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Illegal gold mine explosion traps workers in flooded pit 23 Nov 2012 - 06:49 am

MANILA: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) has reservations on a resolution of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) seeking to form a...

Aquino picks Chief peace negotiator Leonen as Supreme Court justice 23 Nov 2012 - 06:48 am

MANILA: President Aquino appointed yesterday and immediately swore in government chief peace negotiator Marvic Leonen as Supreme Court (SC) associate justice, a decision...

Two Filipinos win international award 23 Nov 2012 - 06:48 am

TAIPEI: For making a difference in the lives of their countrymen and bringing positive change in their society, two Filipinos were honoured here...

RH bill urgency claim a big lie, says official 23 Nov 2012 - 06:48 am

MANILA: Pangasinan Representative Kimi Cojuangco alleged on Twitter yesterday that Congress had been misleading Reproductive Health (RH) bill advocates in saying the controversial...

Troops seize rebel camp in Agusan del Norte 23 Nov 2012 - 06:47 am

AGUSAN DEL NORTE: Elite Army troops have seized a camp abandoned by members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Kitcharao, Agusan del...

Hamas emerges stronger after ceasefire deal 23 Nov 2012 - 05:36 am

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah sits next to the mother of Hamas military chief Ahmed Jaabari , who was killed by an Israeli...

Ceasefire takes hold but mistrust runs deep 23 Nov 2012 - 05:35 am

CAIRO/GAZA: A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers took hold yesterday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides...

Syrian rebels capture army base in eastern oil region 23 Nov 2012 - 05:35 am

AMMAN: Syrian rebels captured an army base in an eastern oil province yesterday, further weakening President Bashar Al Assad’s control in the strategic...

Sudan arrests ex-spy chief after sabotage attempt 23 Nov 2012 - 05:35 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan arrested its former spy chief and other senior military and security officers yesterday after foiling what officials said was a plot...

Congo army fights back as rebels hold Goma 23 Nov 2012 - 05:31 am

SAKE/GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Congolese troops were fighting back yesterday against rebels who rejected calls from African leaders to quit the eastern...

Editors in UK brace for ethics inquiry report 23 Nov 2012 - 05:31 am

LONDON: The Leveson inquiry into press standards in Britain, set up after the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World tabloid, will...

Judges grill Sarkozy over campaign funds 23 Nov 2012 - 05:31 am

BORDEAUX: French judges grilled ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday about accusations his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from France’s richest...

Obama hails ‘all Americans’ on Thanksgiving 23 Nov 2012 - 05:30 am

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama yesterday wished Americans a happy Thanksgiving and urged the nation to move forward as one while remembering people...

Russia refuses to probe claims of ‘tortured’ activist 23 Nov 2012 - 05:30 am

MOSCOW: Russia yesterday refused to launch a probe into claims of an activist who says he was abducted by security forces from neighbouring...

More delays to German high-speed rail link to London 23 Nov 2012 - 05:27 am

FRANKFURT: European travellers will have to wait longer than expected for direct train connections from London to Frankfurt, German rail operator Deutsche Bahn ...

Aspetar discusses athlete’s ankle at annual meet 23 Nov 2012 - 03:39 am

A session at the Aspetar Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital’s third annual conference. Doha: Aspetar Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital held...

Biotechnology main topic at QU symposium 23 Nov 2012 - 03:39 am

Doha: Qatar University is preparing to hold its annual QU Life Sciences Symposium (QULSS) on December 12-13. In its 6th year, the symposium,...

China concerned over Gaza raids: Envoy 23 Nov 2012 - 03:38 am

DOHA: Gao Youzhen (pictured), Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Qatar yesterday said that the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi had...