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Top Syria rebel commander killed in battle 16 Dec 2012 - 03:35 am

BEIRUT: A top rebel commander in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo was killed in a major battle for a military academy yesterday,...

UN, EU call for more aid as Syria conflict enters ‘new phase’ 16 Dec 2012 - 03:33 am

BEIRUT: EU and UN aid chiefs called in Beirut yesterday for urgent funds to help internally displaced and refugee Syrians, in a new...

Egyptians vote on divisive constitution 16 Dec 2012 - 03:32 am

CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA: Egyptians queued in long lines yesterday to vote on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a...

Yemen gives 93 soldiers jail terms for attack on base 16 Dec 2012 - 03:32 am

SANA’A: A Yemeni military court sentenced 93 members of the Republican Guard to prison terms of up to seven years for an attack...

NORTH KOREA ASIA ROCKETLAUNCH POISONKIM JONG 16 Dec 2012 - 03:25 am

Group: ViewsAsia Credit: SCHOT Source: De Volkskrant - Amsterdam, Netherlands Keywords: COLOR NORTH KOREA ASIA ROCKETLAUNCH POISONKIM JONG UN 121312 Provider: CartoonArts International...

‘No’ vote in referendum is a luxury for some 16 Dec 2012 - 03:19 am

CAIRO: Tucked away in a Cairo bazaar that in better times drew hordes of tourists, shopkeeper Ahmed Sayed said voting “no” in a...

Opposition cries fraud in first round of voting 16 Dec 2012 - 03:18 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s opposition cried fraud in yesterday’s first round of a divisive referendum on a new constitution, accusing President Mohammed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood...

Mubarak hurt after slipping in prison shower: Report 16 Dec 2012 - 02:58 am

CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, who is serving a life sentence, was injured when he slipped in a prison shower yesterday, the...

20 migrants die, 7 missing after boat sinks off Greece 16 Dec 2012 - 02:56 am

ATHENS: Twenty migrants have died and seven were missing after their makeshift boat sank off a Greek island near the Turkish coast, police...

Russian leaders held as protesters defy police 16 Dec 2012 - 02:56 am

MOSCOW: Russian riot police detained four opposition leaders and broke up a crowd of about 2,000 people who went ahead with a banned...

Mandela successfully treated for gall stones 16 Dec 2012 - 02:56 am

PRETORIA: South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela yesterday underwent a successful procedure to remove gall stones, a week after he was admitted to...

Nigerian state governor killed in helicopter crash 16 Dec 2012 - 02:55 am

YENAGOA, Nigeria: The governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, was killed yesterday when his helicopter crashed in the southerly oil-producing Bayelsa...

Japan election candidates make final pitches 16 Dec 2012 - 02:49 am

The leader of Japan’s main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and former prime minister Shinzo Abe waves to voters during a campaign event in...

Australian police officers withdraw from East Timor 16 Dec 2012 - 02:45 am

DILI: Australia withdrew its last remaining police officers from East Timor yesterday as international forces wind up a 13-year presence in Asia’s youngest...

Philippines says rebels violating typhoon truce 16 Dec 2012 - 02:44 am

MANILA: The Philippine government yesterday accused Maoist rebels of violating a self-imposed truce in typhoon-hit areas with attacks on government forces involved in...

Civil war torture documented in new Nepal film 16 Dec 2012 - 02:44 am

KATHMANDU: Yubraj Giri was cycling home after visiting friends in western Nepal when he was stopped by government soldiers, blindfolded, handcuffed and kicked...

Philippine police kill Malaysian carrying bomb 16 Dec 2012 - 02:44 am

DAVAO: A man with alleged ties to Islamist militants was shot dead in the Philippines after he threatened to set off a backpack...

Environmental hangover from Indonesia’s palm oil thirst 16 Dec 2012 - 02:43 am

PARARAWEN: The roar of chainsaws has replaced birdsong, the once-lush, green jungle scorched to a barren grey. The equivalent of six football pitches...