Hamid Karzai yesterday gave US-led foreign forces three months to transfer control over armed Afghan militias to his government, following allegations...

Hazaras take up arms to defend themselves 01 Mar 2013 - 06:14 am

QUETTA: Ismatullah holds an AK-47 and checks vehicles on the road. “Enough is enough. We have no trust in the security forces any...

Annual child deaths one of the highest in Pakistan: Report 01 Mar 2013 - 06:14 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has one of highest number of annual child deaths in the world and more children under five die each year in...

Over 7,000 on death row await execution 01 Mar 2013 - 06:13 am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has been informed that 7,046 people on death row are awaiting execution in jails across the country,...

Eight cops among 10 die in Afghan blast 01 Mar 2013 - 06:13 am

KABUL: A roadside bomb yesterday killed 10 people, including eight policemen, in the northeastern Afghan province of Kunar, officials said. The blast in...

Budget raises spending, taxes the rich 01 Mar 2013 - 06:12 am

Finance Minister P Chidambaram (centre) with ministers of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena (left) and S S Palanimanickam, as he arrives at...

women-only bank, fund for safety after gang rape case 01 Mar 2013 - 06:11 am

NEW DELHI: A new fund to ensure women’s safety, a women-only bank and an overall nine percent increase in spending for gender were...

Limits up for bringing in duty-free jewellery 01 Mar 2013 - 06:11 am

New Delhi: Indians who have lived abroad for at least an year can now bring in with them more jewellery than before without...