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Top judge criticises lax airport security 23 Feb 2013 - 03:10 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top judge reprimanded airport security agencies yesterday after a wealthy murder suspect managed to flee abroad, warning that lax procedures could...

Islamabad bans billboards to protect green look 23 Feb 2013 - 03:09 am

ISLAMABAD: Billboards that hide Islamabad’s green look are banned under the Capital Development Authority (CDA) rules, but not if they blink. “Your information...

Businessmen back military’s peace role in Karachi city 23 Feb 2013 - 03:08 am

KARACHI: As Pakistani traders and shopkeepers have reiterated their demand for extraordinary steps to restore peace in the city, including handing over of...

Clashes leave four dead in Bangladesh 23 Feb 2013 - 03:07 am

Bangladeshi police detain an injured Islamist activist during clashes in Dhaka, yesterday. DHAKA: Bangladesh police fired live rounds yesterday in fierce clashes with...

China admits existence of pollution-linked cancer village 23 Feb 2013 - 03:07 am

BEIJING: China’s environment ministry has acknowledged the existence of “cancer villages”, after years of assertions by academics and domestic media that polluted areas...

China holds general’s son for gang rape 23 Feb 2013 - 03:07 am

BEIJING: China has detained the 17-year-old son of a general on suspicion of involvement in a gang rape, reports said yesterday, the latest...

Beijing slams Abe over remarks in US 23 Feb 2013 - 03:06 am

BEIJING: China has sharply criticised Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for telling a US newspaper that Beijing had a “deeply ingrained” need to...

UN sounds alarm over Myanmar boat people 23 Feb 2013 - 03:06 am

GENEVA: The UN’s refugee agency yesterday raised the alarm over the rising number of boat people perishing in the Indian Ocean, including Rohingya...

Naval blockade starts in Sulu Sea 23 Feb 2013 - 03:05 am

MANILA: The military has started enforcing a naval blockade in Sulu Sea to prevent undocumented Filipinos from entering Sabah amid the continuing standoff...

UN monitoring Manila-Beijing sea row 23 Feb 2013 - 03:04 am

MANILA: The United Nations is closely monitoring developments in the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China even as Manila reiterated assurances that...

Aquino may visit Seoul by August 23 Feb 2013 - 03:04 am

Iloilo City: After his trip to Davos in Switzerland last month, President Aquino hinted here yesterday he may also visit South Korea this...

UNA drops senators from poll list 23 Feb 2013 - 03:04 am

MANILA: The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) said yesterday it “is no longer obligated” to include Senators Francis Escudero and Loren Legarda and former...

Immigration hunts for Chinese drug dealers 23 Feb 2013 - 03:03 am

MANILA: Three Chinese drug dealers who were reportedly “snatched” from the custody of their jail guards while on their way to a court...

Philippine flood toll: two killed, 146,000 displaced 23 Feb 2013 - 03:03 am

MANILA: Tropical depression Shanshan left two dead while more than 146,000 people from the Visayas and Mindanao were displaced by floods and landslides...

CHINA COMPUTER HACKING SPYING YEAR OF SNAKE 23 Feb 2013 - 03:02 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: CUMMINGS Source: Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg, Canada Keywords: COLOR CHINA COMPUTER HACKING SPYING YEAR OF SNAKE 022213 Provider: CartoonArts...

Unlicensed operators hit business 23 Feb 2013 - 02:01 am

By Mohammed Shoeb A large footprint and multifarious operators including dubious ones make it hard to assess the exact size of the car...

Heir Apparent visits Saudi Arabia 23 Feb 2013 - 02:00 am

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Riyadh yesterday afternoon on a one-day visit. The Heir Apparent...

Filipinos plan grand I-Day celebration 23 Feb 2013 - 01:59 am

The Philippine Independence Day Organising Committee during the ‘Gabi ng Saya’ event yesterday at Swiss-Belhotel Doha. BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: The 115th...