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Policeman, two militants killed in Pakistan gunfight 12 Sep 2015 - 12:12 pm

PESHAWAR: Three people were killed and at least five others were injured in a gunfight in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar late Friday,...

Japan resumes work on controversial US base in Okinawa 12 Sep 2015 - 12:08 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo on Saturday resumed work on a controversial new US military base in southern Okinawa following a month-long suspension, officials said, even...

The views of British Labour favourite Jeremy Corbyn 12 Sep 2015 - 12:02 pm

LONDON: The most left-wing of all the candidates, Jeremy Corbyn is odds on favourite to become the next leader of Britain's Labour Party,...

Kidnapped journalist freed in Nigeria: police, newspaper 12 Sep 2015 - 11:57 am

LAGOS: A senior Nigerian journalist who was seized from her home last month has been released, her newspaper and police said on Saturday....

Turkey restores access to Cizre after lifting week-long curfew 12 Sep 2015 - 11:52 am

Members of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) argue with Turkish police forces as they try to enter Kurdish town Cizre blocked...

Hajj will go ahead after deadly crane collapse: Saudi official 12 Sep 2015 - 11:47 am

In this image released by the Saudi Interior Ministry’s General Directorate of Civil Defense, Defense personnel inspect the damage at the Grand Mosque...

Armenia detains 48 protesting at energy price hike 12 Sep 2015 - 11:43 am

YEREVAN: Riot police in Armenia detained 48 people on Saturday as they dispersed protests near the presidential palace over soaring electricity prices, just...

Kazakhstan greets record-setting Russian cosmonaut, two crewmen 12 Sep 2015 - 11:35 am

By Raushan Nurshayeva ASTANA: Kazakhstan welcomed the world's most experienced space flier and two rookie crewmates on Saturday, including Denmark's first-ever astronaut, who...

Grand Mosque accident: Two Indians among 107 killed 12 Sep 2015 - 11:31 am

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Saturday said that two Indians were among the 107 killed in the crane accident at...

Iran lets UN inspectors into key military site 12 Sep 2015 - 11:24 am

By John Irish and Louis Charbonneau PARIS/UNITED NATIONS: United Nations inspectors will be present with Iranian technicians as they take samples from a...

Resounding election victory signals confidence in Singapore's future - PM 12 Sep 2015 - 11:23 am

By Rujun Shen and Saeed Azhar SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong basked in his party's thumping election victory on Saturday, declaring...

EU's Moscovici says 'no worries' over outcome of Greece vote 12 Sep 2015 - 11:20 am

BRUSSELS: EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Saturday said he felt "no worries" over the outcome of elections in Greece on September...

At least 44 killed in Indian gas explosion: Police 12 Sep 2015 - 11:15 am

NEW DELHI: At least 44 people were killled in a town in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder blew up...

PM hits out at parliament disruption 12 Sep 2015 - 02:37 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public rally in Chandigarh, yesterday. Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that he was taking...

India will not fire the first bullet, Rajnath tells Pakistan 12 Sep 2015 - 02:37 am

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (centre) meets the delegation led by the Director General, Pakistani Rangers, Maj Gen Umar Farooq Burki (right) during a...

12 convicted for Mumbai blasts 12 Sep 2015 - 02:35 am

Mumbai police escort one of the accused in the 2006 train bombings at Arthur Road Jail yesterday. Mumbai: Twelve people were convicted and...

Japan floods: Urgent search on for missing 12 Sep 2015 - 02:33 am

Japan Self-Defence Force members carry a senior citizen on a boat after rescuing a group of elderly patients from an isolated hospital flooded...

Venezuela oppn leader jailed for over 13 years 12 Sep 2015 - 02:32 am

Caracas: Activists planned new protests in Venezuela yesterday after jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez (pictured) was sentenced to over 13 years in prison...